This maybe a stupid question but, If I black my headlight housing black will I need to upgrade or change my headlight bulbs so they will still be bright at
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11-28-2010, 08:42 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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If a paint my headlights......?
This maybe a stupid question but, If I black my headlight housing black will I need to upgrade or change my headlight bulbs so they will still be bright at night?
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11-28-2010, 09:16 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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No!
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11-30-2010, 02:05 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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on doing it yourself. I have something new in mind for mine so we will see how it turns out.
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11-30-2010, 07:14 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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i did it, changing the bulb isnt required but i didnt like 4300k so i upgraded to 8000k.
It was quite easy, bake the headlights for 10-12mins, take the lense off, take all the pieces out. Paint it and re-seal it. Re-sealing was a bitch tho.
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