9redsi9

Got bored today so heres what i did.

Stock


Apart the one in front is painted but not cleared, and the one behind is unpainted


In the car



Let me know what ya think.

BolivianDc2

Looks way better than that shiney black stuff other people use

x2

OC 335i

The orange is out of place. Still looks fake to me:

JReed

what kinda paint did you use for that??? i like that color better than others i've seen

Savv

Those look nice as hell!! You saved yourself a lots of $$

Russ713

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Hmmm,,, why not. Since the ones entering this thread are interested in CTR 'style' headlights, would anyone be interested in swapping their stock headlights off a 99-00 civic plus 150 bux for a set of real ctr headlights?


btw, nice job on the DIY headlights

IntEGNYC

*thread hijack sensor triggered*

BUZZ BUZZ BZZZ

hehe

btw, love that avatar!


Modified by IntEGNYC at 7:50 AM 11/14/2003

JReed

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Russ713 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hmmm,,, why not. Since the ones entering this thread are interested in CTR 'style' headlights, would anyone be interested in swapping their stock headlights off a 99-00 civic plus 150 bux for a set of real ctr headlights?


btw, nice job on the DIY headlights</TD></TR></TABLE>

perhaps... if they are real and you have some people that will vouch for you...

Russ713

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IntEGNYC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">*thread hijack sensor triggered*

BUZZ BUZZ BZZZ

hehe</TD></TR></TABLE>


who me/? naah. *looks for the halo*

Russ713

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JReed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

perhaps... if they are real and you have some people that will vouch for you...</TD></TR></TABLE>

you have a PM

9redsi9

Hey thanks for all the positive coments, ill post what supplies i used later

JDM CTR EK

look very good. what kinda paint did you use?

AWD: Jeff

lol nice avatar, damn thats not fair, last time i postd my avatar i got minus 1 percent.

9redsi9

Ok as i promised ill share the paint I used its made by a company called Tamiya ( even the paint is JDM yo) and is found in Hobby Stores. The base coat color is Smoke and then you have to use a clear coat ontop of that, I used Tamiya clear coat. Before you start make sure you remove any fingerprints or debris, use silk if possible to wipe it DO NOT use windex or anything harsh you will ruin the mirror finish. I recomend silk because a regular towel Can scratch the surface. You have to use two cans one per light, I sprayed the whole can at once because it drys soooo fast and is a very fine mist, spray about 10'' away from the surface and make sure you constantly move, i practiced different techniques before i did the lights and found that this way works best, if you spray closer it comes out more glossy but is splotchy and kinda looks like ***, so spray the whole light until you go through the can becarefull when you get near the end of the can because it will start to spit out **** and can ruin a whole job, use your best judgment. The lights kinda look like *** at this stage but you still have to use a clear coat, use the same technique as mentioned before but one can is sufficient for both lights. You can spray the clear a bit closer because the more concentrated you can get it the more glossy it gets but you have to be careful not to get any runs. Id say the hardest part of the whole job was masking off the portion of the light for the blinker, took probably 20 min per light. Sorry I didn't give a write up on how to get the light apart and what not but there are a bunch out there just do a search. Be patient. If I had to do anything different i might have used more clear coat, the more you use the shinier it gets. Over all they came out good, they look a little dark in the pics. Look great in person. One final note be careful when pulling off the masking tape, the paint cant stick super good to the chrome surface so it may start to pull away from the surface if you are not careful.

JReed

pm recieved and returned

PatrickGSR94

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Looks good, but they still don't look real. CTR headlights actually have a light smoke tint on the clear lens itself.

dwnthehatch

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks good, but they still don't look real. CTR headlights actually have a light smoke tint on the clear lens itself.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What are you talking about? Real CTR lenses are completely clear have no tint on the lenses. I speak from experience.







More pics here: http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291834159

Fuster_Cluck

Back from the dead because I am looking for paint that will give the OEM CTR look