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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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Headlight mod questions, need opinions

wassup fam, i have a couple of questions that i need your opinions on. im planning on modding my headlights, just need your thoughts on a few things. i have a lr coupe, i don't know if i should:
1.clear out all the ligghts including the sidemarker and signal, try and get hyper white leds and some silverstar ultras to try and match the oem hid bulb, including the clearance strip light.

2. keep the amber lenses in the sidemarker and signal, smoke them out using the vht nightshades paint, and getting and amber led in the clearance light, and possibly getting the lumanics yellow fog h4 bulb?

Ive seen some photos of both, ido like the amber/yellow fog set up because it matches up really nice.
All you guys give really good opiniions and i would be greatly appreciated here.
thanks fam!
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Clear them out, and use orange bulbs. I swapped my 06 blinkers out and put my factory projector lenses in them. I did the color mod, so i had them laying around. This makes it so you cant see the orange behind the reflector, and gives it a clear look. I also have a LR coupe, and i personally like the orange on red. I kept my amber side markers in though. It looks good to!
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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where can i purchase the VHT nightshade tint ?
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 08:44 AM
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volcom do you have pix? did you clear the sidemarker lens too?? i just wann see the look yea i think some bright amber led's would match up real nice with a yellow fog and the stock hid's.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 11:27 PM
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Sorry i am slow. Here ya go!

I still have my Oem orange sides in. I had clears, but they didnt stay in my old bumper very well.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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I have a lot of experience in light mods with my IS and my WRX and if your gonna clear the turnsignal the easiest way to still get an amber light without seeing amber is a set of the chrome coated bulbs

I'm gonna start a retrofit soon
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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yeap thats exactly the look that im going for, i actually have a set of projector lenses that im prolly going to use for the clear signal, im actually just brought some clear corners and im gonna prolly smoke them out to match up with the smoked tailights. also.. hopefully everything comes in this weekend so i could start the project i can't wait to see how it looks
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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Thanks to a friend/driver member, I got some clear corners with the bump on them. I am waiting for the chrome paint to dry on my bulbs now, so i wont have the "egg yolk" look. So, the clearing on the front of my car is complete. Here is some pics. The pics dont have the painted bulbs in. Sorry for the poor quality pics. Iphone~


 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 08:53 AM
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great look man very very clean.. for the clear signal thats a projector lens did you have do do any trimming?? or did i fit right in on the housing?
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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bkzjayy718 sorry for taking so long, i actually just recieved 2 cans of the vht i brought it from jegs they were about 12bucks per can, i looked around for cheeper but jegs had free shipping
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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They actually fit perfectly. No trimming involved. Getting them to stay in there is the trick. I tried super glue at first, thinking it would bond the Glass to the housing, but i didnt think that over very well. The second time around, i used Hot glue in moderation, and i have not had a problem with it since!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 09:20 AM
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ha... yea thanks for the info on that one cause i was about to use super glue or some kind of epoxy .. i guess its gonna have to be trial end error i just don't want to rip the headlight apart more then i have to
 
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