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cdigity
08-05-2003, 05:52 PM
i finally got sick of trying to keep my
yellow azz headlights clean
so i smoked em out.
tell me what you guys think.
this is purpose made paint so light transmission
is'nt really affected
cdigity
08-05-2003, 05:54 PM
side shot
Heartwork
08-05-2003, 05:54 PM
yuck
cdigity
08-05-2003, 05:55 PM
one more
Dousan_PG
08-05-2003, 06:05 PM
im sure it greatly improving your lighting too! good call!! :rolleyes:
cdigity
08-05-2003, 06:11 PM
ive got the piaa extreme white bulbs
its really not bad
i just use the low and high beams
and its just like having the low beams on
not a big deal really,
i can still see.
just didnt like the pee stain look anymore!
Bill Roberts
08-05-2003, 06:12 PM
You get pulled over and receive a violation of "improper equipment" or "tampering with DOT specifications" here with those.

Good luck driving around.

I would not want them.

IF you can avoid the police, then good for you!
azn_romeox
08-05-2003, 06:20 PM
...at least they look good :-D :bowdown:


Throw some HID's and that will overwhelm it :-D

-Ron
cdigity
08-05-2003, 06:25 PM
THANKS

i actually am gonna be getting some hid's
that should deffinately offset it
its really not that bad now
turbo240sx
08-05-2003, 07:34 PM
use nail polish remover diluted a little bit and it will clean off all the yellow pee stain
Heartwork
08-05-2003, 07:45 PM
Originally posted by azn_romeox
...at least they look good :-D :bowdown:


Throw some HID's and that will overwhelm it :-D

-Ron

get ready for another surprise!
aftermarket HID's will be banned soon!
S13S14S15
08-05-2003, 07:52 PM
it's not that bad, looks kinda cool.

nice grill too. where did you get it from?
cdigity
08-05-2003, 07:57 PM
nice grill too. where did you get it from?
you can find em on ebay
misnomer
08-05-2003, 07:58 PM
honest opinion? Aesthetically it is better than yellow. . . but not by much. They look brown, and far too dark.

Legally. . . I don't really know so I don't give a damn :P
JasonNagra
08-05-2003, 08:01 PM
It doesn't look UGLY, but nore does it look GOOD. But putting black on an area covering where ligh is emmited from seems kinda like a bad idea in my book.
cdigity
08-05-2003, 08:04 PM
They look brown, and far too dark.
they are the same shade as the vw european smoked taillights
they do still emit light
with the high beems on its just fine
SiL1480
08-05-2003, 09:49 PM
Originally posted by cdigity
they are the same shade as the vw european smoked taillights
they do still emit light
with the high beems on its just fine

So you drive with your high beams on?!?! :eek:
KoukiS14
08-05-2003, 10:14 PM
Looks VERY good, IMO. .
but you DO realize, you can clean that yellow crap off your lights, right?
nocomedown
08-05-2003, 10:21 PM
looks kinda like those gto or whatever brand headlight blackouts that i always see mustangs driving around with. come to think of it, i think they make those for s14s too.
KiDyNomiTe
08-05-2003, 10:39 PM
Originally posted by nocomedown
looks kinda like those gto or whatever brand headlight blackouts that i always see mustangs driving around with. come to think of it, i think they make those for s14s too.

Except those gto things look betta in a way. His look like coke, not quite black, but more towards the brown and still got a little yellow in em.

Never likes smoked out headlights, tails look nice though, juss cuz i love the fd tails :drool:
wherezmytofu
08-05-2003, 10:46 PM
ib fixit ticket
AceInHole
08-06-2003, 11:52 AM
well... cheaper than glass headlights....
transient
08-06-2003, 11:56 AM
Mmmm.... glass headlights ROCK! :)
Dousan_PG
08-06-2003, 12:01 PM
Originally posted by Heartwork
get ready for another surprise!
aftermarket HID's will be banned soon!

nope. that's not entirely true. only certain types, ones not DOT approved. check it
i believe and trust mike's research on this considering he sells HID so its pretty important to him.

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33406

The good news is, PROPER HID replacements such as the Sylvania XenArc and Hella 90mm HID components will still be legal for sale in the US since they have been tested and are DOT-compliant.
SimpleS14
08-06-2003, 12:31 PM
Sorry, but that does not look good. I will be surprised if you do not get pulled over. Here in VA....cops will be all over you. Also over time...the paint will dull out and it will look like sh<i></i>it. I did the same things with my corners....and now I had to buy another set because they looked so gross (damn $40 :bash: ). You should have painted the housing black and clean the lenses with wheel polish (I forget the brand).



As for the HIDs.....does that mean I'm limited to retrofits?
fastpace
08-06-2003, 01:14 PM
looks good to me, but like 95KoukiS14 said. You will probaly regret the looks in the long run.
drifties151
08-06-2003, 04:27 PM
i was thinkin about doing that but then i got a little courageous and blacked out the actualy walls of the chrome housing. cleaned the crap out of the lense and presto, black headlights housing headlights with crystal clear lights... not having a digital camera sux so i will post my pics of the whole process shortly.
Anubis
08-06-2003, 06:27 PM
the yellowish **** is easy to clean man, now you got bigger worries, like cleaning black tint off your headlights.
cdigity
08-06-2003, 07:33 PM
the yellowish **** is easy to clean man, now you got bigger worries, like cleaning black tint off your headlights.

im not worried about cleaning off the black tint.
and im not stressing how they will look in the future.
they wont be on that long.
im gonna do the r33 1-piece factory projectors next.
this is just a short term fix to those ugly azz american
version lights that the japanese cursed us with
they like to torture us
no turbo, no glass lights, NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!!!!