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Old 01-22-06, 05:19 PM
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Default My black housing headlights + small mod

Took apart my headlights this weekend to clean em and decided to paint the housings black. I also remembered CleanSc's headlight mod with the cat food can and decided to try it. I ended up using dole pineapple cans that were in my pantry, as you can see in the pics they're the silver rings surrounding the projector (they fit perfect) So thanks CleanSC for the inspiration. This mod was about $1.60 total







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that's kinda different,haven't seen that done before what do you do with the cans
Old 01-22-06, 05:39 PM
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You see the aluminum ring around the projector? That's the top of the can, I just peeled the lid off and trimmed it up to fit perfect.
Old 01-22-06, 06:05 PM
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its to bad the lenses aren't clear.. Its hard to see the lights IMO... Maybe that can be your next mod.. Nice Job though..
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Yeah, you're right. The lines on the lens kind make hard to see in there, that's one thing I don't like about it. Is it possible to remove them?
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Originally Posted by SoarerJzz3
You see the aluminum ring around the projector? That's the top of the can, I just peeled the lid off and trimmed it up to fit perfect.
Thanks! I see what you mean, pretty cool
Old 01-22-06, 07:25 PM
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very nice very nice..... hey i see you blacked out your turning light area too.... this should be interesting.... isn't the reflector everything for that area? can you post pics to see how the light is coming out of there please?
Old 01-22-06, 07:37 PM
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nice man, looks good, now just do it to the fogs and it will look even
Old 01-22-06, 07:40 PM
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Oooo I like! Get some daytime pics up so we can see it better. I wonder how it would look with all the light blacked out?? Hmmm, next mod?
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dang that looks great! who know a can and make a differents
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I like it.
Looks very nice on a black or dark car.
Any plan on doing it to highs?
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...=diy+headlight
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Originally Posted by ChronoJ1
I like it.
Looks very nice on a black or dark car.
Any plan on doing it to highs?
Yeah i'll get to them eventually.
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LOL rock on, brother.

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I wonder how your car will look with all of the lights painted black. Including the cornering lights. Do you have HIDs?


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