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Old 03-21-2010, 06:16 AM
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Default Blacked out headlights and new carbon fiber wing!
Here they are baked and painted flat black. I left the high beam light chrome for blue lights later.



And the new carbon fiber wing!
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Old 03-21-2010, 06:58 AM
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Looks great! Are you going to be tinting the tails too?
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Nice. I gotta hurry and get my CF hood.
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Hi to all noob here just need to know how u did tha bake, smoke headlights or did you buoght them that way?
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Originally Posted by laoruga
Hi to all noob here just need to know how u did tha bake, smoke headlights or did you buoght them that way?
Here's a DIY:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=147498
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:07 PM
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Is there a clear space between the 2 tinted sections or is that a glare?
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:24 PM
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That's the chrome reflector for the high beams. Some people black it out too, others don't.
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:38 PM
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Looking good!
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:56 PM
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Gotcha thanks Cionide.
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Yep I just followed the DIY that is posted on here. Also I left the high beams chrome for blue lights later.
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Do I see a "home depot front lip"? What did you use and any pics of how it's held on?
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Originally Posted by strtrcril87
Do I see a "home depot front lip"? What did you use and any pics of how it's held on?
Yep! HD lip! I only used double sided tape to hold it on. nice cheap mod
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Originally Posted by CIONIDE
That's the chrome reflector for the high beams. Some people black it out too, others don't.
If you black out that section, does it affect how well the high beams light up the road?
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Originally Posted by interestingmoron
If you black out that section, does it affect how well the high beams light up the road?
Yes, greatly. People who black out the high beam reflector usually have an HID low beam conversion kit, and are happy with the added light from the low beams and don't use the high beams anymore. Personally, I have HID lows, and I will keep the high beam reflectors as they are if I ever get off my butt and do the black out mod. I know they add additional light when I am driving on country roads, because they make a noticeable difference when driving down tree-lined streets & groves.
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looks nice man
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After seeing how easy this was to do in the write up, i decided to join the club. I'm glad to say that the headlights came out great.

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very nice its not too out there. just a right amount of tint to make it look good. congrats.
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Did this on my old honda, I plan on doing it very soon when I install my HIDs and my new grill.

Looks great!

and where did you pick up your spoiler? I've been debating between a CF or the factory spoiler.
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Looks good man. I just got the Five Axis kit and i'm deciding on what CF hood to go with. Wanted to thank ya again on the Racing Harts. They look killa on the silver.
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Originally Posted by jcarp
Looks good man. I just got the Five Axis kit and i'm deciding on what CF hood to go with. Wanted to thank ya again on the Racing Harts. They look killa on the silver.
No prob! Enjoy. post a pic of them bad boys
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