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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 02:52 PM
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Blacked out head lights

Has anyone tried doing this with the 8 I would love to hear anything about this thank you.
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 02:57 PM
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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.
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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There is also a thread on tinting yellow, which would be similar to what you are asking.
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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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.
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 05:10 PM
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Cool Dark?

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?

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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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black headlight covers? maybe you can get some "back off" Yosemite Sam mudflaps too.

God I love the 80s.
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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no not that thingyy EWWQ!!! AHHHHHHH
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 07:25 PM
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no nothing like spray paint just like a slight dark tint to it. Wow HATED IN 3 posts
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 07:32 PM
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I'm not a fan

but try it if you want
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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I want to do this to the tails



http://newcelica.org/forums/showthre...highlight=350z
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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cgrz that looks pretty nice.. i dunno how it would be on the rx8.. photochop anyone?
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 07:18 PM
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what was done to make it dark
tint or paint?
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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trying to figure that out..
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Old Jul 3, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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Do you mean making the lens black or the reflector inside the headlight housing?
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Old Jul 3, 2004 | 04:07 PM
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Didn't you notice the badge and the mazda nameplate on the RX8? They were black.
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Old Jul 3, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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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
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Old Jul 6, 2004 | 03:14 PM
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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.
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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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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...
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 12:46 PM
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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!
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