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BHLM brightness

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by jeeezy, Jan 5, 2011.

  1. Jan 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM
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    all you guys with the black headlight mod, did you guys notice a diffrence in brightness? are the lights not as bright? does it even affect it at all?
     
  2. Jan 5, 2011 at 8:20 AM
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    If you paint the reflector black, then you will see decrease in brightness.. Otherwise, you should not notice a difference at all.
     
  3. Jan 5, 2011 at 8:23 AM
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    i always thought since your painting the reflective chrome background black then that would kill all brightness
     
  4. Jan 5, 2011 at 8:26 AM
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    With bhlm you only want to paint the bezel and not the reflector. The bezel is just chrome and for show. The reflector is what the light actually bounces off of. So it shouldn't affect brightness too much. It might affect how much glare is there.
     
  5. Jan 5, 2011 at 8:27 AM
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    hmm good to know i plan on doing the mod soon enough
     
  6. Jan 5, 2011 at 8:33 AM
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    Yeah what he said.. I ment the reflector. I got confused :p
     

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