SWP headlight housings blacked out, please post pics if did it!
 

Trying to decide if this is a project to do this winter while my car is parked. Can't locate any good pics of the headlight housings being black on a SWP fr-s or BRZ.

If anyone has done this please post pics I'd love to see what it looks like!

Please no. You are gonna ruin the look. Wait for SEMA, there will be more aftermarket headlights announced soon.

How to determine would ruin look without seeing it? What exactly is coming out at sema, care to share?

I'm planning on doing this soon. I don't think it will ruin the look. And most aftermarket ones with halos and other crazy lights will ruin the look. But everybody is into their own thing who am I to judge if the other guy wants under glows cause they were featured at sema.

Ok cool please post. I think should look good to but do want to see it. I'm not a huge halo etc fan either.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8788

Two examples in the first post. Prob more in the following pages as people usually post results.

Im doing it to my car as have countless others to not only this car but many cars. Its a nice, cheap mod that really changes the looks for sure.

Ya seen that thread but seems majority doing it on asphalt or black.

I just blacked out the housings and retrofitted the projectors yesterday. I'll try to get some pictures for you.

I'm actually thinking of whiting my headlights out this winter.

Here you go

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=344

You should do it, it looks sick

Hmm that does look good. I've old that fellow see if he has more photos. Thanks!!

Damn....I must have ruined my car ;) I get nothing but compliments on mine. It actually saved me the money I was about to blow on BRZ lights. Total cost was 5 hours or so, and $6 for paint.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...ps101be090.jpg

Posted the pic here too. Thanks for the compliment!! :cheers:

Here's one that I just took. Shoot me your number and I can get your more in the morning, @OICU812 . Love my car, just don't have a lot of recent pics

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...ps007e9ecd.jpg

Here ya go another frs with blacked out reflectors

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Check out norcalgirls build thread if you wanna see an example. Has her tail lights done in whiteout too.

Edit: heres a pic

http://86drive.com/wp-content/upload...7-1024x680.jpg

Thanks! I'll have to look up her tails.

sent these pics this morning

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...psee21dc4a.jpg


http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...ps5dce78b2.jpg


http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...ps030be17b.jpg

Ya that looks great man thanks!

I plan on painting my headlights similar to this, but with no yellow.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...19C037C035.jpg

Here's my blacked out housing with retrofit from a few days ago.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107847132/1.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107847132/2.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107847132/3.jpg

Thanks a lot for pics fellas. Going to do this in winter for sure, appreciate all the input!!!!

I'm stoked to see it on your car @OICU812! Just let me know when! Lol

Just did mine last night. Definitely a recommended cheap mod for aggressive looks if you have access to the required tools (namely, an oven).

Be careful on the high beam inserts if you decide to do those as well. Either prep the area or don't do many coats. I had to redo my inserts because the paint peeled. Went to a higher temp paint and added a primer base coat that gave it a wrinkle look. I'll get pics up soon.

Oh you know you'll know!! :)

While they're not blacked out, I put a tinted vinly overlay on mine.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...12595348_o.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...16125355_o.jpg

Man some
Of you guys are a goldmine for ideas!!!

How's the light output? Downside to tint is light output goes down, the HUGE upside is that it is reversible. Looks freakin' killer, sir!! :wub:

output has diminished ever so slightly. I've had this on the car since June of last year...my car was actually the test model for lamin-x.

Tint is not the way to go, another downside is that as the film and the headlight expand/contract due to temperature they are doing so at different rates and the headlights will begin to crack over long periods of time

What paints should be voided and what's best? Krylon plastic type paint I suspect best, and are you guys prepping surface by sanding or just giving them a wipe with alcohol?
Don't want to have peeling etc from the heat..

Blacked out on white looks good

Hehe i did mine too people loved it :) took a while to mask tho thats the down side but if youre just planning for painting the whole then then its quick
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...85769782_n.jpg

I say JDM or bust! lol jk, some look great, I do wanna see someone who patterns the black out like the JDM headlights tho...