View Poll Results: Whistler Mod on my Red Z?
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Whistler Mod, Yes or No?
11-07-2005, 10:14 PM
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Ahh yes, I do remember going up the aisle towards S&B's.
Back on topic, whats a good to use for the whistler mod? I know I have seen black, and grey/silver colors.
Back on topic, whats a good to use for the whistler mod? I know I have seen black, and grey/silver colors.
11-08-2005, 10:12 AM
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You guys realize you can buy the already modded black standard headlights from ProCar Parts right? http://www.procarparts.com/store-det...=onlinestoreDB
11-08-2005, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by GETGONE
You guys realize you can buy the already modded black standard headlights from ProCar Parts right? http://www.procarparts.com/store-det...=onlinestoreDB
11-08-2005, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Zymosis
Did it fog them up? Discolor them? Theres a sticky on here about cleaning up headlights. Sanding and whatnot. It is alot of work, but new headlights are damned expensive.
11-08-2005, 11:15 AM
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I would also rather try and attempt it myself than pay $150 for new headlights. For all the supplies to paint the housing and polish the lens, it would be cheaper to do it this way, and I have the paint and sealant already.
11-08-2005, 12:27 PM
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Well I don't like screwing up orignal parts on a mod I'm not sure if I can pull off. It was also posted for those that have tried the mod and failed or have fogged lenses that really need new lights anyways.
11-08-2005, 04:22 PM
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If you take your time removing the lense and take your time in masking everything its a fairly idiot proof mod. Those are the 2 "hardest" things about it. If you screw up the housing after that, then $160 vs $150 doesnt sound like that big of a deal. But $10 vs $150 is, at least to my wallet.
11-08-2005, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ling_650vette
Made them look 10x worse. They were yellow and somewhat foggy, but now they're just straight up cateraks. I did wetsand them a bit, and used a plastic polish but it made them much much worse. Now you can barely see thru the lense.
11-08-2005, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by kyles2000z
mine did the same thing
11-08-2005, 09:43 PM
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Do it or I am going to come over to your house and kick you in your @ss 
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P.S. Do NOT use Gloss Black (from a can). Looks cheap IMO. Use LOW-GLOSS Black, looks like a factory mod then.
Do gloss black only if you are spraying it with a real spray gun and real car paint.
To me gloss black (from a can) makes the headlights look obviously spray painted. Just a personal thing...
! P.S. Do NOT use Gloss Black (from a can). Looks cheap IMO. Use LOW-GLOSS Black, looks like a factory mod then.
Do gloss black only if you are spraying it with a real spray gun and real car paint.
To me gloss black (from a can) makes the headlights look obviously spray painted. Just a personal thing...
11-09-2005, 11:40 AM
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What do you guys think about how much of the reflector should be painted. If you look at the two pics that were posted, the 1st one by minesfater only has the perimeter of the light painted. In the 2nd post by 1sicv6 the perimeter and the bottom portion of the light is painted all the way back to the rear reflector. I think this way looks a little better but I'm not sure how much this would affect the brightness of the headlights. If you guys have done this and know what way is better please post up your results. Thanks!
11-09-2005, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Craigz28ss
What do you guys think about how much of the reflector should be painted. If you look at the two pics that were posted, the 1st one by minesfater only has the perimeter of the light painted. In the 2nd post by 1sicv6 the perimeter and the bottom portion of the light is painted all the way back to the rear reflector. I think this way looks a little better but I'm not sure how much this would affect the brightness of the headlights. If you guys have done this and know what way is better please post up your results. Thanks!
I used a satin black.
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11-09-2005, 04:27 PM
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I used semi-flat black. I painted the entire section going back to the reflector being it looks more uniform then. It may have effected brightness but not enough that I can really tell.