if i were to get the philips crystal vision lightbulbs, is there a way to paint them blue or yellow to get that HID look?

 

lol wtf
bad idea.
why not just buy the ghetto already tinted lights that have minimal output but are nice and blue?

 

dip them in blue paint and wait for resulting fireball when that shiet gets hawt

 

ehh it was worth the shot.
could just get a harness and put it up to an old battery with my old bulbs with some paint on them to see what happens.
if i end up in the hospital ill take some pics :D

 

we want pix after you catch on fire.......lol


seriously though don't paint the halogen bulbs as they will burst from the paint catching on fire due to the heat generated....

 

Although it's possible to tint bulbs with glass dye (used for stained glass) on up to 5 watt bulbs, Quartz Halogen bulbs burn much much hotter and would not only burn off anything applied to them, and would most likely shatter as well.

Adding a High Intensity LED (color of choice) into the headlamp capsule gives the appearance of what you're looking for, but doesn't degrade the lamp output.

Fires are bad - try to avoid them

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Painting a lightbulb would be hazardous. The bulbs burn too hot. The only thing I could think of would be to take a sharpie and color on it. lol. that sounds realy stupid but its the only thing I can think of that you would be able to coat your bulb with.

Paint would be too thick, and trap heat and make the bulb even hotter resulting in melted plastic or fire. The ink from a sharpie would still let the light through without the thick coating of paint and the heat could escape. (!!!I have NEVER done this, Just a thought. If your car catches on fire, I am not responsible lol.!!!)
( "tHiS JaCkAsS oN TeH eNtERwEbs tOlD mE tO dOiT!") LMAO

 

Lol

 

...Or instead of paying 20 bucks for bulbs, and 8 for paint- go on ebay and buy an HID retrofit kit for about 60-70 bucks shipped. I have bought 2 kits so far, one for my car as well as my parents and so far (2 yrs later) are very reliable, bright and of course look great (and blue/white). Just make sure to aim your headlights properly!!! HID's in the eyes from an oncoming car can really **** some people off lol.

 

haha yeah, ive experienced that a few times.
not that fun