im smoking my lights using the guide on here and was wondering if there is a better way to do the main beam lights because the cross thingy doesn't look very effective in the pictures.so has anyone painted the whole of the reflector black? does it look better and mostly is it legal?
any help or advice greatly appreciated,thanks
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gcorky
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cant paint the reflecter or your main beam wont even show on road,the crosshair is an illusion.just done mine today.
the reflecter is functional where as the dipped units are projectors so the chrome ring is for show really.
in a word no!
the reflecter is functional where as the dipped units are projectors so the chrome ring is for show really.
in a word no!
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you wouldnt be corcky on the planet would you?gcorky wrote:cant paint the reflecter or your main beam wont even show on road,the crosshair is an illusion.just done mine today.
the reflecter is functional where as the dipped units are projectors so the chrome ring is for show really.
in a word no!
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gcorky
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tylerma wrote:you wouldnt be corcky on the planet would you?gcorky wrote:cant paint the reflecter or your main beam wont even show on road,the crosshair is an illusion.just done mine today.
the reflecter is functional where as the dipped units are projectors so the chrome ring is for show really.
in a word no!
one and the same-cheers for the template ive done em-bit of painting -gonna reassemble at weekend,thx again m8.
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gcorky wrote:tylerma wrote:you wouldnt be corcky on the planet would you?gcorky wrote:cant paint the reflecter or your main beam wont even show on road,the crosshair is an illusion.just done mine today.
the reflecter is functional where as the dipped units are projectors so the chrome ring is for show really.
in a word no!
one and the same-cheers for the template ive done em-bit of painting -gonna reassemble at weekend,thx again m8.
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i have toyed with the idea of fitting a fine black mesh to the inside of the main beam lens, the kind you would use for a fly screen etc. i dont think that it would blck a great deal of the light, but it would certainly make the lens appear black. this actually was my idea for smoking the fog lights but i cannot get the things open. i have not yet tried it on my main beam.
if anyone tried it maybe you can save me the bother!!
mrlee
if anyone tried it maybe you can save me the bother!!
mrlee