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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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painted the headlights over the weekend, they turned out great but i painted the housing like a dumbass and now my highbeams are worthless!!! ill just adjust the hids up a little. but ill try and post pics in a sec.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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Ill have to change them to jpeg cause they wont load up as a tiff
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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here is some of the process
Attached Thumbnails headlights-img_0579.jpg   headlights-img_0581.jpg  
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by evo8rcr

yeah i know i didnt anticipate not being able to load the tiff pics
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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here is some of the process
Although I dont own an evo, I dont see how you wont be able to use your highbeams

Looks good though
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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.... I dont see how you wont be able to use your highbeams ....:
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oh yea...giggly giggly!
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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how about some pics on the car?
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by fsugatorbait
how about some pics on the car?
+1 kinda up in the air still
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by iLLiVo
Although I dont own an evo, I dont see how you wont be able to use your highbeams

Looks good though
I dont get it either.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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I dont get it either.
He means that the highbeams use the reflectiveness of the chrome housing, so they're not as effective when you paint the housing. You can still use them, though.

I have the same issue because I painted my housing. The highbeams just kinda spread out the light from the headlights, they don't really light things up that much better if you paint the housing. Oh well...

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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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^^^^ actually that looks good +1
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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I understand now, thanks! It was matter to me though because I never use the highbeams.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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looks good.
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 07:18 AM
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yeah i will try to get the pic with them installed on the car, the crome painted bezel in now black so there is almost no reflectivity now i dont mind just kinda anyoying when on some curvey back road and brights would help out. barewith me on the pics im at work but ill try to get them at lunch, i have some just tiff and cant find one to host them or have a program to resize them. but ill get them on
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