Black Housing Headlights???

[Psych]

Sup yall,
This may be in the wrong section but which US Spec Evo had black housing headlights? Im thinking that all of the IX's did but Im not sure. Reason being is that Im looking for a set for my VIII. I have the factory fogs and I think some of the IX's dont. Someone shed some light on the subject so I can search through "part-out" and FS threads for some. Thanks in advance.

[shunderwunder]

The IX headlights have black chrome inside. I think all the flat black ones are JDM. You can always take yours apart & paint em.

[Evolvedgti]

I think shudder is correct! I will tell you this, i have a regular IX and do NOT have fogs!

[Chemwarrior]

Your best bet is to paint them yourself. There is a great write up on evom. I plan on doing mine in the next couple weeks. I've already done my taillights.

[TripperFx3]

Mine are painted. I'll have pics of them posted later tonight, but shunder is right. The JDM's are flat and the Evo IX's have black chrome

[Psych]

Thnx again guys. I already have the IX tails.
Are the IX headlights the same black chrome color as the tails?

**If so, i will search for a set. Ive always wainted to try to paint the headlights myself but I dont want to risk screwing them up.

[Dangeruss]

Thermite with a magnesium fuse always gives me the desired effect.

[shunderwunder]

Thnx again guys. I already have the IX tails.
Are the IX headlights the same black chrome color as the tails?

**If so, i will search for a set. Ive always wainted to try to paint the headlights myself but I dont want to risk screwing them up.

Yes. The IX headlights are black chrome, but I think it's not quite as dark as the rear for some reason. Not sure though. You may also be able to find JDM style or painted ones for sale if you don't want to risk yours.

Thermite with a magnesium fuse always gives me the desired effect.

Sounds a bit Dangeruss :)

[Dangeruss]

Gotta live up to the name, lol. :D

[shunderwunder]

I just couldn't help it. :)

[jktripp]

the jdm's also have the blinker located in the bottom instead of on top.(right)

[shunderwunder]

Yes Sir.

[jktripp]

that's what i thought. i bought them a while back, couldnt remember. sweeeeet! i got jdm headlights...(non HID though)

[Chemwarrior]

I like the turn signal on the bottom but I can't justify paying that much money to buy JDM headlights just to move the signal.

[jktripp]

when i wrecked the girl's insurance payed for them. along with koyo radiator and ams intercooler.:D (and cf hood, but itraded with somebody to get rid of it)

[shunderwunder]

^ When you pull yours apart to black out the insides you can move the turn signal. You just pop the amber relector off the top (or leave it if you want to have amber from top to bottom) & paint the inside of the lense for the lower reflector amber. I have some Kandy paints so I could paint the lense for you if ya want. Then just replace the bulbs.

[jktripp]

yeah, that's the only thing i would better.... amber all the way to the top. that would be niiiiiice. it looks good.

[shunderwunder]

I want this.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh51/shunderwunder/Picture005.jpg

[jktripp]

oh hell yes! that is bad ass! i love seeing that done. i dont have the skills to do that though...:(

[Chemwarrior]

^ When you pull yours apart to black out the insides you can move the turn signal. You just pop the amber relector off the top (or leave it if you want to have amber from top to bottom) & paint the inside of the lense for the lower reflector amber. I have some Kandy paints so I could paint the lense for you if ya want. Then just replace the bulbs.

I was not aware you could do that but now that I do I'll look at doing this. I'm going to be painting my headlights in a couple weeks when I get back up to my house in Tennessee. I'll be taking my son to the Nickelback concert in Nashville for his birthday. Yeah, I know, I'm a cool dad.

[jktripp]

but that also has the hole for 'cold' air, right? and that top piece being amber would just complete it..

[Chemwarrior]

Yeah, that's the cold air intake tract. That's definitely beyond my capabilities.

[jktripp]

me too. but it looks good.

[Chemwarrior]

I concur. I wonder though what kind of effect it has on the lights. Does it eliminate any of them?

[shunderwunder]

I was not aware you could do that but now that I do I'll look at doing this. I'm going to be painting my headlights in a couple weeks when I get back up to my house in Tennessee. I'll be taking my son to the Nickelback concert in Nashville for his birthday. Yeah, I know, I'm a cool dad.

No problem, just let me know.

but that also has the hole for 'cold' air, right? and that top piece being amber would just complete it..

Yes it's a headlight duct but it looks much better than any others I've seen. I think I could do that mod, but I dont't want to risk messing up my headlight.

I concur. I wonder though what kind of effect it has on the lights. Does it eliminate any of them?

He removed the driver side fog light & high beam. I don't use either of those so it wouldn't cause a problem for me.

[jktripp]

i dont have fogs, so the hole wouldnt have to go far over, and i could keep my high beam...... right? i have a dummy look-a-like hole for where the fogs woudl be. inner most 'light'.

[jktripp]

i was going to say i have my stockers sitting here and you could try it on them.... but they were crushed in the crash.... it's my stock tails i have...... i think my mind tries to block out the accident.....

[jktripp]

if i had those stockers i would let you play with them..... i dont have another car to drive while you would have mine... i got a bike, but it would rain everyday while you had my lights out of the car.

[jktripp]

i am ok from the crash, it's tripp that still has problems with it..... poor guy....i feel sorry for him.... the meds just never helped him like they do me

[shunderwunder]

^ This explains alot.

[jktripp]

i am tempted to let you try it on mine. how long do you think you would need them? if it messes up, i can just get another set if head lights, and sell those 'as is';)

[Chemwarrior]

I use my fogs all the time. I consider them just an addition of my regular headlights. I say do it tripp.

[jktripp]

yeah, i love the fog lights. but i dont have them. so....... but i press the dead button all the time and just imagine they are on.

[Chemwarrior]

I'm sure in your twisted imagination they are on.

[jktripp]

i would love to have that mod......

[shunderwunder]

I've never taken a headlight apart so I'm not sure. All he did was remove the lense & cut it out with a dremel then used a piece of black hose to cover the cut lense edge. It looks great, but I think over time you would get crap under the remaining lense that would be hadrd to keep clen because it's no longer sealed.

[jktripp]

well, maybe we can get together and talk about it sometime. me and tripp like this idea!

[Chemwarrior]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Lollllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TripperFx3]

well, maybe we can get together and talk about it sometime. me and tripp like this idea!

I'm really confused...

[jktripp]

what you confused about tripper?

[Chemwarrior]

Ignore Tripp, Tripper. Him and his other personalities are having a tete a tete.

[shunderwunder]

Oh boy.

[jktripp]

its not as bad as it seems

[shunderwunder]

I just hope it's not contagious.

[jktripp]

ok, we have been thinking about how to seal the lens and think about this shunder....

[jktripp]

1) seperate housing from lens
2) drill out fake fog light inside housing, and put piping in and then seal it from the back
3) dremmel lens in circle to only have hole that fits pipe diameter
4) pipe sits flush with lens and that is where you seal lens to the new intake pipe with the same adhesive you use to seal the lens back to the housing.

[jktripp]

i wish i knew how to download pictures, damn it. a picture is worth a thousand words... i have been kinda playing around with it on my car.... minus any cutting

[jktripp]

well, shunder, i guess i will just sit and twittle my fingers until u decide to grace me with your presence again......

[jktripp]

doh......*crickets chirping*

[shunderwunder]

Sorry. I like the sound of crickets. Go to photobucket.com & register an account. It's free & easy to use. Anyhow that sounds like it would work but I'm not sure how hard it would be to get it resealed & not look like crap. We would need some sort of trim ring that would cover the inlet edge & clean it up a bit. Would be much easier if I had some welding skills.

[shunderwunder]

Sorry about the delay. I didn't realize I was on call. ;)

[jktripp]

charlie and bombom have ninja skills.... would that help?

[jktripp]

you are the duct tape that holds us together.....

[jktripp]

why do you need a welder....isnt everything plastic....

[shunderwunder]

Ninja skills would be heplfull.

As far as welding goes we could get a metal pipe angle cut to sit flush with the lense then weld a flange on it that could be used to seal it to the lense.

[jktripp]

would it have to be a metal pipe?

[shunderwunder]

No. I was just saying that it would make things easier to seal up having a pipe angled flusw with the lense & with flange to mount it.

[jktripp]

what ab plastic tubing... would that seal easier to seal to the lens (plastic to plastic) and then we would just have to think of something cosmetically pleasing to fit as a trim around hole of lens... maybe. just some thoughts

[shunderwunder]

Like dis.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh51/shunderwunder/evoducts004-vi.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh51/shunderwunder/1-1.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh51/shunderwunder/headlightduct3-vi.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh51/shunderwunder/headlightduct5-vi.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh51/shunderwunder/evoducts001-vi.jpg

[Chemwarrior]

Those pictures make it look easy. I still wouldn't do away with any of my lights just to add it though.

[jktripp]

well damn..... why have i been struggling this whole time? you already got freaking pictures??! hell yeah that's it.

[jktripp]

but i dont have those lights so it would be a plus for me

[shunderwunder]

Yeah, that particuar setup only removes the drivers fog if you have one.

[jktripp]

yay!! i dont have one! lets do it!!!

[shunderwunder]

well damn..... why have i been struggling this whole time? you already got freaking pictures??! hell yeah that's it.

Didn't have em, but I knows where to find em.

[shunderwunder]

What's this we shit paleface.

[jktripp]

well, i meant we/you, just incase you need help.... i would help you to make the 'we' part. or, 'we' could just stay out of the way and watch.....

[shunderwunder]

Just messin with ya.

[jktripp]

i know man...

[Chemwarrior]

I finally blacked out my headlights today. I used a heatgun to get them apart. That shit is a pain in the ass. It took me about four hours to do both of them. Of course the second one took a whole lot less time. I'll get some pictures up when I get back to Atlanta. I think they look good. They definitely complete the look I was going for.

[BlewByYouEvoVIII]

I finally blacked out my headlights today. I used a heatgun to get them apart. That shit is a pain in the ass. It took me about four hours to do both of them. Of course the second one took a whole lot less time. I'll get some pictures up when I get back to Atlanta. I think they look good. They definitely complete the look I was going for.

and what look would that be? full blown gayness? or just homo enough to make people uncomfortable?

:D sorry Dan, I havn't taken any jabs at you in awhile, I couldn't resist anymore.

[Chemwarrior]

That's okay Ryan. All your doing is building up the quantity of ass whoopins you're going to get.

[BlewByYouEvoVIII]

lol! you wait too long and you'll be trying to hit me with your walker old man :D

[em1toevo]

^Lol Ryan!
Btw Dan, pics of said headlights or it didn't happen;)

[Chemwarrior]

I left my camera in Atlanta so I won't be able to take any until I get back on Sunday. I don't sweat Ryan. :D He knows the kind of damage I can do to him.

[BlewByYouEvoVIII]

I left my camera in Atlanta so I won't be able to take any until I get back on Sunday. I don't sweat Ryan. :D He knows the kind of damage I can do to him.

^ talks big, walks small, and drives slow :D

[Chemwarrior]

Ryan, you don't really want me to back up my talk.

[BlewByYouEvoVIII]

Ryan, you don't really want me to back up my talk.

I don't want to be liable for you hurting yourself. God forbid you should fall down and break your hip.

[Chemwarrior]

I have to admit that is funny. If I was to break a hip I'll be sure and fall on you. It's not like your twigs that you call bones could support any excess weight.

[shunderwunder]

good point

[BlewByYouEvoVIII]

yes this is true, but I wouldn't be there to catch you. I would let you fall on the ground and break yo face~!

[BlewByYouEvoVIII]

BTW why would you want to fall on me? Has the army really made you that inclined to touch men -_-

[Chemwarrior]

I see that someone is a homophobe. I'm secure enough in my manhood to not feel it is a gay thing when you touch another man. I'm not saying I touch men like the Navy does. :D Have you heard the joke about what do you get back when 150 sailors go to sea? 75 couples. :D

[Chemwarrior]

Here's the results:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/evoluvr/P2270057.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/evoluvr/P2270056.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/evoluvr/P2270055.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/evoluvr/P2270050.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/evoluvr/P2270054.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/evoluvr/P2270053.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/evoluvr/P2270051.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/evoluvr/P2270052.jpg

[Evolvedgti]

I looks really good Dan!

[TripperFx3]

Looks amazing Dan!

[shunderwunder]

Very nice. I like the blacked out signal.

[Chemwarrior]

Thank you both. I also think they turned out well. The hardest part was reassembly. Since I was using a heatgun I had to reheat the sealant one part at a time. I read that using the oven might be easier but I wanted to control where the heat was going. I didn't get any unnecessary burns using this method. I also ran a bead of silicone sealant just to make sure that I got everything sealed.

[Chemwarrior]

Very nice. I like the blacked out signal.

I was seriously debating if I wanted to spray paint that part. It comes off separately from the main chrome piece. After going back and forth on it I just decided to just paint it. It makes the turn signal a little bit harder to see when it is blinking. That's the only downfall I can see.

[shunderwunder]

But it looks better.

[Chemwarrior]

But it looks better.

I concur. :D

[em1toevo]

Looks hella good, Dan! Mine's next ;)

[Chemwarrior]

Looks hella good, Dan! Mine's next ;)

Thanks. Are you going to use the oven method or use a heatgun?

[em1toevo]

I haven't decided yet. I have always heard of folks doing the oven method. The heat gun seems like a real hands-on approach(ie. Ouch!). I plan on tackling some of these projects(Re-clearing the Brembos, heads and tails blacked out, sidemarkers smoked, etc...) this summer while I'm out of school.

[Chemwarrior]

I've done all those except reclearing my Brembos, which I need to do. The easiest thing to do was smoke the sidemarkers. The second easiest was the taillights. That of course leaves the headlights as the hardest. Next I'm looking at recoloring my HVAC control lights to a color that more matches the center cluster.

The heatgun wasn't that difficult to use. The sealant heats up surprisingly fast. The biggest problem was cleaning up my flat tipped screwdrivers after using them as pry devices.

[em1toevo]

I'll defintely have to remember that. Thanks for the tip. I'll pick up some cheap screwdrivers that I won't mind messing up.