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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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what do you guys think of a white 2008 impala ss with blacked out head lights an taillights an black rims with a chrome lip and black or chrome lugs?
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It should look good. Better lowered!
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what do you guys think of a white 2008 impala ss with blacked out head lights an taillights an black rims with a chrome lip and black or chrome lugs?
ill sell you my headlights.
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That color combo should look sweet - I would go with chrome lugs if the wheels have a polished lip..Just my opinion. Go for it
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monte how much for the headlights, an does the tint affect the light ouput much at night?
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Don't do the headlights.
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monte how much for the headlights, an does the tint affect the light ouput much at night?
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nacho why do you say dont do the headlights?
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My (rough) new mockup for my car.


Based on this.





And I say black tails, black/chrome rims, chrome lugs, and leave the headlights. White/black looks really good.
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alright after a lil resarch im going to do the headlights like i did my old honda. buy new factory lights take them apart, paint the chrome parts black, cure them, then install, that way its not illegal. it may take a few weeks but pics will be posted. unless it looks like crap then ill deny ever doing it an suggest against it in the future lol
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:thumbup: on the painted insides.

Also, another example of white/black.
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speaking of a tb ss. i would die for an awd one.
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nacho why do you say dont do the headlights?
Light output sucks, looks like ****.
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I have my tail lights smoked out,and my Imp is white.I've been wanting to powder coat my stockers black,but scared I won't like it...
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alright after a lil resarch im going to do the headlights like i did my old honda. buy new factory lights take them apart, paint the chrome parts black, cure them, then install, that way its not illegal. it may take a few weeks but pics will be posted. unless it looks like crap then ill deny ever doing it an suggest against it in the future lol
I've done it...it's a worthwhile mod, imo. I got a little carried away, and since I do everything in haste, I had the oven too high to get them apart w/o warping the reflector. The following photos are of my 2nd attempt:






Here's what can happen when too much heat is used:



And here's what I did the first time around. I stenciled an "SS" into some reflective-black vinyl over the reflector. Looked awesome, but the reflector on one side, which showed no evidence of warping before I reinstalled everything, warped with the little heat generated by the 194 sidemarker bulb.








Looking back, I wish I kept these instead of switching to the Halo projectors I like these WAY more.
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thats amazing. it looks very good. what kinda paint did you use?
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Krylon fusion. I don't think I used clearcoat afterward.

After I did this, some guys (at NAIOA) have painted the entire headlight, including the ribbed area near the headlight bulbs. They've reported no issues with it affecting light output or aiming, but I didn't want to mess with that. I think they were just lazy and didn't want to mask off as much
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eh i think it would look better like this, the chrome on the inside still adds character to it.all black would be cool but i think the way you had it looks amazing. you just got my mind made up
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