making your own black housing?

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Jan 24, 2008 | 11:02 AM

remixboy123

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making your own black housing?

i've heard of people making their own black housing head lamps? if this is true, anyone know the step by step instructions?

i have a 99 civic ex.

thanks a lot!

Jan 24, 2008 | 11:12 AM

pdotjones

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Re: making your own black housing? (remixboy123)

look in the faq's at the top of this forum and look under exterior modification!

Jan 24, 2008 | 11:14 AM

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Re: making your own black housing? (remixboy123)

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=282131

Jan 24, 2008 | 11:21 AM

remixboy123

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Re: making your own black housing? (black bandit)

thanks! really appreciate it, im a noob and its mah first civic so....ya know wanna make it look legit!

Jan 24, 2008 | 11:23 AM

PinoyDelSol

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Re: making your own black housing? (remixboy123)

besides baking your headlights to remove the silcone, you can use a heat gun. Thats what i did and it took the silcone right off the headlights.

Jan 24, 2008 | 11:24 AM

remixboy123

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Re: making your own black housing? (PinoyDelSol)

nice! another questions, when installing the si grill onto an ex is it better to take the whole bumper off because i had trouble with mine so i just returned it. POS after market.