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Double4Free · 10-12-2012, 05:52 AM

Would those smoked headlights be a ticketable offense? :|

jstans84 · 10-12-2012, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Double4Free

Would those smoked headlights be a ticketable offense? :|

Why would it be? As long as you aren't changing the light output I don't see how it could be a problem. Since the headlight is a projector there is no actual need to have a chrome housing. Blacking it out only changes how it looks cosmetically not its functionality.

Sent from thousands of years ago into the future.

Derik210 · 10-13-2012, 12:09 PM

here is my finished product

DarrenDriven · 10-13-2012, 01:52 PM

Wow... that is different. I'm not sure if I love it or hate it, but either way it has an interesting look! Nobody is going to confuse your car for anyone else's!

TheProspect · 10-13-2012, 06:34 PM

Should have done a black ring around the projector then red on the rest.. Would make it look so mean!@

itisthumper · 10-13-2012, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Derik210

here is my finished product

looks stoned

DarrenDriven · 10-14-2012, 03:39 AM

I'd like to see a photo from the side, at an angle, to see how the chrome in the high beams look.

_F-R-S_ · 10-29-2012, 10:38 AM

Thanks again

psk · 11-01-2012, 01:32 PM

so would plasti dip work with this? or would the heat from baking it melt it?

gmanculb · 11-02-2012, 10:36 AM

Mine are in the oven right now. I'm stoked!!!!

"CulbyJack"

DarrenDriven · 11-02-2012, 02:28 PM

Post some photos when they are done!

gmanculb · 11-02-2012, 04:18 PM

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"CulbyJack"

digital_assassin · 11-03-2012, 02:42 PM

Alright guys. We have a failure. I'll preface this by saying this was the fourth or fifth time these were opened up due to experimenting with LED's and with the recent rain one light sprung a leak so I decided to open them both back up and I totally f'ed up the non-leaking light, go figure. I'm not sure what the cause of the failure was because there were 4 possible contributing factors which are:

Food debris was on the bottom of the oven, thanks Denise, and started smoking while light was in.

I went a few degrees hotter than usual and a few minutes longer, rushed and not thinking I guess. 225 degrees for 15 minutes whereas I usually go 200 degrees for 10 minutes.

I left the top rack in the oven and I usually only leave the one the lights will rest on in there. Radiant heat from the rack in proximity may have caused this.

And finally.... They've been baked 4 or 5 times. Bound to happen sooner or later if you keep exposing to heat.

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The lens bubbled inside. It's like little pockets of air in the plastic. In the second picture you can also see micro fractures radiating away from the bubbled area.

I was expecting this to be a $1,000 learning experience but Toyota sells the replacement for $379, whew. Time to bake and move my Bi-Xenon Projectors over to the new housing as well as the blacked out shroud. Good news now is that I have a housing and shroud to experiment on and nail down the LED solution for this housing.

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DarrenDriven · 11-03-2012, 03:13 PM

Damn! I looked at the photos, then scrolled back up and saw that it was you, Kevin!

Good to know that the replacement lights are not too expensive.

10-13-2012, 12:09 PM	#213
Derik210 That Army Guy Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S MT Location: Fort Polk, Louisiana/San Antonio, Texas Posts: 210 Thanks: 33 Thanked 67 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	here is my finished product Attached Images

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digital_assassin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Drives: 2013 FR-S Matte Orange Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,016 Thanks: 489 Thanked 937 Times in 507 Posts Mentioned: 168 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Alright guys. We have a failure. I'll preface this by saying this was the fourth or fifth time these were opened up due to experimenting with LED's and with the recent rain one light sprung a leak so I decided to open them both back up and I totally f'ed up the non-leaking light, go figure. I'm not sure what the cause of the failure was because there were 4 possible contributing factors which are: Food debris was on the bottom of the oven, thanks Denise, and started smoking while light was in. I went a few degrees hotter than usual and a few minutes longer, rushed and not thinking I guess. 225 degrees for 15 minutes whereas I usually go 200 degrees for 10 minutes. I left the top rack in the oven and I usually only leave the one the lights will rest on in there. Radiant heat from the rack in proximity may have caused this. And finally.... They've been baked 4 or 5 times. Bound to happen sooner or later if you keep exposing to heat. The lens bubbled inside. It's like little pockets of air in the plastic. In the second picture you can also see micro fractures radiating away from the bubbled area. I was expecting this to be a $1,000 learning experience but Toyota sells the replacement for $379, whew. Time to bake and move my Bi-Xenon Projectors over to the new housing as well as the blacked out shroud. Good news now is that I have a housing and shroud to experiment on and nail down the LED solution for this housing. __________________ NORTHWEST86 DECAL - NORTHWEST86 GEAR MY BUILD

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10-12-2012, 05:52 AM	#211
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