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real quick: it looks like you painted the inside of the reflector housing for the highbeam. has this affected your highbeam's performance at all?
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They look sick but I am also concerned about the following:
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real quick: it looks like you painted the inside of the reflector housing for the highbeam. has this affected your highbeam's performance at all?
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You need to take off the entire front bumper to do this?!?! Looks like I'm going to pass, haha, I don't think I would be that capable of doing it myself.
Also, I agree with the above posters... It looks like you have painted the reflectors around the highbeams...
Also, I agree with the above posters... It looks like you have painted the reflectors around the highbeams...
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Used the same paint on my grille, so this should be a good match.
I'm guessing you used some regular RTV or other sealant to put them back together?
You dont need RTV but i used black anyways. They will seal themselves back up with the old stuff as you dont lose any.Originally Posted by 08SEA300
Thanks for the quick response! Sounds like I have a new project on my hands.Used the same paint on my grille, so this should be a good match.
I'm guessing you used some regular RTV or other sealant to put them back together?
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Yes i painted the high beam reflector and im sure i will loose some performance, but I really was going to have a hard time taping it off as it is an odd shape.Originally Posted by Arjy
real quick: it looks like you painted the inside of the reflector housing for the highbeam. has this affected your highbeam's performance at all?
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Also, I agree with the above posters... It looks like you have painted the reflectors around the highbeams...
Bumper removal is easy...like everything else, its just nuts and bolts....Originally Posted by jctevere
You need to take off the entire front bumper to do this?!?! Looks like I'm going to pass, haha, I don't think I would be that capable of doing it myself. Also, I agree with the above posters... It looks like you have painted the reflectors around the highbeams...
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thanks boss!! 
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I will get some later, still working on putting the car back together and gotta go pick up my wife
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I will get some later, still working on putting the car back together and gotta go pick up my wife
Good Deal Brother! Think about what you may charge me to do mine one of these weekends?

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i just wanted to make sure you were aware of what you did! good luck with the reinstall.
i started to do this mod (I had the headlights out and was about to bring them in to start baking them but then i had an epiphany and decided i didnt like the blacked out headlight look on a black car! all that work for nothing.
i started to do this mod (I had the headlights out and was about to bring them in to start baking them but then i had an epiphany and decided i didnt like the blacked out headlight look on a black car! all that work for nothing.
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here is a link who ever wants to do it them selves atlist a lil idea what and how u should do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6lNQY3RV-U&feature=fvst
Wow they look great on the car...i will post some pics when i get it back in the garage, we are going out for dinner with some friends, but it looks sharp!
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Woah man, Hotel..those look awesome. What your basically saying is that I should have come to NC so I could have done mine at the same time right..?
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Woah man, Hotel..those look awesome. What your basically saying is that I should have come to NC so I could have done mine at the same time right..? Better hurry, I'm moving to mississippi soon!
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HotelCrazy you can start a business doing this
Looks a lot of work with no margin of error allowed (especially in the baking process
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Looks a lot of work with no margin of error allowed (especially in the baking process
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Looks great! But I personally would have used some black chrome paint for the high beam portion so that I can still get SOME reflectiveness out of the housing :3 But mannnn that looks mean. Depending on the price/turnaround time, I'd definitely be interested if this became a business 
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My car is leased, but I am 90% sure I will buy it out at the end. My question is, if I don't, is it possible to remove the paint somehow. Or could I repaint it "chrome" or silver with any success? I guess worst comes to worst I can always sell it for a straight swap?
Here is a shot of final assembly, will get some proper photos soon! Notice chrome trim around fog light painted as well!


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If its a lease im not sure if i would do anything to it until I owned it.Originally Posted by jctevere
My car is leased, but I am 90% sure I will buy it out at the end. My question is, if I don't, is it possible to remove the paint somehow. Or could I repaint it "chrome" or silver with any success? I guess worst comes to worst I can always sell it for a straight swap?
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Looks good. Great job. Baking open is the easy part, it's making sure it's properly sealed that gets tricky. Nothing worse than condensation on inside. 
I'm still toying with the idea of opening mine up, but I'd wrap the inside with CF.
I'm still toying with the idea of opening mine up, but I'd wrap the inside with CF.




