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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Can this be done by baking them to split the light and spray the chrome case with smoked paint?

Or can you buy these units already smoked ?

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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 02:09 PM
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you can buy them...but its a piece of cake to do yourself Darc...shouldn't take more than a few hours
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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Can be bought smoked but they won't be genuine Subaru items.

I split mine with mrs blu-scoobs hairdryer no oven required! I used just normal Hy-cote satin black paint on the chrome surround!



Not touching the lense or refector still gives you the smoked look but they still work the same as original


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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Great i thInk I will do that, so black normal paint?
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really easy mate, have a read http://www.rs25.com/forums/f105/t645...eadlights.html
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Great i thInk I will do that, so black normal paint?
Yup just normal black paint. As above its really easy
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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Cheers that's my job for the weekend

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Cheers that's my job for the weekend

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Make sure you post some piccys up when its done
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by blu-scoob

Make sure you post some piccys up when its done
i will do going to do the indicators as well

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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by blu-scoob
I split mine with mrs blu-scoobs hairdryer
Do you reckon that would work for the OEM foglights?
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 01:01 AM
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Cool

Well its done

must admit the headlights were easy but the indicators what a pan in the **** HAHA

Anyway

me and my brother done both our cars heres some pics what you think:

Before:



During:




After:




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well done mate....
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Yaris looks waaaaaaaaay better too
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Yaris looks waaaaaaaaay better too
Haha! It's a little nippy thing, really under estimated car

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Looks fantastic (told you they were easy ) and the Yaris too

Did you do the sidelights too? How did you glue them back together?

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Originally Posted by blu-scoob
Looks fantastic (told you they were easy ) and the Yaris too

Did you do the sidelights too? How did you glue them back together?
Yeah I done the sidelights as well, they have 5 clips I managed to get them off with only snapping 1 lug on each, and then I siliconed them back together sealed perfect

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Originally Posted by Darc174
Haha! It's a little nippy thing, really under estimated car

Darc
A friend of mine has one of coil-overs...silly little rollarskate thing
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by trails
A friend of mine has one of coil-overs...silly little rollarskate thing
Lol little 1.5 vvti goes well

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Looks alot better,im going to do mine when i have the time.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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I shall do mine......IF I ever get enough funds together to do the HID projector retrofit
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