painted headlights vrs. Ebay black headlights

[Dan95-5.0]

Shopping for some black headlights for my trac but the prices i'm seeing are just crazy because they want 60-100 just for shipping.

so i was reading the how to guide on painting the light housings and was wondering how they compare to the ebay black headlights.

i havent seen any clear pics of the DIY headlights for a good comparison

 

[OffTrac]

i havent seen any clear pics of the DIY headlights for a good comparison

Maybe there's a reason for that.

 

[swshawaii]

Outer lens of the rear tails are clear. They still appear much darker than the "opaque" headlights.

Proceed DIY at your own risk:
http://www.mysporttrac.com/MySportTrac/projects/DIYBlackouts.pdf

 

[interscope8]

I hate the idea of tinting headlights, I like to have as much visible light come out as possible and when you put on coats of that nightshade stuff it restricts that. Same deal with the taillights, I'd rather have super bright ones that signal where my vehicle begins to poor drivers behind me than blacked out cool ones with a red glow.

I paid the extra money for my blacked out taillights, and love them for 2 reasons. They let the same amount of light out as stock housings would, and they actually give the taillight a different pattern, it has a "disco ball" effect around the bulb to make it look like a cluster of LEDs instead of a single bulb.

I haven't picked up a set of the eBay lights yet, but what I can tell from other users and the pics, the fronts are lightly smoked, and the majority of the black you see is from the inside of the housing. If that makes sense. In other words, the housings I have now have clear bottoms and sides, the eBay ones are blacked out on the inside and the fronts are smoked. Or so I think.



EDIT:

The link from swshawaii is what I would do if I were to do it myself though. I see to many people on campus who just spray tint their whole housings and it may look cool but its unsafe.

 

[Gse Brent]

I'm ordering those blacked out headlights off Ebay sometime soon. I believe the brand was anzo but the cheapest ive seen was $155 or so shipped.

 

[MidnightRebel07]

I've been wanting to do Todd's headlight project for about seven years now but never took the time to do it, I think this will be a springtime project to finally do.

 

[05dakotatrac]

i just did mine when i can i will post a pic

 

[Dan95-5.0]

cool. post pics when you can.

 

[05dakotatrac]

sorry for the uber long wait been on twelves this past two weeks and will be till the weekend before christmas. damn terrorists never take holidays.lol

 

[interscope8]

On a 1-10 scale how difficult was it?

 

[Hammer Down]

I love my ebay headlights and self tinted taillights... blacked out is the way to go

 

[Dan95-5.0]

thanks for pic. now to find some used ones for cheap locally.

... blacked out is the way to go

thats the way i'm going come this spring. cladding, headlights, tails, badges, rims etc.

 

[Hammer Down]

thanks for pic. now to find some used ones for cheap locally.



thats the way i'm going come this spring. cladding, headlights, tails, badges, rims etc.

You will love it bro... I do!

 

[Dan95-5.0]

like i said before, your truck is inspiration for mine. except mine is going to look like your trucks younger brother lol

smaller wheels and less lift

 

[Hammer Down]

like i said before, your truck is inspiration for mine. except mine is going to look like your trucks younger brother lol

smaller wheels and less lift

You're in Manitoba? I'm over in Alberta... we need to get these black beauties together sometime and tear up Canada!! Keep me posted on the project and if I can help at all! My .02 is don't spray your tails like I did, unless you run out of options... mine aren't as glossy as I wish, but they still put out decent light due to my wicked super awesome sun blaster 9000 ebay special LED's I put in them, ha.

P.S. I probably should have run 33"s, but oh well... Yours will look awesome!

 

[ncranchero]

Tell me about the amber driving lights Hammer. Do they actually put out "real amber fog lighting" or just yellow tinted light?

 

[Hammer Down]

Tell me about the amber driving lights Hammer. Do they actually put out "real amber fog lighting" or just yellow tinted light?

Oh yeah Steve, I love them. I'll admit I just put cheap yellow tint over them, but I also put in Nokya Hyper Yellow fog light bulbs. I think oncoming cars hate them though

 

[Dan95-5.0]

did you polish and clear coat your tails? link to the LED bulbs?

 

[05dakotatrac]

sorry as for the scale i put it at a 6 out of 10. work with a heat gun makes quick work of the factory adhesive and just be slow and gentle and youll work them apart easily.

 

[shooterdude199]

You will love it bro... I do!

i'm just saying, i want my truck and your truck to have crazy parking lot sex, and make a bunch of sport trac babies. dude you have the exact wheel and tire combo that i want. we sell motometals and nitto's at my work and the trucks we put them on look so good. gahhhh i want......