anyone know if they make a black houseing of the OEM headlights? or JDM or somethin, one piece would be good, but 2 piece is fine too, just wonderin?

 

nothing black oem, there are jdm 1 piece headlights, but they are expensive, heres an idea to https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1384294

 

All of the black housings on those OEMs that you see are DIY.

 

this sounda interesting o me but i have no idea wat u guys are talking about i ven clicked on the link for the other thread can u guys post up picks?

 

sorry i dunno what DIY means
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DIY = Do It Yourself

 

check out cb7tuner.com, they have write ups on how to do it yourself and if your too scared i heard theres a guy willing to paint them for 40-50 bucks + shipping, they also have a few jdm goodies for the CB's, heres an example:

jdm 1 piece headlights with black housing



jdm crystal OEM stock 1 pieces



black housing usdm 2 piece


hope that helps, and yea jdm 1 pieces are pretty pricey, they can average from 200- 250

 

how do you DIY to get the housings to be black?

 

search on here or google, they have tonesof DIY write ups, i see them all the time.. Im acually gonna do it to my car once i get a new hood


Modified by Honda_Accord at 12:44 AM 10/27/2005

 

wholy **** thats my car lol but for real if u want some blackhousing i can do it for you just shoot me a pm

 

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would it be pointless to do a blackhousing, if part of the inside where its like a clear// shiney thing of the light, is broken off?

 

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would it be pointless to do a blackhousing, if part of the inside where its like a clear// shiney thing of the light, is broken off?</TD></TR></TABLE>
please elaborate im sorry didnt quite understand but if ur taalkin about the dome that sits over the low beam bulb the only problem i forsee is u blinding oncoming drivers

 

What I did was cook my lights at 250 degrees in the oven for about 8 minutes. Then i CAREFULLY pried apart the lights and used painter's tape to mask off the actual reflective surface in the back of the light and the dome. Then I painted everything else black. Then stick it back in the oven the same way, take it out, put silicone in the groove and stick it back together. Hold for a couple of minutes and you will have custom lights that do not leak.

 

id really like to get the black housing done for sure, that sounds awesome, then what do you do about the corners? just get black ones?

 

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What I did on my '95 wagon was used a heat gun to soften the glue itself, but would "even out" the heat to not melt anything. It only took 5 minutes per light to remove the outer lens to get to the reflector part. That way only the glue gets the heat and everything else stays cold and you can handle it. But everything else you did I did too.

Added: Here's how mine turned out........

 

Do you notice any difference in the brightness of your headlights while driving at night?

 

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On mine, no. They have the same effectiveness as they were stock. I'm going to do this mod on my co-worker's 93 Prelude.

 

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No because you aren't painting the light projecting piece of the headlight.