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Old Mar 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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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 11:10 PM
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cant see pics
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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 11:57 PM
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sorry i fixed it
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 12:03 AM
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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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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 08:19 AM
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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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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 09:12 AM
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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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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 09:13 AM
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Looks cheesy, way too loud.
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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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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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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painted with high heat paint so i quess no problem hopefully lol
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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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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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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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Nicely done!
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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 11:33 PM
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The wrap looks good, the headlights not so much
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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 02:58 PM
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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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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 03:43 PM
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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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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 11:46 PM
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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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