Black headlight housing
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Black headlight housing
hey guys im doing black headlight housings on my EF and want to know which part of the housing i paint... i dont think that i should paint the whole inside but im not sure... thanks a lot
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the reflectors!?!??
btw, if youre going to open up the headlight, i would trim the wall between the high and low beam reflectors, not the reflectors themselves, but theres some part of the wall the two sides share.
by removing this, when the headlight is lit up at night, it will fill up more of the headlight lens and look like both sides are lit up.
the "square"ish profile of the low beam light always bothered me.
btw, if youre going to open up the headlight, i would trim the wall between the high and low beam reflectors, not the reflectors themselves, but theres some part of the wall the two sides share.
by removing this, when the headlight is lit up at night, it will fill up more of the headlight lens and look like both sides are lit up.
the "square"ish profile of the low beam light always bothered me.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the reflectors!?!??
btw, if youre going to open up the headlight, i would trim the wall between the high and low beam reflectors, not the reflectors themselves, but theres some part of the wall the two sides share.
by removing this, when the headlight is lit up at night, it will fill up more of the headlight lens and look like both sides are lit up.
the "square"ish profile of the low beam light always bothered me.</TD></TR></TABLE>
arent the reflectors around the high beams aimed upward though? that would make it so even your low beams would aim up and blind people.
btw, if youre going to open up the headlight, i would trim the wall between the high and low beam reflectors, not the reflectors themselves, but theres some part of the wall the two sides share.
by removing this, when the headlight is lit up at night, it will fill up more of the headlight lens and look like both sides are lit up.
the "square"ish profile of the low beam light always bothered me.</TD></TR></TABLE>
arent the reflectors around the high beams aimed upward though? that would make it so even your low beams would aim up and blind people.
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perhaps you dont understand the construction of the healdight or dont understand what im talking about. but basically what you said wouldnt happen. youre not putting light back into the high beam.
take a look at your headlight, look for the wall between the high and low beams. thats what i would remove.
take a look at your headlight, look for the wall between the high and low beams. thats what i would remove.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">perhaps you dont understand the construction of the healdight or dont understand what im talking about. but basically what you said wouldnt happen. youre not putting light back into the high beam.
take a look at your headlight, look for the wall between the high and low beams. thats what i would remove.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah i knew what you meant but what im saying is the area around the actual bulb is kind of like a mirror isnt it. It reflects the light from the actual bulb onto the road using angles. Thats why seeing a headlight is a big square area of light instead of just a bright bulb.
The "mirrors" in the low beam housing point down where as the "mirrors" in the high beam point upwards. If you take away what separates the two, wont you have light going pretty much everywhere? i could be wrong.... enlighten me.
take a look at your headlight, look for the wall between the high and low beams. thats what i would remove.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah i knew what you meant but what im saying is the area around the actual bulb is kind of like a mirror isnt it. It reflects the light from the actual bulb onto the road using angles. Thats why seeing a headlight is a big square area of light instead of just a bright bulb.
The "mirrors" in the low beam housing point down where as the "mirrors" in the high beam point upwards. If you take away what separates the two, wont you have light going pretty much everywhere? i could be wrong.... enlighten me.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MtnCRX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
yeah i knew what you meant but what im saying is the area around the actual bulb is kind of like a mirror isnt it. It reflects the light from the actual bulb onto the road using angles. Thats why seeing a headlight is a big square area of light instead of just a bright bulb.
The "mirrors" in the low beam housing point down where as the "mirrors" in the high beam point upwards. If you take away what separates the two, wont you have light going pretty much everywhere? i could be wrong.... enlighten me.</TD></TR></TABLE>
painting the housing black will definitly darken the light... reflections (probably(never took my lights apart)) play a big part in how that light is getting emmitted.. taking the light and spreading it in the housing also wastes lights i feel... and our low beams are pretty shitty as is....
as far as what to paint, anything 'chromish' i would hit black... good luck make sure they dont leak!!
yeah i knew what you meant but what im saying is the area around the actual bulb is kind of like a mirror isnt it. It reflects the light from the actual bulb onto the road using angles. Thats why seeing a headlight is a big square area of light instead of just a bright bulb.
The "mirrors" in the low beam housing point down where as the "mirrors" in the high beam point upwards. If you take away what separates the two, wont you have light going pretty much everywhere? i could be wrong.... enlighten me.</TD></TR></TABLE>
painting the housing black will definitly darken the light... reflections (probably(never took my lights apart)) play a big part in how that light is getting emmitted.. taking the light and spreading it in the housing also wastes lights i feel... and our low beams are pretty shitty as is....
as far as what to paint, anything 'chromish' i would hit black... good luck make sure they dont leak!!
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no, i still dont think you understand.
of course you wouldnt black out the actual reflectors. i highlighted what I believe are the "actual reflectors". i think the extra wall is extraneous, and doesnt need to be there. light will not be directly hitting the high beam reflectors. high beams are irrelevent to this. you mentioning them makes me believe you dont understand me.
its only that small bit of wall shown by the dotted line that i want removed.
i also know that our headlights arent perfect. they were made before CAD systems could accurately model where light would go like they can now. so light is going to go everywhere anyway. thats actually what im counting on in softening the squarish beam through the headlight. i want to fill up the headlight lens with more light. but the bulk of the light will still hit the reflectors and where it was designed to go.
its just an idea. the guy was looking for suggestions. i really dont care that much to mess with my own headlights. but if he's going to bother, then id like to see him try.
Modified by Tyson at 9:43 AM 5/24/2005
of course you wouldnt black out the actual reflectors. i highlighted what I believe are the "actual reflectors". i think the extra wall is extraneous, and doesnt need to be there. light will not be directly hitting the high beam reflectors. high beams are irrelevent to this. you mentioning them makes me believe you dont understand me.
its only that small bit of wall shown by the dotted line that i want removed.
i also know that our headlights arent perfect. they were made before CAD systems could accurately model where light would go like they can now. so light is going to go everywhere anyway. thats actually what im counting on in softening the squarish beam through the headlight. i want to fill up the headlight lens with more light. but the bulk of the light will still hit the reflectors and where it was designed to go.
its just an idea. the guy was looking for suggestions. i really dont care that much to mess with my own headlights. but if he's going to bother, then id like to see him try.
Modified by Tyson at 9:43 AM 5/24/2005
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no, i still dont think you understand.
of course you wouldnt black out the actual reflectors. i highlighted what I believe are the "actual reflectors". i think the extra wall is extraneous, and doesnt need to be there. light will not be directly hitting the high beam reflectors. high beams are irrelevent to this. you mentioning them makes me believe you dont understand me.
its only that small bit of wall shown by the dotted line that i want removed.
i also know that our headlights arent perfect. they were made before CAD systems could accurately model where light would go like they can now. so light is going to go everywhere anyway. thats actually what im counting on in softening the squarish beam through the headlight. i want to fill up the headlight lens with more light. but the bulk of the light will still hit the reflectors and where it was designed to go.
its just an idea. the guy was looking for suggestions. i really dont care that much to mess with my own headlights. but if he's going to bother, then id like to see him try.
Modified by Tyson at 9:43 AM 5/24/2005</TD></TR></TABLE>
ahh thats very informative. i understood what you meant but i didnt know the backs of the headlights were rounded like that. i figured the wall in between came back more. Thanks for the diagram. now i know... and knowing is half the battle
of course you wouldnt black out the actual reflectors. i highlighted what I believe are the "actual reflectors". i think the extra wall is extraneous, and doesnt need to be there. light will not be directly hitting the high beam reflectors. high beams are irrelevent to this. you mentioning them makes me believe you dont understand me.
its only that small bit of wall shown by the dotted line that i want removed.
i also know that our headlights arent perfect. they were made before CAD systems could accurately model where light would go like they can now. so light is going to go everywhere anyway. thats actually what im counting on in softening the squarish beam through the headlight. i want to fill up the headlight lens with more light. but the bulk of the light will still hit the reflectors and where it was designed to go.
its just an idea. the guy was looking for suggestions. i really dont care that much to mess with my own headlights. but if he's going to bother, then id like to see him try.
Modified by Tyson at 9:43 AM 5/24/2005</TD></TR></TABLE>
ahh thats very informative. i understood what you meant but i didnt know the backs of the headlights were rounded like that. i figured the wall in between came back more. Thanks for the diagram. now i know... and knowing is half the battle
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