yellow high beam tint

[h190]

wagner headlights are only 10 bucks a piece at oreillys

yeah but oreillys are a bunch of clowns.

[Silvester]

i just used stained glass paint... only took 30 minutes! and look the same, if not better. 

[Shogun]

i am going to try the stain glass paint this weekend

[wayno]

I used the krylon amber glass spray paint, this is what I started with.

This is what it looks like finished, with camera flash.

Without flash.

Still have lots of paint left, this is the second set, it is several coats at 4 different angles.\

 

I will install the lights this weekend I think, and get some more oics.  :)

[norcal werkz]

These look pretty good

[BROWNE]

Looks cool, but does the paint eventually flake off?

[BROWNE]

and is the paint in the little bottle the same as in spray can?

[robopineapple]

They ate different and look way different. mine havnt faded or flaked at all

[mhub91]

Sorry to hijack this thread but I've found that Tamiya TS-73 Clear Orange model paint works so freakin good its unreal. Try it. 1 coat and done. Even comes in rattle can. $7.00 at Fantasy World in Tacoma, WA.

 

I have some left if anyone wants..... free!

[Hooligan]

Wagner 4412a

 

[mhub91]

Dude when I went to the store to get some 4412A's they said they were $26/ea!! That's why I went the the $7 can of spray paint.

[Hooligan]

Damn.... I checked around here. Napa wanted the same price, I ended up finding them at O'Reillys for $10 each. Not saying the paint doesn't look good by any means. The 4412 is just a good option if someone is looking for a true fog light bulb

[robopineapple]

is the bulb actually a amber color? 

[Hooligan]

If you are asking about the 4412a, yes

[robopineapple]

Buying them tonight then haha

[wayno]

I forgot to post these photos when I installed them, they ended up on the 521 instead of the 720.

 

[uberkevin]

Wayno that looks damn good, however the little things over your lights really make them!

Where'd you get those?

 

I'm thinking about getting the 4412s.

[wayno]

Wayno that looks damn good, however the little things over your lights really make them!

Where'd you get those?

 

I'm thinking about getting the 4412s.

 

They are "tri-bar" headlights, I bought mine on Ebay, here is a link to a couple.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-3-4-CLEAR-BLUE-DOT-TRI-BAR-HEADLIGHTS-H4-BRIGHT-FITS-CHEVY-IMPALA-CHEVELLE-/140898915048?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20ce3ad2e8&vxp=mtr

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-3-4-BLACK-DOT-TRI-BAR-HOT-ROD-HEADLIGHTS-PAIR-/380609521180?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item589e18661c&vxp=mtr

 

Search "5 3/4 tri-bar headlights", I painted my brights amber myself.

[robopineapple]

those really are bad ass! do they perform any differently? 

[wayno]

those really are bad ass! do they perform any differently? 

 

I don't drive a lot at night anymore, but I can see just fine with these lights, and people are not flashing there brights at me, so I guess they work without offending anybody else, they were bought for another vehicle, but that vehicles headlight rings would not go over these headlights, so they ended up on the 521KC.

They were bought for looks, not performance, they make it look unique.

[LB2]

Never could understand why you would lessen the lumen output of your high beams by tinting them. I mean the point of the high beams is to light up the road ahead of you not lessen the light distance output right? Here in NH that's illegal to do, besides you really do want to light up the roads out here.

 

Lou "Have Brites will travel"

[robopineapple]

I have litteraly never needed my highbeems yet haha, but i see here you are coming from

[pope_face]

I'll stay out of the "reducing lumens debate" (as that brings up a whole lot of issues I have with people and headlights), but I've used Duplicolour Metalcast spraypaint with good results. About $10 a can up here, and I've used red and smoke. Both turned out quite well... I smoked the lights on my Subaru (tail, fender, and corner), and they held up to a fair bit of abuse. I did a few coats of the smoke, followed by a few coats of clearcoat. In the two years the lights were on the car, I had no issues with fading, chipping, flaking, etc. They also hold up to soap and water, but will come off with 99% isopropanol. The lights are dark enough to cover some damage on the inside, but you can still identify the red, amber, and clear sections in full sun, and I've never had issues with the police. Stay away from VHT Niteshades though, unless you want the lights completely black.

 

Having said all that: Apparently the Duplicolour Metalcast yellow/amber is supposed to be a good match for the classic yellow Euro headlights. I haven't used it personally, but given my experiences with the other colours, I wouldn't hesitate to try it.

[jmspep]

Just used krylon 9024 from amazon.. Kinda dissappinted when the can came in and it was half the size of a normal aerosol can $20 and it looks so cool.

 

[wayno]

Yea, they are small cans, but they will do 4 or 5 sets of lights.

Just used krylon 9024 from amazon.. Kinda dissappinted when the can came in and it was half the size of a normal aerosol can $20 and it looks so cool.