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Old 03-15-2013, 09:26 PM
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Lightbulb customized rx8 headlights

hi, im working on my headlights. Customized LED 2way lights system 04 rx8

DRL white, signal Yellow.

and painted projector shrouds in Red with clear coat

and black housing in an out....what you guys think?

when im done, will upload again.

facebook/intothecar. like me on FB~ there is a lot of thing im done on other lights.

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sorry i fixed it
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i like the drl's and signals but i dont like the red on a blue car.. maybe a metallic silver?
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changed my car blue to black and now im going to do wrapping on my car with matte black
already bought Avery Vinyl. can't wait to do, but not much time to do tho lol
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Is the housing matte black? I've heard of people doing that and it absorbs the light instead of reflecting it so the housing melts. You might want to switch to gloss.
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Looks cheesy, way too loud.
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a little too much for me TBH. I really like the OEM design. but good luck man! share it on my page when you are done if you'd like
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painted with high heat paint so i quess no problem hopefully lol
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Smile matte black wrapping and custom led headlights

avery vinyl wrap matte black

2way customized led

next step rims and coilover

will post when im done
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Nicely done!
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The wrap looks good, the headlights not so much
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Looks oki doki, how does it hold up to nicks and scratches,the odd shopping cart dent ?
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I'm not feeling the red in the headlights or the wrap but good work on the LED's.
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Paint

Originally Posted by goheesang
hi, im working on my headlights. Customized LED 2way lights system 04 rx8

DRL white, signal Yellow.

and painted projector shrouds in Red with clear coat

and black housing in an out....what you guys think?

when im done, will upload again.

facebook/intothecar. like me on FB~ there is a lot of thing im done on other lights.

MOD EDIT: Threads merged, Moved to correct section.
Hey what kind of paint did you use on these
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