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Old 05-12-2011 | 05:58 PM
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opinions on painted headlight housing for MW coupe

Hey guys, I've been debating for a while about getting GT-R type headlight overlays from blue bat or just going all out and having 180 custom do what they do. but when i come down to what color to paint them (besides black) i draw a blank. as of now i have no definite theme to my g... no tints, no roof overlays, nothing visible but an abe. so my question to you guys is in your opinion what would you do with them whether overlays or 180custom, and what color?



any feedback at all is positive to me

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nothing?
Old 05-12-2011 | 06:55 PM
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in my honest opinion, just removing the yellow deflector is a good enough mod to make your headlights look sweet on a MW
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yeahh actually that sounds like a really good idea. so would that be removing the piece and replacing it with a clear one
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Looks very nice.
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Take out amber strip, or do that + paint the housing white
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Basically, you got 3 options, imo... black, gunmetal, and white. Or any combo of all three... Here's my satin black and silver/Grey combo

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Play it safe and either do flat black or gloss black. Can't go wrong. I can't really get into the whole mixing colors on the headlight thing.
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180 Custom all the way !!!! Paint em white with black projector or vice versa.
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Originally Posted by yogregb
Basically, you got 3 options, imo... black, gunmetal, and white. Or any combo of all three... Here's my satin black and silver/Grey combo


WOW! what are the ambers?
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Originally Posted by breftayka
Play it safe and either do flat black or gloss black. Can't go wrong. I can't really get into the whole mixing colors on the headlight thing.
thats how i feel, just playing it safe with the whole color scheme
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Here is a friend's IP painted gloss black.
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Originally Posted by breftayka
Here is a friends IP painted gloss black.
do u happen to kno if ur friend did his own work?
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Yeah he did his. I did mine. I posted DIY on this. Not too hard. Total cost $20 and 3-4 hours. Plus dry time.
Of course 180 will do a near perfect job though because of their experience, but if you are handy with a rattle can and can take your time it will look almost as good.
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Originally Posted by breftayka
Yeah he did his. I did mine. I posted DIY on this. Not too hard. Total cost $20 and 3-4 hours. Plus dry time.
Of course 180 will do a near perfect job though because of their experience, but if you are handy with a rattle can and can take your time it will look almost as good.
hmm interesting! thank you very much... 20 is a heavenly amount for painted headlights



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