Another "did it myself" blackout headlight mod
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Hey guys just finished this up a couple weeks ago and wasn't too tough and I'm a total noob when i comes to DIY kind of stuff. Hope you like the pics!
Attachment 423275 Attachment 423276 Attachment 423277 Attachment 423278 Attachment 423279 And the before pic... Attachment 423280 |
That's great paint! Turned your 03-05 lights into 06+ lights!
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They look great. Good job.
Double-check to make sure that you've sealed the lights completely- if you get condensation it's going to suck to take those lights back apart again. |
Originally Posted by Spork
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That's great paint! Turned your 03-05 lights into 06+ lights!
Haha yeah, I got a killer deal on a pair from a crashes 350z so I couldn`t refuse:icon21:
Originally Posted by cheshirecat79
(Post 7286314)
They look great. Good job.
Double-check to make sure that you've sealed the lights completely- if you get condensation it's going to suck to take those lights back apart again. Yeah I put them in my bathroom when I showered and they passes that test, so hopefully they last on a rainy day. Btw, sick pic man, I just got a cheshire cat tattoo drawn up for me and have a mad hatter one already haha. Thanks for the complements guys! |
what did you have to do to make them work on the 03-05?
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Absolutely nothing! That`s the best part about upgrading to the 06+ lights. You just plug them in and your good to go. I even used my old HID ballast on these new lights, just bought the new bulb.
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Great job man!!
Hows the light output? |
Light output is usually unchanged with these lights since they're true projectors. That's one of the sweet things about the painting vs. the 03-05's- there's no downsides or compromises that need to be made.
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Awesome, I knew all the theory behind them where light output shouldn`t be diminished. but I was still skeptical. However they work 100% and night driving wasn`t affected at all
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Looks very good. I'd like to see a PPW car with these. Do you need to prime the parts before painting them?
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I need to do this :(
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there's a couple PPW ones with this done on here I'll try and find the link. As for paint I used a high plastic adhesive paint, the brand was krylon. That paint doesn't require a primer, however without a plastic specialized paint I would highly recommend it.
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came out great...good job...
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https://my350z.com/forum/body-interi...eadlights.html
Look like 10 posts down, there's some pics of a PPW one. Thanks Jason, btw why did this get moved? I'm no DIY instructor lol |
They turned out great! Nice work!
This is the wrong forum for the thread though; DIY forum is for DIY instructions only, not for results of our DIY projects! |
for those that want DIY results, searching black out lights, etc this would be easy to find.......
-j |
Isn't that generally the last picture in a "Headlight DIY" thread? :dunno:
I'm only saying that because when this sub-forum was created, mods used to move a ton of threads out of it for the same reason. Otherwise, what thread from Exterior, Detailing, Wheels, Brakes, etc. etc. sub-forums wouldn't fit here? Every other thread there exists because people post results of their projects (and rightfully so). Oh well... |
So did you bake it in the oven to split open?
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Good job....nice and clean
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Originally Posted by rromero
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So did you bake it in the oven to split open?
As for the position of this thread, I originally had it in the normal tech section, but I think Jason just wants to keep it here for reference, which I have no problem with. Thanks for the compliments guys, appreciate it! |
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