att: those that have done the DIY jdm headlights

[Dr4g0n]

how much darker is the light when you paint the surround a dark colour? even with a brighter bulb?

[RAYTDR]

U dont paint the shiny reflector

[revolution]

U dont paint the shiny reflector

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[Dr4g0n]

revolution:

so how are the headlights at night? is the road much darker than when the reflector was shiny?

[Dr4g0n]

RADYTOR:

http://www.brokenlimits.com/bakepictures/DSC01180.JPG

[RAYTDR]

RADYTOR:

Is that suppose 2 b me???

Thats how i did mine & there was no real difference at all with the strength of the light and u can still see the indicator in the day.

Cheers,
Matt

[luzinit]

it hink ray is talkin about the lil reflector things that hold the globe ?

[A'PEXi]

you don't paint the reflector part, i haven't noticed any difference.

pics -

http://dartbored.com/tgz/viewtopic.php?t=71

[revolution]

Yes u DON'T paint the reflector part. U only paint the sorounding outside bits as seen in my Avatar (Or u can also paint the indicator part aswell like apexi, just personal choice on that one).

AS for brightness it DOES NOT affect lighting at nite wat so ever. I cut the prongs that surround the bulb and it is even more brighter than before....

[VTEC16]

i have a '98....so the lights are a lil diff from the above pic....but i noticed no difference in lighting (except that my lights are all over the place bc i adjusted them when trying to take the globes out!)

[[[d a n n y]]]

has any tried on a EG

it's damn hard on a EG

[revolution]

]]has any tried on a EG

it's damn hard on a EG

EG is not hard to do...it is the same....u just probably didn't heat it up enough for the glue to melt...

[ah789454]

hey danny i did it on an EG its just as easy. just a quick question what spray did u guys use??

did my mates lights yesterday and sprayed it with VHT engine enamel flat Black. came out very nice

[Dr4g0n]

thanks for the replies guys.

which prongs do you cut on the bulb and does it affect how long the bulb will last?

sorry about the confusion...i thought the reflector part everyone was talking about is the chrome surround (thought the surround relfects the light from the bulb to make it brighter too)

[revolution]

If you look onto the bulb right now there is something which covers it right? You can cut that off if you want...

Light in this case will disperse more to the sides and in my opinion it is much brighter, but I am sure some people will say that it affects the brightness.

Just my $0.02......

[[[d a n n y]]]

easy is it ?

i might give it another go