magixpuma

Has anyone tried doing this with the 8 I would love to hear anything about this thank you.

shigginsrx8

watch out dude. there was a thread on this before and the dude got flamed by a lot of people. apparently the idea is too 80's for some peoples liking.

i looked for the thread, couldnt find it, though i didnt look hard.

just ignore the haters.

robertdot

There is also a thread on tinting yellow, which would be similar to what you are asking.

RX8_ML

tinting yellow was what they were saying, that was too 80's as far as darkening the headlights (spray painting is the cheap way as opposed to ordering the headlights) Getting the dark headlights, is supposedly a jdm mod.

StealthTL

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Dark headlights?

Am I missing something?

Why would.........never mind, it's probably like those Dodge truck owners who black out most of their rear lights with the stick-on plastic 'Ramhead' covers, right?

S

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black headlight covers? maybe you can get some "back off" Yosemite Sam mudflaps too.

God I love the 80s.

RX8_ML

no not that thingyy EWWQ!!! AHHHHHHH

magixpuma

no nothing like spray paint just like a slight dark tint to it. Wow HATED IN 3 posts

mikeb

I'm not a fan

but try it if you want

cgrx

I want to do this to the tails



http://newcelica.org/forums/showthre...highlight=350z

Shocka

cgrz that looks pretty nice.. i dunno how it would be on the rx8.. photochop anyone?

mikeb

what was done to make it dark
tint or paint?

cgrx

trying to figure that out..

ChuckRX8

Do you mean making the lens black or the reflector inside the headlight housing?

RodsterinFL

Didn't you notice the badge and the mazda nameplate on the RX8? They were black.

dova

I think is possible to get them tinted in the inside but u have to cooke them in an oven two be able to get to the inside of the plastic. that's my 2cent

OliviaVS

i was thinking about it on my 8...theres this guy that spray paints the inside of the covers. the only prob with that is if u get a fix it ticket , it might be a pain to get it fixed. But other than that, i think it would look good.

stangmatt66

My sister's BF blacked out his tails and third-brake light on his Ranger by thinning black paint down with a lot of clear and spraying the outside of the lenses. They look perfectly black when the lights are off and then clear when the brakes are applied. It's a really neat effect and works really well. He tried to convince me to do the same to my 8, but it's not my thang...

eccles

I'm all for customising your ride, but futzing with primary safety equipment just doesn't make sense to me. Most of us are looking for ways to improve the headlight output, not reduce it!