BagheeraLGT

board was recieved. thanks again for the product. idk when ill be able to try and install it but probably not for a week or too.

paypaled and pm'ed. looking forward to recieving the unit

oh i see.. u have an 06 do you?

 

nope, mine are 05 so they are somewhat black already. 06 are full chrome. Mine are factory black on the bottom (floor) of the housing. If you look at your lights, id break them down into 3 compartments: Highbeams (inside, closest to grille), Lowbeams (Projector light) and Blinkers (outermost compartment).

 

Unlike other members, i did not want my projector housings black...i think they stand out more when they are chrome and look really cool (like eyes) when you can notice them from a distance. The highbeam compartment probably isnt a good idea to spray as i think it would significantly dim the strength of your lights.

 

All i did was black out (with Krylon Gloss Black Spraypaint) the blinker compartment. I removed the clear lens (reflector) and sprayed the entire blinker housing behind it. I have Silverstar Blinker bulbs (517 mabye? - can double check part # if you like) and those bulbs still blink really bright with the blacked housing.

 

I also sprayed the thin chrome piece that pops out of the housing once you have broken it open. That piece is all black to, as is the small chrome piece right behind the blinker reflector which holds it in place. Youll know of the pieces im talking about if you crack your housings open. It was super easy. Thanks for the compliments!

dont know what 2 red things behind the grille youre referring to. You must not be referring to my car. I can say that its most likely a set of Hella Supertones....which is an aftermarket horn set. They are super loud and look pretty mean too.

im pretty sure turn signals have to blink an amber or orange...just as brake lights have to be red. These kinds of lights are looked at as a universal safety code, and must (or at least should) all be same color. The reason there is some variation in headlights (as HIDs can have blue tints, pink tints, purple, etc) is that headlights are for the function of the driver seeing the road and arent signal type lights to relay actions to other drivers. To answer your question, i think it would be cool, just illegal- most likely.

heres my abriged version of my headlight steps.

 

I bought my GT in July..... shortly followed by needing some body work to say the least. As my car was being refurbished, I bought some aftermarket lights and cleared them. After the cleared lights were installed, the body work was done and i got my car back, i noticed some condensation inside my driver side headlight..... bad seal on my part.

 

Before deciding to crack them open and reseal them, I tried Damprid ( as suggested earlier in this thread) which i picked up from home depot, put inside a paper towel with masking tape. This did the trick- +1 for damprid... if you have dondensation get DampRid.... no need to reopen my lights. Or so i thought. As i tried to remove one of the two packets, i left "teetering" inside my headlamp, it broke and remained inside my high beam compartment of the lamp.

 

So, i was left with no choice but to bake and break open one of the lights to remove the packet of damprid and reseal. Well, i used this opportunity to black out the lights and since i had the bumper off, i also threw some fogs in which i neglected to have the body shop do on the rebuild as they were 300 new...expensive much.

 

Any ways, heres some pics of 05 lights on an OBP GT both cleared and blacked out.... I prefer the blacked out look, but the matter is in you hands for debate....

 

sorry in advance for only having 1 pic of the light cleared... i didnt really plan on recracking them open, then when i had to in order to remove the damprid, i was scrambling to hurry the process up.

what a thread.... gotta say im diggin the Silence Hipower cans. tips are a little flashy, but it sounds nice and humble, till ya wanna wake the neighbors up

^anything for a kid with a BS in Business Admin?

I need me a Genome....anybody wanna sell theirs?

looks great man, i decided not to paint mine this time around (the 05s are already partially black anyway), but i like your look alot. What did you use to paint? could u post a couple more pics, (close up, head on) to really get a good look at the lights?

 

+1

well there not installed yet but seem to be of equal quality... i only had an 08 OEM headlight on hand to compare it to, as my car was in a crash and my origional 05 OEM lites are at the body shop. My ride should be all back together (hopefully) by the end of this week or early next. Back to the lights, they seemed to be equally built, inside and out, but again, i cant be positive. If i had to though, id order them again.... basically 2 for the price of one.....DiscountBodyParts.com is where i got mine. Hope this helps

so i just finished my first headlite clearing....all went fine. My lights werent mounted, as i did this on a new set that i ordered (aftermarket from DiscountBodyParts $250 both shipped!!!!!). Anyway, it went well....here are some pics.

 

.....a special thanks to my helper, as seen in pics.

Im entertaining the idea of springs (currently with my stockey struts...eventually prolly getting koni replacements/inserts). I am looking for an aggressive setup on a budget and therfore new coilovers unfortunately arent an option for me at this point. I dont want a crappy ride, but my 22 yr old kidneys arent begging for a camry ride, i could use a fun aggressive setup (and mabye like an inch drop)

 

Because of this i was leaning towards swifts (preferrably at this point) or tien S (although ive seen complaints about the tien S & i dont think the tien H will be enough of a drop for me.) i havent given much thought to ebiachs and cobbs seem to be mediocre to me. performance is more important to me than stance) i came across a good deal on raliteks, but didnt know how tame/aggressive they were compared to swifts or tien S. any input? remember stock struts at this point in time for me....and id prefer no shims. what do you guys reccomend?

 

^^ what are you looking to get for your front stocker struts... this could be a good opportunity for me to get a set to cut for konis.

just graduated.... B.S. in Business Admin. need permanent work so i can move out of my parents place and mod my GT. im trying to start my life but its pretty tough these days. 22, motivated, ambitious....