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Hey quick question. Thinking of doing a headlight mod.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by machotaco2012, Nov 8, 2016.

  1. Nov 8, 2016 at 10:34 PM
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    machotaco2012

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    •3” front blocks •2” steel rear blocks •1.25" spidertrax spacers for clearance •285/70/17 (33's) Ko2's •20% tint
    Can the housing be painted with plasti dip or will this not work? Also my truck is magnetic gray and i figured this would look better than painting it black. Any pics or suggestion?
     
  2. Nov 8, 2016 at 10:47 PM
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    Dalandser

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    A lot of people (not as many as those who paint the housing black) color match their housing to their body color. I would not use plasti dip since it's going to be a permanent mod you might as well use a good spray paint and not have to deal with issues from heat and cold unless you plan on returning the housings to chrome sometime - probably a lot of work for something no one would notice when you sell it anyway if that's why you were thinking of plasti dip. Go for it though - it looks good when done right. Search a little and I bet you'll find pics.
     
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  3. Nov 9, 2016 at 1:46 AM
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    If you're opening up your headlights, why not do it right the first time?
     
  4. Nov 9, 2016 at 3:32 AM
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    I agree.. i love plastidip. But it's not a great choice for inside headlights.
     
  5. Nov 9, 2016 at 3:42 AM
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  6. Nov 14, 2016 at 10:41 PM
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    •3” front blocks •2” steel rear blocks •1.25" spidertrax spacers for clearance •285/70/17 (33's) Ko2's •20% tint
    I went with this and it turned out great. I now realize why i wouldnt want to do it twice tho haha
     
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  7. Nov 14, 2016 at 10:44 PM
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    Dalandser

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    Seriously that's a lot of work I remember. I went with ebay lights the second time around but they kind of stink in the reflector department - I have light scattered all over the place. Time for some pics ;)
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