Tinted Headlights

Post Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:23 am

Is it possible to tint the front lights dark somehow, or does anyone sell dark front headlighs?

i know the bulbs would still need to show through, any idea's.

Post Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:56 pm

For some reason people only seem to sell brighter headlamps, the really dim ones haven't seem to catch on so fast.

You could wire them in series to get them a bit dimmer, but you might crash in the dark. I remember motorbikes went through a phase of purple tinted headlamps, most of these however seemed to end up embedded in the side of peoples cars, as it was a bit tricky to work out which way they were going. Maybe not so cool.

If you want to be cool _and_ see where you are going after dusk then a setup like the old Dodge Charger would be the way to go. You'd need to set the lamps back about 20mm and carry the grille all the way to the edge.

It might not look very nice though - I quite like the regular double-round look that defines the car...

Post Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:10 am

check the tech articles i did a write up on DIY smoked headlights. if the pictures are not there PM me with an email naddress and i will send you the file directly.

mrlee

Post Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:53 pm

Smoked lights as in the ones MrLee did are the way to go. Easy(ish) to DIY and cheap to do.

I havent got round to doing the mainbeams yet, but it gives a good idea of 'before and after'...

Post Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:24 pm

Great tips guys,How did you go about those sidelights James?,they will look even more awsome when the main beams are done too,.Gives it a more aggressive look.

cheers

Post Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:25 pm

Cheers Mr lee

Post Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:38 pm

brightyboy wrote:How did you go about those sidelights?

I didnt do those, I got them off a guy on here to replace the ones Id lent to a mate - who then smashed his car up

They are done the same way as MrLees write up - because they are projector lights, the silver insert of the light can be painted without affecting the performance of the light. The mainbeams cant be painted because its basically a mirror, so if you paint it the light will not shine forwards.
These are done by inserting a X piece thats painted black which then reflects onto the mirror, making it appear black (or smoked) but still letting 100% of the bulbs light shine forward - all very clever

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Post Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:32 am

as an alternaltive for smoking the main beam i was going to try to use some fine metal mesh (the kind used for fly screens etc) paint that black and stick that onto the main beam glass (on the inside), I am sure it would not reduce the amount of light being projected forward, but i am yet to give it a go. was planning on smoking the fogs in this manner but couldn't get the damn things open!

mrlee