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Old 07-22-07, 12:34 AM
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Default Painted headlight housing? Post pics!

I'm trying to decide what color to paint my housing and wanted some pics for reference.

And please don't turn this into a "how do i paint the housing" thread. You can search and find information about that.

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Old 07-22-07, 05:27 AM
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Sport Design...
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I painted mines charcoal so it can look dark but not black here's sum pics

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Wow great pics...
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tmf>
i want sport design but $$$$$$$
johnboygs3>
that looks sweet, especially with that color
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Sport design looks awesome. I am thinking about painting the extra housings I have and redoing my retrofit.
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wow. That car posted above is all out awesome.
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jeff did some guys q45 retrofits with white housing
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Originally Posted by johnboygs3
I painted mines charcoal so it can look dark but not black here's sum pics

Dayum I luv the way your car looks on the side with no panty line nice and smooth
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here's mine, i have black car so black was only option

before:


after:


with lights off:


with lights on:
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Looking good Carbon gs monochromatic
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thanks appreciate it!
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Originally Posted by carbongs
here's mine, i have black car so black was only option

before:


after:


with lights off:


with lights on:
doesn't even look like the same car.
and yeah, I guess my only option is black or SD since I have a black GS too...
where did you get your angel eyes?? I like them.
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www.advancedautomotiveconcepts.com justin is one of my sponsors and in fact my first sponsor and has always taken care of me. yeah the car has changed quite a bit since it's stock days almost 3 years ago
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Not the best pic but you get the idea.
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