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DIY: Headlight LED's and blackout

i am going to do the BHM, and mine is also PW. are you happy with the color match of the white? i cant decide if i want to pant

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Old 07-01-2009, 10:31 AM   #16 (permalink)
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i am going to do the BHM, and mine is also PW. are you happy with the color match of the white? i cant decide if i want to pant the shroud in the light white, or leave it silver. nice job!
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I think the color match of the projector housings looks fantastic. It gives a nice contrast in the headlight, and kind of makes them look like eyes if you know what I mean. The paint I got was a bit expensive ($60 for basecoat, midcoat, and clearcoat) but came with plenty of paint to do both headlights, engine cover, and a lot more. Color-match was pretty damn close to dead-on, I can't tell a difference when looking at them but I don't know if I'd use it for touch-up or not.
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Old 07-01-2009, 11:27 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Nice write.. i thank you..
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Excellent work!

The only thing I would suggest is that it's not a bad idea to use some painters tape to cover the chrome strip when drilling the holes. If you are planning on painting this piece after it's not a big deal, but if you are going to leave it chrome, on little slip of the drill can be a real pain in the .

Great job though, and thanks for the write up!
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Excellent work!

The only thing I would suggest is that it's not a bad idea to use some painters tape to cover the chrome strip when drilling the holes. If you are planning on painting this piece after it's not a big deal, but if you are going to leave it chrome, on little slip of the drill can be a real pain in the .

Great job though, and thanks for the write up!
Definitely a good idea if you are not painting afterwards, good thinking
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Awesome job man! They definitely look 100x better. And thanks for the great write-up.
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I PM'd Caravanshaka and worked out a deal to have my lights done as well. Can't praise him enough for the excellent work and follow up. I initially had some minor issues but he went the extra mile to make sure it was perfect.

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I PM'd Caravanshaka and worked out a deal to have my lights done as well. Can't praise him enough for the excellent work and follow up. I initially had some minor issues but he went the extra mile to make sure it was perfect.
Glad it's all back together and looking good

let me know if you get any bolt on parts and you can bring the car over and we can install em here
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Got some Morimoto 6000k bulbs in today from the retrofit source and decided it was time to post a quick video of the headlights

edit: moved the video to the 2nd post to make it easier to find

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How do you guys think this mod will look on a black Z?
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if you are skeptical of the black housing, you could always leave all of the chrome and just black out hte projector shrouds.

I personally think it would look pretty sweet with all black housings, as long as you went the same route as Mike (forum sponsor) with black wheels and tinted tails and such.
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I honestly hate the look of an entire car blacked out it just dose not look right to me, there is nothing going on.
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ya, some like it, some don't. Mike went a nice route with the accent colors that grab your eye.
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Very nice and professional...
Thanks for sharing
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thats sick, the black housing on pearl white is what im looking for too! ^_^
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