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21 September 2009, 02:50 PM

stevie1982

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To black head light mod or not

Been thnking of doing the black headlight mod to my black 2005 sti, not to sure at the minute as i am in two minds as i think it looks good as is with the std lights detango'd as it is fresh looking but then think it looks good done black, borrowed a pic from someone who has done it to thier car (not sure on user name so hope you dont mind if so pm me and i will remove it) but can you let me know what you think, yes or no

cheers

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21 September 2009, 03:09 PM

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do it

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21 September 2009, 03:12 PM

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definately do it!!

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21 September 2009, 04:52 PM

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DO IT !!

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21 September 2009, 04:53 PM

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ha cheers guys, let me guess you have all done it then!!!

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21 September 2009, 05:00 PM

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ha ha yep, looks miles better, especially on a black car like yours !

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21 September 2009, 06:00 PM

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Yep ! Do it ..... and then tell me how hard it was to do !!

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21 September 2009, 06:09 PM

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definately do it!!

would if i had a blob!!

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21 September 2009, 06:14 PM

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I've done mine and prefer it that way .. BUT .. the headlights do loose some brightness and so not as good when driving quickly ..

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21 September 2009, 07:13 PM

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Yep ! Do it ..... and then tell me how hard it was to do !!

easy ! but do it over weekend, or sometime you dont need your car, could turn out to be a 2 day job waiting for paint / sealant to dry !

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21 September 2009, 09:46 PM

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Looks like it is a common thought to do it, thing is I am not to sure if it will be too much black and be a little over the top, as I will be getting some gloss black 18's some day soon just trying to decide on which

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21 September 2009, 10:45 PM

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Do it Do it Do it lol it will look awesome

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22 September 2009, 03:10 AM

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i actually prefer the standard clear look, detango'd

wiley

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22 September 2009, 05:03 PM

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Me too sorry! But then I would....

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22 September 2009, 07:29 PM

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Black ones.

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22 September 2009, 08:48 PM

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Yep, definately do it! Doesn't alter the brightness of the lights at all and no problems at MOT time either.

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22 September 2009, 09:30 PM

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Do it mate. Done mine on the Bug, looks miles better

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22 September 2009, 09:32 PM

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The black headlight mod looks great on white and black cars so definately do it

it looks awful on red and blue cars though

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22 September 2009, 10:06 PM

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I think blacking out the headlights on Bugeyes looks 1000% better than standard (I just finished doing mine today!) but for some reason I prefer the standard look headlights on blobs, but de-tangoed too, of course.