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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 08:54 AM
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is black housing possible on crx headlights?? i never seen them but would like to try make some.
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 09:03 AM
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nope! last time someone tried, they ended up wasting time cuz there is nothing to black out. unless you wanna paint it anyways and be blind at night
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 09:07 AM
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Yeah our old style headlights are all chrome crap inside for the reflective purpose, nothing in there to paint black. You could get some projectors though, they come in black, but I heard their light output sucks.
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 10:30 AM
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but they look dope on a black CRX..

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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 10:42 AM
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a friend of mine has projectors in his crx (the expensive glass housing ones) and he says the light output SUCKS at night...the brights are brigther though
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 11:02 AM
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I would just get some HID's to remedy that problem.
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 02:55 PM
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nope! last time someone tried, they ended up wasting time cuz there is nothing to black out.
What said. Don't waste your time , just get a newer gen civic, then you can do it. lol later
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 07:27 PM
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DAMM IT, hehe, i just wanted to match with those black housin corners on ebay, oh well, thx ya
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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DAMM IT, hehe, i just wanted to match with those black housin corners on ebay, oh well, thx ya
get black housing projectors then. They suck for lighting anything up, but they are black...
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