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Old Mar 14, 2008, 02:06 AM
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Took the Reflectors out of the headlights

I disassembled my headlights with the intention of painting the insides black. Unfortunately, due to the way they are set-up inside it was going to require a lot of masking and such; Things I simply didn't have the time or the patiences to do tonight. So instead, I just removed the amber reflectors. Let me know what you think...I'm not sure If I like it or not...Excuse the missing front lip, I haven't had a chance to put it back on yet.














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Old Mar 14, 2008, 02:47 AM
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Looks good, but sort of empty looking. Is the amber reflector painted? If so mabye you could get the amber paint off and install the clear shield?

Good work!

Dont get me wrong, definately better than stock...
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Wow, looks pretty decent however I wonder how it'd look with a clear or frosted reflector back in there. How hard was the disassembly? Did you have the bake the headlight? Definately need more pix!
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Originally Posted by R0ME0
Wow, looks pretty decent however I wonder how it'd look with a clear or frosted reflector back in there. How hard was the disassembly? Did you have the bake the headlight? Definately need more pix!
The hardest part of the disassembly was removing the front bumper. I didn't have any instructions or anything so I spent a good deal of time figuring out where all the bolts and fasteners for the bumper were. I would like to put a clear reflector in there but, I'm not sure where I would find one. The headlights were baked for 12 mins at 275 degrees.
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Originally Posted by Jameson_IXMR
Looks good, but sort of empty looking. Is the amber reflector painted? If so mabye you could get the amber paint off and install the clear shield?

Good work!

Dont get me wrong, definately better than stock...
I think it's amber plastic. I'll rub some acetone on it to see what happens just in case. Maybe I'll have the reflector smoked and throw it back in.

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these reflectors are actually functional pieces, for safety, i would put them back in
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Originally Posted by pltek
these reflectors are actually functional pieces, for safety, i would put them back in
You sound like my father, lol.
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good!!
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wider shots please....
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Looks pretty good. But what made you want to do the Euro look?
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well, they def. look better w/o the reflectors.
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Mmmm I think you should paint the Reflectors Smoke Black and put them back
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Originally Posted by Evil_X
Looks pretty good. But what made you want to do the Euro look?
I was thinking it looked euro too. doesn't look bad but i wouldn't go through all that hassale just to remove a reflector and not do anything else.
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My customers and others will tell you I am not one to be concerned with cosmetics at all - I prefer to have the motor bay and underneath be the cleanest part of a car BUT that looks absolutely fantastic and best of all, it's free (assuming one's time is worth nothing)!
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Any intentions of painting the Tails from that ugly red to something more like the JDM MR VIII tails?


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