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97CivicBoy · 07-11-2004, 02:33 PM

yeh my bro is lookin for some aftermakret headlights for his 98 coupe...is there any way you can do a DIY on somking out the headlights...or what other headlights what you gusy reccomend to buy>?

*pdiggitydogg* · 07-11-2004, 03:18 PM

I wrote a how-to in the step-by-step section

aftermarket headlights are crap and will leak on him.
oem is the best and if you want some jdm ctr head over to passwordjdm or options auto

CD5Passion · 07-11-2004, 03:50 PM

I blackhoused my friends headlights on his 2k1 civic, all you need is a heatgun and warm up the edges so the glue melts and pull it apart, carful not to melt the headlight. spray whatever, then either use caulk or we used a urethane sealer. pretty easy.

07-11-2004, 03:58 PM

dont bother, just get a nice set of bulbs. I have yet to see ANY personally/shop installed lights that actually looked good on a car.

97CivicBoy · 07-11-2004, 04:33 PM

when u mean bulbs...what do u mean..jus those silverstar ones...i hate that orange crap in it...and pdiggs are those web sites you are referring to...ye he is looknig for jdm headlights i guess...also what do you mean by leak...how will that happen

97CivicBoy · 07-11-2004, 04:36 PM

nevermind i got those websites...damn those are expensive as hell...they are so much cheaper on ebay..how bad are the ones on ebay

*pdiggitydogg* · 07-11-2004, 04:39 PM

bad
like i said, they will leak->condensation->bulbs last 1/4 as long and it will look like shi-at

97CivicBoy · 07-11-2004, 04:44 PM

pdiggs...what have you done to ur headlights...jus cleared the stock ones??? how do you get that smoked out look tho...i dont think it said in the how to...and I dont even kno if i wanna attempt that..i never done ne thing excpet help with a headunit

ebpda9 · 07-11-2004, 04:51 PM

well i blackhoused mine. and best of all they don't leak

97CivicBoy · 07-11-2004, 04:56 PM

^ how did you do them..and do you got pics..tahnks

ebpda9 · 07-11-2004, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by 97CivicBoy
^ how did you do them..and do you got pics..tahnks

http://www.hstuners.com/forums/showt...threadid=21701

just preheated the oven to 250 degrees, took apart the glass part, and masked whatever i didn't want to paint.

*pdiggitydogg* · 07-11-2004, 05:01 PM

I have jdm lights now.
But in the past I baked them, separated, removed crap I didnt want, put back together.
You can spray whatever you want w/ duplicolor paint (gunmetal) while the housings are apart.

97CivicBoy · 07-11-2004, 05:04 PM

pdiggs how much you get urs for..and from where

*pdiggitydogg* · 07-11-2004, 05:11 PM

Theyre sir headlights, so no gunmetal - theyre just clear and have city lights and no stupid reflector around the main bulb.

I paid $200 off someone @ h-t
Theyre $250 @ passwordjdm (only people that sell them as far as I know)

07-11-2004, 02:33 PM	#1
97CivicBoy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: nj Posts: 398	headlights.... yeh my bro is lookin for some aftermakret headlights for his 98 coupe...is there any way you can do a DIY on somking out the headlights...or what other headlights what you gusy reccomend to buy>?

07-11-2004, 03:50 PM	#3
CD5Passion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santa Barbara, California Age: 39 Posts: 5,446	I blackhoused my friends headlights on his 2k1 civic, all you need is a heatgun and warm up the edges so the glue melts and pull it apart, carful not to melt the headlight. spray whatever, then either use caulk or we used a urethane sealer. pretty easy. __________________

07-11-2004, 04:51 PM	#9
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	well i blackhoused mine. and best of all they don't leak __________________

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07-11-2004, 03:18 PM	#2
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	I wrote a how-to in the step-by-step section aftermarket headlights are crap and will leak on him. oem is the best and if you want some jdm ctr head over to passwordjdm or options auto

07-11-2004, 03:58 PM	#4
biker's back Posts: n/a	dont bother, just get a nice set of bulbs. I have yet to see ANY personally/shop installed lights that actually looked good on a car.

07-11-2004, 04:33 PM	#5
97CivicBoy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: nj Posts: 398	when u mean bulbs...what do u mean..jus those silverstar ones...i hate that orange crap in it...and pdiggs are those web sites you are referring to...ye he is looknig for jdm headlights i guess...also what do you mean by leak...how will that happen

07-11-2004, 04:36 PM	#6
97CivicBoy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: nj Posts: 398	nevermind i got those websites...damn those are expensive as hell...they are so much cheaper on ebay..how bad are the ones on ebay

07-11-2004, 04:39 PM	#7
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	bad like i said, they will leak->condensation->bulbs last 1/4 as long and it will look like shi-at

07-11-2004, 04:44 PM	#8
97CivicBoy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: nj Posts: 398	pdiggs...what have you done to ur headlights...jus cleared the stock ones??? how do you get that smoked out look tho...i dont think it said in the how to...and I dont even kno if i wanna attempt that..i never done ne thing excpet help with a headunit

07-11-2004, 04:56 PM	#10
97CivicBoy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: nj Posts: 398	^ how did you do them..and do you got pics..tahnks

07-11-2004, 05:01 PM	#12
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	I have jdm lights now. But in the past I baked them, separated, removed crap I didnt want, put back together. You can spray whatever you want w/ duplicolor paint (gunmetal) while the housings are apart.

07-11-2004, 05:04 PM	#13
97CivicBoy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: nj Posts: 398	pdiggs how much you get urs for..and from where

07-11-2004, 05:11 PM	#14
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	Theyre sir headlights, so no gunmetal - theyre just clear and have city lights and no stupid reflector around the main bulb. I paid $200 off someone @ h-t Theyre $250 @ passwordjdm (only people that sell them as far as I know)