blue_dlb

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^^ yes it did, but i had to in order to convert to OEM HID.

ankurman20

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blacked housing looks so sick

xxjtp1xx

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Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone has blacked-out the housing of their headlights for their ISX50.. please provide pictures if you have. The reason for this is 'cause I wanna retrofit my headlights with TSX projectors and in the process, I can paint the housing black..I'm just not sure whether it's gonna look nice or not. suggestions/pictures?

I've done this in the past with my 97 Accord and it turned out pretty nice with CF fabric as my "black housing" and E46 projector on the left headlight and TSX on the right... comparison, the TSX side is wayy sharper and covers more ground than the blurry E46 projector.


Retrofitted lights with CF & LED strip underneath




LEFT:E46, RIGHT: TSX

AS~IS

Yep, there was a whole thread dedicated to it:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...t-housing.html

Enjoy!

As for whether to do it or not, it just depends on personal preference. For me, I used to like it a lot. (Now I'm leaning towards color matching.)

juice14

yes It was a P I T A for me since i had never done it before. here it is:

close up:




whole car, and prally my favorite pic:

IAMJAVEDG

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from your avatar it seems like you have a DSM !

Got any pictures of it ?

xxjtp1xx

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I just got the car in June and already got in an accident last month ... its still in the shop till next week-ish. I haven't done any mods to it, but I did red-out my tail lights and red-out the top half of my reverse light.

IAMJAVEDG

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Personally, I think Matte or even Gloss black headlight housing would look hideous on Dessert Sage Metallic..

However, I have had matte gun metal before and here's what it looked like.

TokerIS350

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i know it will catch more attention with the cops

but is it illegal to blackout your headlights?

xxjtp1xx

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I like how the C-Series AMG black housing looks compare to just C300/350.. The matte gun metal looks stock from the picture you posted. but I totally envy your car..esp with the vertex kit.





Ohh no, I'm not trying to blackout the headlight, I'm trying to blackout the bezel/shroud housing of the headlight.

Pnuge88

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i say no with DSM.

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nmpeter

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FTW, 2IS headlights don't look right completely blacked out.

B16da9

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I personaly like the blackish chrome of the factory headlights, as for the TSX projector retrofit I say go for it. I have this done to my integra and my g/f's rodeo and am not trying to get my hands on another set of tsx/TL projectors to do it to the Lexus.

montgb

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Applying darkened or colored vinyl over headlights is illegal in most States. Painting the housing should not be, as it does not interfere with the headlights themselves. Not 100% on that though - some DMVs are stricter than others.

PrincessK

i have a black IS250..and something hit my right head light and theres scratches on it, will colored vinyl cover that up ya think??