So ive been on the hunt to figure out a way to make my headlights look better. Well sinse i love the RR front end so much, i figured why not make it look like it then. Well this is what i thought of. I was wondering if i could use like a high temp black paint to cover the plastic headlight cover. i have embeded some pictures and where the blue tape is, that is the area i would like to paint. I wasnt going to start the job untill i got some feedback on what others thought. thanks guys.

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Use black electrical tape so we can get a better idea of how it will look. I wonder how it will look with the lights on.

 

i say leave the lights stock. i personally like the look of the stock lights. and if you want to design smaller lights, start with something that truely has a "holy **** thats HUGE" light. like the 929. lol

 

well i dont mind the headlights, i just want something different. After looking at it more, i kinda like it. I turned the lights on and it comes through the tape but im sure if i use thick i temp paint it wouldnt come through.

 

does anyone know of a decal for this? I dont mind painting it but if it comes out ugly i dont want to have to replace the whole headlight. lol

 

I couldnt find any electrical tape, so i just covered the blue with some black in Word paint. Looks sloppy but im sure if it was smooth it would look pretty sweet.

 

I like it and I think you have a better plan to use vinyl instead of paint. All Out Graphics sell kits to blend your headlight in with your paint... do I'm sure the vinyl would work. Click anywhere on the text to see their product.

 

I kind of like your idea, but how well will your lights work at night after painting the housing? Try taking it out at night and see if there is a difference. Also check out 1tail.com they have a headlight cover thats red for $60. Mabye you could cut out a design that looks like the RR. Just trying to give you some more ideas before you paint your light.

Heres the link to show you what I'm talking about 1tail

-Jesse-

 

I like the idea too. Maybe try different configurations of where to put the tape before you paint. Could be that you can block a decent portion of it without losing a huge amount of light, maybe run with high beams the whole time to without blinding oncoming traffic.

Good luck.

 

thanks guys, im pretty sure painting is out of the question cause if it does end up not turning out the way i want to then i would have to replace it all. Im just gonna try and find some thick vinyl, I'll keep ya'll posted on the progress