my fresh black headlight housings.

[redtopsdrop]

so i've got a black sedan and figured why not darken the tails and blacken the headlight housing for that all around dark look. the came out pretty good for my first try

[redtopsdrop]

pay no mind to the dirt

[zippyslug31]

I think it will look pretty good but I think I need to see daylight shots and back a little ways (to see the whole car). You said rear, too? How about a shot of that?

[infinititech1]

yeah i've seen it done...it looks good

[quietkilla6]

just a thought (you should wash it before you post new pics)

[BrandAidDesignG35]

I have a black sedan too, and considered getting them, but I like the contrast of the crystal headlights, but thats' just me,...

You'res is unique tthough, man, it's what you like anyway, and wash your car NOW!

[redtopsdrop]

ok i washed my car and before i could take some daylight pics, it freaking rained







here's how the tails came out

[tollboothwilley]

did you take these apart and paint them or did you just replace the lights??

[redtopsdrop]

took mine out, painted them, and then put back in.

[tollboothwilley]

do you do a lot of painting yourself?

how long did it take, what was the difficulty of taking them apart??

[G_whizz]

I think they look great!

[joe603]

SWEET!!! How much of a pain was it to pull the cover apart?

[redtopsdrop]

no i don't do a lot of painting. it was a pain in the *** and wouldve been alot easier with a heat gun. it wouldn't have been so bad if i didn't take all the wiring out. the top plug is rediculously hard to plug back in if you take apart then put back together.

[g35sedanlover]

front looks real good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[H22turbolude]

looks nice. I can get plenty of those clear ones from 06 if you need any

[99QX4]

Very very nice, looks sweet

[redtopsdrop]

thanks guys. i know they're aren't the best set of lights, but not bad for my first.now if i could just get some tires for my rays coupe wheels i just got i'll be set for a little while

[04G356MT]

Looks good man, Ive done this to my IP Coupe and i can do a write up on how its done as ive done ALOT! mostly in the Honda/Acura scene, and its not really a hard task... just takes time... and a good temper

[BigWill]

That looks amazing. I have always thought that the headlights should come from the factory color coded to the car that way.

[W661335PF]

Not to be the spoiler here-- while the look is excellent, my position is one from safety. Black cars are often harder to see than brighter cars. To further blacken the G with this look is to reduce the likelihood of being seen even further. According to some insurance industry accident rates by car color, drivers of brown and black cars had the highest serious accident risk and the highest likelihood of sustaining serious injuries caused by auto accidents.

I always drive with my lights one. irrespective of the weather.

[BigWill]

On the other hand, removing some of the shiny areas on the front of the car reduces the ability of laser radar to acquire a lock!

[W661335PF]

On the other hand, removing some of the shiny areas on the front of the car reduces the ability of laser radar to acquire a lock!

Actually, irrespective of the shiny surfaces, the electro-magnetic waves can still easily catch you. Even an all-black car can be easily picked up by... the issue isn't car color, but design. The stealth b0mber, for all of it's design hoopla, still can be detected by radar.

[rn79870]

Actually, irrespective of the shiny surfaces, the electro-magnetic waves can still easily catch you. Even an all-black car can be easily picked up by... the issue isn't car color, but design. The stealth b0mber, for all of it's design hoopla, still can be detected by radar.

The Radar Cross Section (RCS) of an object is a direct measure of its visibility to radar. The can be defined as the area of a fictitious perfect reflector of electromagnetic waves that would reflect the same amount of energy back to the transmitting/receiving radar antenna, as would the actual target. The RCS is dependent on the wavelength and….



Good morning Doc!!!

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Not to be the spoiler here-- while the look is excellent, my position is one from safety. Black cars are often harder to see than brighter cars. To further blacken the G with this look is to reduce the likelihood of being seen even further. According to some insurance industry accident rates by car color, drivers of brown and black cars had the highest serious accident risk and the highest likelihood of sustaining serious injuries caused by auto accidents.

I always drive with my lights one. irrespective of the weather.

I think black cars are #2..... Silver/Grey cars are #1 becasue they are the color of the road!....

At nigth black is the worst but most accidents occur during the day (when most people do their driving lol) so silver/grey takes the #1 spot!

Red,Yellow,Orange (burnt lol) are the lease likely to get into an accident... but they are most likely to get the speeding ticket!

DJ

[W661335PF]

The Radar Cross Section (RCS) of an object is a direct measure of its visibility to radar. The can be defined as the area of a fictitious perfect reflector of electromagnetic waves that would reflect the same amount of energy back to the transmitting/receiving radar antenna, as would the actual target. The RCS is dependent on the wavelength and….



Good morning Doc!!!

Pleeeease.... take the blue pill now! Buenos dias!

[BigWill]

Actually, irrespective of the shiny surfaces, the electro-magnetic waves can still easily catch you. Even an all-black car can be easily picked up by... the issue isn't car color, but design. The stealth b0mber, for all of it's design hoopla, still can be detected by radar.

Everything I have read about laser says that the cops always aim for the shiniest point on the vehicle... lots of chrome = lots of area to focus on. Without much chrome, they tend to point toward headlights and the like... but that's just non-technical internet reading.