Matte black JDM style housing

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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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Matte black JDM style housing

one of my recent projects..thought I'd share I like how it came out







 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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looks sick! & will match my matte black dpe's .btw what else are you going to do with thtat setup?
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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Paul... great job with my headlights

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btw what else are you going to do with thtat setup?
We did a TSX lense swap with colormod.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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the garage is a bit dusty...and its definitely black...
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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Hey Paul.. are you doing a Quad setup? Or are you just adding the TSX's.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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ever thought about making the bezel silver?

that would look nice
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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those look beautiful! matte black is hot!
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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^^^ accordfreak painted his housings silver and they do look great. They really stand out in person.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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no quad setup on this one..but I do like how it came out alot I might have it on my own set.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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Looks great
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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matte black ftw! Mine are matte as well along with a little bit of chrome accent
 
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 02:01 PM
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i just bought some 06 light of ebay and took them apart this weekend, i was gonna paint mine gloss black, what kind of prep work do you gotta do before painting them, i've seen ppl sand and then paint, and then some just paint.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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defintely scuff up with 220 lightly just enough to see scratches not deep valleys.

Primer it thoroughly. make sure you get in between the housing and the shroud, it doesn't get sprayed very well. Then paint it. wait 24 hours before you clear coat.
 

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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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man that looks great can't wait to seem them mounted...i am leaning more and more to buying 06 lights for my 05.
 
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