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Old 10-25-2013, 10:39 PM
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Anyone have any experience with these headlight covers? I want to paint them silver to match the car, is that possible? I know the rear slotted covers are ABS and state they can be painted, but these don't mention it.
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They can be, but it's going to be hard to color match. I've seen them done before, I wasn't a fan of the look.
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Save money buy retros
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I found a picture on a GT, I think it looks good.
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0002_large.jpg

Retros?
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did't flip on gpona do a sticker or a paint ontop of the headlight.. made it look the same way ?
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Painting would be better and retros refer to projector fitted stock headlights
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I just like the look, I wasn't going for projector headlights. In both cars we've had them on I've hated them, all the light was too low to the ground for my liking.

I could probably paint them, I ended up doing that on a previous vehicle. I'm just such a perfectionist I'd drive myself crazy being nitpicky on it.

I just got a quote of $200 to clean the lights, paint both sets of covers with base/clear, and install. I don't know if that's good or bad.
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You'll have 10x the light output you'll ever have with stock housings without blinding the **** out of people.


But of course its on you. I could painted the housings white but the color never matched so I went all black .



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