View Poll Results : to black headlight mod or not
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To black head light mod or not
Sep 21, 2009 | 02:50 PM
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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
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Sep 21, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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From: in a house
Sep 21, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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From: newquay
Sep 21, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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From: East Yorks Coast
Sep 21, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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ha cheers guys, let me guess you have all done it then!!!
Sep 21, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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From: East Yorks Coast
ha ha yep, looks miles better, especially on a black car like yours !
Sep 21, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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From: Wigan
Yep ! Do it ..... and then tell me how hard it was to do !!
Sep 21, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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From: newquay
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beef-on-the-bone
definately do it!!
would if i had a blob!!
Sep 21, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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From: Southampton(ish)
I've done mine and prefer it that way .. BUT .. the headlights do loose some brightness and so not as good when driving quickly ..
Sep 21, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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From: East Yorks Coast
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Wilky_Boy
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 !
Sep 21, 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
Sep 21, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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From: somewhere out there
Do it Do it Do it lol it will look awesome
Sep 22, 2009 | 03:10 AM
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From: dagenham a13
i actually prefer the standard clear look, detango'd
Sep 22, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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From: North Wales/Chester
Me too sorry! But then I would....
Sep 22, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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From: Poole
Sep 22, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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From: Inverness
Yep, definately do it! Doesn't alter the brightness of the lights at all and no problems at MOT time either.
Sep 22, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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From: Manchester
Do it mate. Done mine on the Bug, looks miles better
Sep 22, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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From: Here and there
The black headlight mod looks great on white and black cars so definately do it
it looks awful on red and blue cars though
Sep 22, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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From: Solihull
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.
Sep 23, 2009 | 01:42 PM
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From: Essex
just leave them detangoed gets my vote.
Sep 23, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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From: Berkshire
Do it! It must make sense as It even makes my bugeye look half decent:
Its a doddle to do.
Sep 23, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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thanks for all the input guys, does anyone out there have a black blob with it done, the more the better to sway my decision
Sep 23, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
scooby-tc
The black headlight mod looks great on white and black cars so definately do it
it looks awful on red and blue cars though
do it mate looks way better, even on red
Sep 23, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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anybody know how to do this in classic facelift lights
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