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SO i finally had the balls to do it.... $20 black housing headlights!!!!

not gonna lie.. i'm not usually a fan of red cars in general.. BUT yours is really clean i like the look a lot.. keep it up

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Old 06-28-2009, 04:02 AM   #46 (permalink)
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not gonna lie.. i'm not usually a fan of red cars in general.. BUT yours is really clean i like the look a lot.. keep it up
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Old 06-28-2009, 10:49 AM   #47 (permalink)
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The headlights... but LEDs would be good too. Am I missing something? Do they already exist somewhere?
its in the DIY section... i made it ever since the first day i said i would? heres the link chubbs...

DIY: how to make your headlights black housing with 20 bucks...
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not gonna lie.. i'm not usually a fan of red cars in general.. BUT yours is really clean i like the look a lot.. keep it up
thanks man... glad u like my work and ideas.... im trying to be real careful with wat i do with my ride... i dont wanna pull a bad move thats why
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The LED DIY will be done this evening most likely, I am finishing up the last headlight as we speak
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I assume this doesn't affect the brightness of the lights noticably?
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not at all, all of hte light output is in the projector housing, the chrome in the housing isn't reflecting any of the light come from the headlight, only a little from the parking lights.
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A Teaser pic, DIY due to follow later tonight

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its in the DIY section... i made it ever since the first day i said i would? heres the link chubbs...

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Ahhhh - thanks mate - why don't you add the link into your first post, so morons like me can find it mate - I'm off there now to have a look. Thanks again!
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