TTC Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Subcribed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khurlburt Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 has anyone tried doing this with TYC lights? they're terrible, the plastic keeps breaking every time i try to pry it apart.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Aftermarket may not be the best option here. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SATSFYD Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 ^ I'd look into a vinyl. There are overlays and a vendor who sells just the reverse cut out overlays here on lgt Or just buy used '05 headlights... they came stock blacked out. **There are two types of people in the world, those who build horsepower and those who buy it. Which one are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickup1 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 What paint would be good for blacking out the middle plastic section of the lights? I was considering using glossy black duplicolor engine enamel for its high heat resistance, but I'm not sure how well it will bond to the chrome painted plastic. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 Black plasti-dip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nealkubitz Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Black plasti-dip?  That would work too, Plasti-Dip is good to a few hundred degrees. You can paint Exhaust tips with it, I'm sure headlights would be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickup1 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 That would work too, Plasti-Dip is good to a few hundred degrees. You can paint Exhaust tips with it, I'm sure headlights would be fine. And if you're ever tired of it (can't imagine why...) you can peel it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FocuS Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 has anyone tried doing this with TYC lights? they're terrible, the plastic keeps breaking every time i try to pry it apart.. I second this call! I had my OEMs replaced with TYCs and now have the passenger side VERY fogged up! Normally I would just leave it but it is almost enough liquid to start pooling in the bottom of the housing. Think I know my project for tomorrow...Since these housings are weak, might it be a better idea to bake these so all parts are soft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khurlburt Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) I second this call! I had my OEMs replaced with TYCs and now have the passenger side VERY fogged up! Normally I would just leave it but it is almost enough liquid to start pooling in the bottom of the housing.   Think I know my project for tomorrow...Since these housings are weak, might it be a better idea to bake these so all parts are soft?  I tried that. The housing itself when it's heated up and soft literally just bends. It's so hard to actually get the headlight pried apart because every time you try to get leverage on it the plastic just bends. These tyc headlights absolutely suck. I've had them for about 4 months. Mine also have little pools of water in them. I got so frustrated I decided to just deal with it, then save up for some better lights. TYC = garbage from my experience.   Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited February 11, 2014 by khurlburt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FocuS Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I wonder what TYC would say if I wrote them a nicely worded letter about their lights leaking...? Probably no reply but it can't hurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jteel23 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Did mine today. Holy crap I'm amazed at how much better it looks. Pictures just don't do it justice.  http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/09/upabesyh.jpg  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SATSFYD Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 ^Now to wash that CAR! **There are two types of people in the world, those who build horsepower and those who buy it. Which one are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jteel23 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Oh believe me. It has been done. Â Â Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac88 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 has anyone had problems getting the amber reflector off? seems I had to bend off the metal bracket behind it. I got it off but now trying to install piece that goes infront of the signal light is loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helitrip18 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 http://www.grillcraft.com/installs/install_detail.aspx?install_id=266Â Hey guys I found this link that gives a step by step for 08 legacy front bumper removal. Very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 So, I did this with mine the other night.. But, how many others have done this, too? Anyone smoked the little strip yet? Â Does nightshades keep the shiny bits shiny? I really wouldn't mind trying to black out the whole housing, as long as it was shiny enough to reflect light on the corners. Whatcha think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishortonak Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Where abouts could I get the clear bulb that blinks amber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canon20D Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I just used some silver spray paint to paint the stock amber bulb. Now it doesnt look amber but still blinks that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SATSFYD Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Where abouts could I get the clear bulb that blinks amber? This might not help you... but "Outback" in Auburn keeps them in stock. Maybe they could ship them to you... **There are two types of people in the world, those who build horsepower and those who buy it. Which one are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Where abouts could I get the clear bulb that blinks amber?   Here....  Completed mine in only 2 hrs with a heat gun. Great write up. For those looking for the silver bulbs that blink amber and w/out paying over $10 bucks go to this site: http://autolumination.com/3157_3156.htm I just purchased 2 of them today. 3157 Silver Vision $3.49 each, everything out the door was $9.48. http://superlumination.com/images/auto_bulbs/3156sv.jpg My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Here's a few pics of my progress and a mockup of what it'll look like when I'm done. Â As for the squirrel finders -- How does one delete those? Is it the flappy deal on the metal piece behind the projector lense? Â I'm this far in, lol. Anyone wanna sell me some RX330 lenses? At this point, I'd just retrofit the stockers into the highbeams and swap in the 330s and call it a day. Meanwhile, I'm HID retrofitting, and want/need to delete the "squirrel finders", which I'm not entirely clear on what they are. While I'm at it, where do y'all mount your ballasts and anti-flicker caps? I'm not seeing a whole lot of wide-open space. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SATSFYD Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) ^Man you lost me at "squirrel finders". Check this out and see if it helps: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/29458-hid-project-write-up-detail-pics.html Edited May 14, 2014 by SATSFYD added information... **There are two types of people in the world, those who build horsepower and those who buy it. Which one are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 OK, so, what I got outta that was that the "Squirrel Finder(s)" (WTF came up with that name, anyway? Squirrels aren't in the middle of the road at the top of your beam at night. Unless they're like, Mexican Jumping Squirrels. In which case, kill!) is that smaller rectangle with the flap on the metal plate. From what I gather, I think I'm gonna break off the flap and then tape over the smaller hole with metal tape. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Good Job. http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=182623&d=1400129972 I even showed my gf, mom and grandma how projector headlamps and HIDs work, based on what I learned while reading all about it! I bent the back flap completely downward (see previous posts) and then covered the front side with that metal/reflective tape. I didn't really bother to check the temp rating on that shit, though, so, it better be legit. Edited May 15, 2014 by MrTris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SATSFYD Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 ^Dang can't see your pic. **There are two types of people in the world, those who build horsepower and those who buy it. Which one are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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