I can't figure out what years came with black housing head lights for the 97-01 preludes.Was it only Type SH or just JDM?

 

I wasn't aware of any 5thgen that came with black housing headlights?

 

i dont believe they come stock in black housing headlights. i think those are jdm headlights you are talking about.

 

pretty sure that the 97-01 did not come with black housings. you may have seen some retrofitted ones with the inside painted i've seen that a ton of times not bad lookin either.

 

I think the guy that does projector retrofits sometimes paints the housings to match the car, or atleast ive seen a few pics of work hes done with that done to the headlight. It looked how I would think they would have looked OEM if honda had made it so.

 

yeah 5th gens dont have black housing lights, the 4th gens do but they come stock from japan. you probably saw painted 5th gen headlights which i think looks gay.

 

Ya what they said

 

yup, 5th gens dont have them!

 

he probably ment the sides of the headlight are black and yes there is a difference between them...i think that would be the 97,98 - 99,00,01

if you look closely at the two you would see the diff. they aren't "black housing" per say

 

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yup this guy is totally right

older preludes had chrome housings, newer headlights if you buy from the dealer have a dark pewter housing.

these are brand new head lights from the dealer.. the outer housing is a dark pewter compared to 97-98 prelude headlights that have silver chrome finish

 

interesting....

 

Yup, there are no "black housing headlights" per say but there are two different versions of the headlights

The 1997 & 1998 models use part numbers 32549 & 32552 whereas the 1999+ models use part numbers 32550 & 32553.

 

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after seeing 3 other people point this out, im noticing how u really have nothing to add with anything u say. do u have 384 posts of nothing??

 

this guy has a 98 sh and it has the black outer housing.

 

keep in mind they could have been replaced..

 

after 98 they came with very dark pewter/gunmetal color as well as the honeycomb like grill. but b4 98 the headlights had more of a chrom/mirror housing. (i bought my 01 from a gay Honda dealership new and it has the pewter/gunmetal housing)

 

you can always separate them and paint the housings if you feel so inclined to, its not too too hard

 

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after seeing 3 other people point this out, im noticing how u really have nothing to add with anything u say. do u have 384 posts of nothing?? </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol it does seem like he goes with the flow doesnt it?

and on the white SH maybe the headlights were changed, never know