I need your insight on blackhoused headlights!

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Haha yeah thats what I though the same.. aren't those just lights with ambers taken off?

I replaced the ambers with clears on my car if you're wondering what it looks like as opposed to nothing:
http://www.6thgenaccord.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25695&highlight=redhousing

Lol! Since I have to run to Lordco to pick up something, might as well see if they have the yellow window tint =P I was honestly just going to go with 4700k jdm yellow bulbs xD

Just buy a rattle can of yellow stained glass paint, most people here have used it and yielded nice results. Just search for it and it will come up.

And 4700k is more white than stock halogens, which are 4100k. If you want actual yellow you need to go 3000k or even better, 2500k. I personally would leave my high beams stock temp.
 
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leave them alone. the yellow highbeam buckets are getting annoying imo.
 

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ya don't paint the high beams if you want yellow just buy some yellow bulbs that way if you get bored of them you can just switch out the bulbs instead of having to buy new headlights.
 

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Yeah I'll be sure to post up some pics when I'm done, along with pics of my new sri. Hopefully I'll be able to finish all that before 10:30 tomorrow night .. so I can goto the Vancovuer meet with them haha!

30 mins until 10:30. were you able to finish?
 

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Here is the final finish! Blackhoused my headlights like all you guys suggested =] it turned out pretty cool.. like it really runs with the car in away..

Got a question, anybody else got their chrome ripped off? I masked my turn signals/parking light with 3M masking tape and after the painting stage, I demasked and it somewhat took the chrome off with it. It looks alright (thank god its only the side that people rarely look at! :chucklesfawk:

So here are some pictures you guys have asked for:

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Took off the bumper, headlights, resonator (installed sri today as well!).

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This is a pic from a week or two ago after a wash, showing the before stage of the headlights.

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Here it is before putting it back in the oven to seal it back up, driver side headlight, passenger side was sitting in oven ready to be sealed back.

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Here it is back on the vehicle in my garage at 11:45PM. Yes I spent all day installing sri and blackhousing.

I'll take a better picture tomorrow in the daylight to see it actually blend with the gold.

Anybody know if its alright if I have a tiny gap between fender and headlgiht assembly (by the corner lights).. I don't know if its just me, but I don't remember seeing it like that before, but I mean it's cool.. It looks quite flush right now.

Thanks again for your advices! Will be looking out for some yellow bulbs =]
 

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Yeah I was able to finish, but nobody was there when I got there at 10:40 lmfao!

What a fail.

I got there at like 11ish and 2 people were already there before me. one was a silver 8th gen civic si and the other was a green 5th gen accord wagon. next time stick around a bit longer, people will show up.
 

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I got there at like 11ish and 2 people were already there before me. one was a silver 8th gen civic si and the other was a green 5th gen accord wagon. next time stick around a bit longer, people will show up.

Lol! I'll be sure to stick around a bit I guess.. Need to get the 6GA sticker on my car so people will know x]

When you got there, were they just chilling outside talking? Or inside? Cuz I got there and damn, I'm not going to just walk into TH and be like, "Who's here that's from 6GA?!" haha

looks good

Thanks =]
 

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Lol! I'll be sure to stick around a bit I guess.. Need to get the 6GA sticker on my car so people will know x]

When you got there, were they just chilling outside talking? Or inside? Cuz I got there and damn, I'm not going to just walk into TH and be like, "Who's here that's from 6GA?!" haha

check out the usual parking spot
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members park facing Byrne Rd. if no cars are parked there, then most likely no one is there yet.

people were inside already when i got there. oh and "who's here from 6ga?" won't get you very far, maybe "who's here from VAC" cuz it is a Vancouver Accord Club meet....not 6ga :D

are your pics taken with an iphone?!?!? you need some proper pics :beer:
 
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