I have a 96 EX.
Is it possible for me to make my headlights look like this.
If yes, does anyone has instructions on how to do so.
Thanks for your help in advance.



[Modified by sshaikh01, 11:57 PM 2/26/2002]

 

thats GapxGuy's car. all you need to do is take off your front bumper so you can take off your headlights.
heat up the sealant around the headlights with a heat gun or a hair dryer and pry the headlight open.
then remove the chrome housing from the actual headlight..
then spray paint, or whatever you want, the headlight housing so it becomes black.
then put it back together

 

wouldnt painting the metallic part around the bulb, mess up the vision?
the lights wouldnt be as bright without the reflective surface,
just paint around the bulb inlets.

 

just buy civic type r lights...

 

no you dont paint that part.. theres two pieces when you take apart the headlights.. the outter chrome housing is the one that comes apart and you can paint. then theres another chrome housing which the light bulb actually reflects off of, you dont take that part off.

 

civic type r headlights arent black, and not everyone wants to spend 400+ on headlights. its basically a free mod that adds a little agressiveness to your car

 

what is a good type of paint to use?

 

yeah i kno jonas, but the pic above looks like the whole thing is painted.
just sayin

 

it looks like it is, but i dont think it is.. i've seen other pictures of his car.
notice how it still reflects a little, if it was flat black it wouldnt show anything.
GapxGuy where you at, show more pictures of your car

 

it looks like its painted cuz the black reflects on the part that still chrome.

Don't argue if u haven't even seen the head light when open...

 

i've seen the headlight when open.. i've done my own.
anyways, heres the SAME CAR as the one pictured above after his paint job

 

and yet.. another one..

 

ahh....gapxguy's car.
i miss chb.

 

how many paint jobs has gapxguy gone through

 

my guess, just once, after he got the front end conversion.

 

which paint color should i use, I should paint the rest of the three chrome layers which don't come out right.

Thanks a lot for your help guys.