I've seen alot of 2001-03 blacked out headlights on here in the picture thread and even how to do them in the FAQ's. Does anyone have any pics of the blacked out headlights they did for their 04/05 Civics? I haven't seen any on here. (prob just not looking in the right section). I'd like to see them, specifically the parts you blacked out and taped off(amber reflectors,etc.) I want to see how they turn out as I'm thinking about doing them. Heard the glue is a B to get apart though on the housing for the 04/05's, does the oven method work better or hairdryer? I appreciate any pics, help in how to do em. Thanks!

 

okay you have several questions...

-pics... uhm just look around.
-pretty sure this is the 7th gen section lol youre in the right place
-the oven will be your best bet to open the housing.

 

I split mine apart with the hairdryer method. It took about 45 mins. to split apart each headlight. Then I sanded a little bit, taped off everything I didn't want to paint, sprayed 2 coats of primer, 3 or 4 coats of flat black paint, and 2 coats of clear to help prevent sun fading, and then reassembled everything. Turned out pretty good IMO. Make sure to seal them back up real good or you'll get moisture in them when it rains. I used some clear silicone sealant around all the edges after I remelted the black glue stuff. I'll put some pictures up later today or tomarrow morning sometime.

 

not mine

 

that HFP lip kit looks sexxxxxxxy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

sorry to thread jack....but what size wheels are those?

 

damn sexy

 

Stock headlights..

 

Sorry I didn't get those pics up when I said I would, but I couldn't find them. I finally found them this morning, so...enjoy.

 

Thanks for posting those. I've not seen many 04/05's blacked out by DIY. I'm going to attempt doing them soon if they're not too tough. I think the 01-03 blacked out look a little better but the stock OEM's for the 04/05's look better compared to the 01-03 stock headlights if that makes any sense.

 

Makes perfect sense to me. Glad I could help.

 

theres a good diy on youtube, i forget what the tags are though

 

I used the DIY that was in the FAQs.

Heres the link:
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-2001-2005-78/how-diy-black-out-headlights-2020048/

 

cars ****n sick

 

love the password jdm license plate holder, especially since em2s are as non-jdm as it gets.

 

nor mine, but that looks freakin nice

never thought much about blacked out headlights til I saw that pic, hmmm, have to ask my mechanic what that would cost for him to do.

 

wow does anyone work on their cars anymore?

 

^ i do lol... just rolled my rear fenders myself the other day...

 

haha that picture belongs to irishrice and all i gotta say is that you should triple check the sealant when you are done