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Old 06-02-2010, 10:43 PM
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What color should i paint my headlights??

so I'm going to paint the inside of my headlights. i'm ether going to paint them gloss black like my car, charcoal grey like the c63, or flat black. i have the c63 look already, soo i might just go charcoal.. What u guys think???

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I'd go with 040 black to match the body.
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Originally Posted by Ron Jr
I'd go with 040 black to match the body.
i can do that since i do own a body shop, but i might just go with gloss black spray paint.
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I did flat black - if it's good enough for the F430, its good enough for me
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I did flat black - if it's good enough for the F430, its good enough for me
flat black looks good. i just gotta decide now between flat black, gloss black, and charcoal..
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Ants can you paint front bumpers?
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Ants can you paint front bumpers?
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Matte black is definitely a popular way to go. Looks great especially on black!
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Paint em flat or gloss white... lol. But I personally don't like blacked out housing on a black car, the car almost becomes bland at a certain point... But that's just my opinion.

Off topic... Is that your Escalade in the corner of the shot. If it is, be careful of the body colored tow hitch cover... Mine was stolen off our escalade twice before I finally decided to buy a new one @ $300 for a third time and drilled it into my bumper... Works for me since I never tow... and you can always remove it by undrilling it. Use a torx screw or something uncommon so crooks won't be able to remove it as easy. But heck, anything is better than the 2 tabs that hold it in now...
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Originally Posted by jctevere
Paint em flat or gloss white... lol. But I personally don't like blacked out housing on a black car, the car almost becomes bland at a certain point... But that's just my opinion.

Off topic... Is that your Escalade in the corner of the shot. If it is, be careful of the body colored tow hitch cover... Mine was stolen off our escalade twice before I finally decided to buy a new one @ $300 for a third time and drilled it into my bumper... Works for me since I never tow... and you can always remove it by undrilling it. Use a torx screw or something uncommon so crooks won't be able to remove it as easy. But heck, anything is better than the 2 tabs that hold it in now...
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If you haven't already done this, going with Matte is the only option that will make it harder for laser guns to give you a speeding ticket. The police typically aim for the headlight, and the more reflection the greater the distance and accuracy.
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I'm curious how successful others have been at taking the housing apart and refitting it without having condensation problems down the line... can anyone comment on that?
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im kinda leaning towards the charcoal grey. i want the headlights to look more like a c63.
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Ant where is ur body shop so I can take a ride by and maybe see if you can do some small work to my car
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The grey is cool. I am doing mine in flat black to match my grill. Dry carbon front lip and dry carbon diffuser.

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