So I bought and installed a $20 set of rice foglights from Pep Boys. They work really well, but they look pretty hideous when they aren't on. Is there any way to tint them or something so they don't look so ridiculous? Thanks.
Altering Rice Lights
Started by 855T, Apr 12 2005 01:01 AM
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 01:01 AM
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 01:41 AM
I would suggest to get that do-it-yourself window tinting stuff, but then it might melt from the heat of the foglights.. you could also probably paint the fog light housing to match the color of your car
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 01:56 AM
I'd love to comment but not without pics of these "ridiculous" fogs 
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 02:22 AM
QUOTE(855T @ Apr 11 2005, 06:01 PM)
So I bought and installed a $20 set of rice foglights from Pep Boys. They work really well, but they look pretty hideous when they aren't on. Is there any way to tint them or something so they don't look so ridiculous? Thanks.
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 02:39 AM
Mask off the lenses and hit them with a snitload of krylon fusion and then clear.
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 03:02 AM
I took some pics, but after looking at them on the compy, they're too crappy to post. I'll get some tomorrow when it's light outside.
My concern isn't the housings (which are black), but rather the lenses, which are purple/blue and overall a bit too rice for my liking. The cool yellow ones they had were too big, as were the clears. Ah well.
Let me know if you guys think of anything. Could I spray some gray paint onto them to tint them or something?
My concern isn't the housings (which are black), but rather the lenses, which are purple/blue and overall a bit too rice for my liking. The cool yellow ones they had were too big, as were the clears. Ah well.
Let me know if you guys think of anything. Could I spray some gray paint onto them to tint them or something?
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 03:37 AM
thats like mine!
i have the blue lens (which i wish i didn't get)
right now i don't really care, as long as they work
i have the blue lens (which i wish i didn't get)
right now i don't really care, as long as they work
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 03:38 AM
you cant use normal paint for the lenses, but im pretty sure home depot or any home-improvement or automotive store should have a window tinting spray paint... i think someone on the boards has used it...
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 03:43 AM
There are special paints designed for glass with seethrough effect, you can buy them in walmart or any other craftstore. Spraying with a normal paint won't do any good.
If you have those foglights in stock location you could cutout round pieces of acrylic, tint it and stick it in the foglights holes
If you have those foglights in stock location you could cutout round pieces of acrylic, tint it and stick it in the foglights holes
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Posted 13 April 2005 - 03:20 AM
Thinking back to my R/C roots, I piecked up some R/C window tint from the hobby store. Right = old ugliness, left = new hotness. Pic is huge because I just reformated my drive (what I get for running Windoze) and don't have PS yet.
http://img114.echo.cx/img114/9876/fogs3zy.jpg
I guess I'll see how it holds up, especially to heat. Looks wayyy better though.
http://img114.echo.cx/img114/9876/fogs3zy.jpg
I guess I'll see how it holds up, especially to heat. Looks wayyy better though.
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Posted 13 April 2005 - 11:47 AM
Looks much better..
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Posted 13 April 2005 - 03:51 PM
Wow! Amazingly better!
How did it affect light output?
How did it affect light output?
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Posted 13 April 2005 - 03:59 PM
QUOTE(855T @ Apr 11 2005, 09:01 PM)
So I bought and installed a $20 set of rice foglights from Pep Boys. They work really well, but they look pretty hideous when they aren't on. Is there any way to tint them or something so they don't look so ridiculous? Thanks.
did they fit right into those little holes where the little grills are on the bumper? Or where did you mount em?
QUOTE(Cchris1109 @ Nov 27 2005, 11:00 PM)
you shut up
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Posted 13 April 2005 - 04:02 PM
Looks good, but where to mount?
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Posted 13 April 2005 - 08:59 PM
Haven't plugged 'em in yet to check light output, but I've been mounting them with some insane foam tape in the center part of the airdam. I'll get pics later today.
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Posted 15 April 2005 - 12:50 PM
wheres those pics? I wanna see how this turned out
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QUOTE(Cchris1109 @ Nov 27 2005, 11:00 PM)
you shut up
