Mel87 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I am sure this has been said before, did a search but didn't find anything. I might have a contact that would be able to make tinted plexi-glass headlight covers for my car. Always wanted to know what it would look like so I did a quick PS on it. Now if I were to get these I would most likely tint the turn signals. But what do you think about covers like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schurkey Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Half the world wants brighter/blue-er headlights, the other half wants dark covers over them. Why not just leave them legal (and maybe get them aimed properly, if needed)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) Half the world wants brighter/blue-er headlights, the other half wants dark covers over them. Why not just leave them legal (and maybe get them aimed properly, if needed)? Because some of our factory lights are ineffective if not downright dangerous. I installed an HID kit in my Regal after a drive through Colorado on a snowy day from Chicago to LA. I had to get out every 2 minutes to clean the salt off the lenses because they were providing zero light, and I could barely see anything even when they were clean. I blacked out the bottom reflector of the housing to reduce glare shining into peoples' eyes. Not the ideal way to run HIDs in your car, but having them became necessary. I installed a tint film on the lenses on my old Bonneville GXP for a while. They looked absolutely badass. Such a sexy car. http://www.w-body.com/showthread.php/47593-Cell-phone-photoshoot?highlight=bonneville+gxp I had HIDs in that one, 35W, and I can honestly say that the light output was less than with factory bulbs. I didn't notice it at first, but it became more obvious over time. The tints really pulled a number on the output. I ended up removing them when I sold the car. They probably would have been fine with 55W HIDs, but I never bothered to try. Edited November 28, 2011 by xtremerevolution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I made headlight covers for my '97 cutty years ago. No one produces them. I did take them off everytime I drive at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Half the world wants brighter/blue-er headlights, the other half wants dark covers over them. Why not just leave them legal (and maybe get them aimed properly, if needed)? I have headlight covers for my z34 but to drive with them on at night is plain lunacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I've always wanted a set of headlight covers. Could this friend make more than 1 set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel87 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Half the world wants brighter/blue-er headlights, the other half wants dark covers over them. Why not just leave them legal (and maybe get them aimed properly, if needed)? Yeah well half the US wants a democratic government and the other half want republic... so what? The reason I want them is because of not only would it look cool but it would save a lot of time in keeping the front clean. Also it would keep the plastic turn signals from fading/hazing. The picture is an exaggerated simulation of it. I doubt I would get a tint that dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 here are a few old pics of my cutlass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel87 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 That looks bad ass!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I believe Jake91 made a set too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Just some mock ups never finished . Only had to make a proper mounting system. I only had them held in by sliding onE end behind the outer turn signal and closing the hood on them but it was a very simple design just cut some plexi glass to size, tint, and find a way to mount them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Psych0matt Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 that looks straight "80s futuristic" right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbex Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Yeah it looks like something I'd see in Back to the Future when they went to 2015, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Yeah it looks like something I'd see in Back to the Future when they went to 2015, lol! That's EXACTLY what I had in mind. I picture the red ford probe with cardboard on it when he first arrives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbex Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Ha ha ha ha, yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel87 Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 ^^^lololol thats exactly what some one said the first time i posted these lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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