Not Quite BHLM, Not Quite Colormatched Either. Looking for pics!

Im in the process of building a set of retrofits for my truck and I need to decide on the color to paint the bezels.

I think black is too dark and stands out too much against silver, see below...



But all chrome is too bright on silver, see below -



The truck currently has OEM smoked TRD lights on it (Im not using them for the retrofits), see below -



Now, what I am looking for is people who did the black headlight mod, but didnt paint the bezels black. Im looking for more of a dark silver, charcoal, or anthracite color - similar to the color of my wheels. Something that looks like the OEM smoked lights.

 

Are you looking for something darker than your current oem black chrome lights?

 

I'm looking to match the current oem smoked look on the spare headlights I'm using for my build.

 

I see. I misunderstood. I agree the your wheel color or the black chrome will look good with silver.

 

Bueller?

 

I did mine in MGM

 

Nice! But still a bit too dark.

Thanks for sharing though.

 

Go with a gunmetal paint, not too dark or too light.

 

You can always go all clear.

 

Pink.

 

I don't care about the truck. I'm just gonna stare at your avatar.

 

Pink is a close second on color choice. A gun metal-ish color is still the top choice. Similar to the color of the wheels on my truck.

Has anyone done a set of headlights in a color similar?

 

A set of headlights I did on a Celica GTS in gunmetal.

 

Hell yeah. Now we're talkin. Details on the paint?

 

Had to run to Lowes today to get scuff pads.... Stared at spraypaints for about 20 minutes. I may have found my color. I think its a hair lighter that my wheels, which is what I was looking for.



Example -



I think it may be close enough to what Im looking for to work.

Next step, figure out what kind of clear coat to do.

 

Painted em in the Rustoleum color pictured above.

I'm happy with the color as they sit disassembled. Hopefully once I assemble them, they still look the way I want them to.

 

Looking good!

 

I'm thinking about trying the Rustoleum lens tint - to just darken up the chrome.

https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/auto/specialty-paints/lens-tint

 

That may work. I'd be worried about it sticking since you really can't scuff the shrouds.

100% happy with em