Has anyone "black housed" the DRL LEDs on the '13 +?

JENZ · 05-29-2014, 09:51 PM

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MrTwo94 · 05-07-2015, 03:51 PM

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dat MR2 tho

Loges · 01-12-2016, 11:49 AM

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What brand tint and how dark (percentage) did you go to match your headlight housings? Or did you use VHT Nightshades. If that's the case then how many coats did you do? They look great together!

ZeroZeta · 05-30-2014, 12:32 AM

There was someone on here that had completely removed the DRL and I think had modded up some brake cooling.

DangJones · 06-01-2014, 03:07 AM

What do you guys think of a potential yellow overlay? Someone photoshop please.

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SteveBad · 06-02-2014, 07:34 PM

What is the sense of blacking them out when they are always on during the day, anyway? Granted, it looks better when the car is parked, if that's what you are trying to attain.

.........I removed mine completely.

Limeybastard · 06-06-2014, 12:57 PM

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What is the sense of blacking them out when they are always on during the day, anyway? Granted, it looks better when the car is parked, if that's what you are trying to attain.

.........I removed mine completely.

Looks good.

Now all we need is a center lower black cover for our bumpers?

Limeybastard · 06-06-2014, 12:56 PM

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What do you guys think of a potential yellow overlay? Someone photoshop please.

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Been thinking about this since I bought mine two months ago. I traditionally always yellow film my fogs. In fact I still have a roll of film but not sure to pull the trigger on this one or not.

Also to OP. The silver inside the LED is what makes the light output so much bright, blacking it out will make the output lower.

zilverbullet · 06-06-2014, 11:59 AM

I agree that blacking the drls don't really make sense since they are supposed to be lit up!

I'm considering a tint but I like the leds as it sets our '13s apart

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cooltoy · 06-06-2014, 12:14 PM

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I'm considering a tint but I like the leds as it sets our '13s apart from previous years models.

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Fixed for you.

ZBro16 · 06-06-2014, 01:09 PM

Who used VHT? Did you just remove the bumper and DRLs to spray them? I'm considering a method to get my DRLs to match up with my theme. At the same time, if BlueBat made some overlays I think that would be satisfactory.

Got_Z · 06-06-2014, 06:30 PM

Personally I would black them out or remove them too. The LEDs are a distraction from the lines of the car and quite frankly ugly IMHO. Good luck OP

-M-

DangJones · 06-06-2014, 06:45 PM

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Personally I would black them out or remove them too. The LEDs are a distraction from the lines of the car and quite frankly ugly IMHO. Good luck OP

-M-

Another hater jelly of the '13+ sylin on em.

Got_Z · 06-07-2014, 01:22 AM

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Another hater jelly of the '13+ sylin on em.

Lol! To each their own hombre

-M-

Limeybastard · 06-10-2014, 09:20 AM

I'm worried if I put the yellow film on then once if I don't like them it may peel a layer of the plastic lense off from the led lights.

I remember this occurring when I test fitted some yellow film to some dodge nitro headlights. When I removed the film a layer of the headlight plastic also came off.

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05-30-2014, 12:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
ZeroZeta Track Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Austin TX Posts: 543 Drives: 2013 Z Rep Power: 14	There was someone on here that had completely removed the DRL and I think had modded up some brake cooling.

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ZBro16 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 370 Drives: A Z. Rep Power: 15	Who used VHT? Did you just remove the bumper and DRLs to spray them? I'm considering a method to get my DRLs to match up with my theme. At the same time, if BlueBat made some overlays I think that would be satisfactory.

06-10-2014, 09:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
Limeybastard A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: FL and London UK. Posts: 1,514 Drives: 2014 370Z Sport. Rep Power: 19	I'm worried if I put the yellow film on then once if I don't like them it may peel a layer of the plastic lense off from the led lights. I remember this occurring when I test fitted some yellow film to some dodge nitro headlights. When I removed the film a layer of the headlight plastic also came off. Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk