All black headlight project
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All black headlight project
i just wanted to share something i doing custom on my xk8..its a 97 and i have always loved the newer black lights..while they are actually mostly black with the part in front of the turn signal chrome which is awsome i have always wondered what all black would look like..well when it comes to me wondering for too long something tends to become a reality..im the kinda guy that fabricates anything i can..so away i went pulling the lights to see if i could separate the glass lenses from the housing..
with a heat gun and a plastic wedge i started the 3 hour process of very carefully removing the glass
and its off (hardest part of the whole job)
with a heat gun and a plastic wedge i started the 3 hour process of very carefully removing the glass
and its off (hardest part of the whole job)
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after alot of scuffing to get any loose shiny stuff of and a good cleaning i mixed up some self etching primer made for plastic and went to town..heres a shot outside of step one
i ended up priming the whole thing front to back.that self etching primer is some seriously strong stuff..once dry it was very hard to scratch off.using top notch materials will make sure this mod looks good for a long time....tomorrow you will see black people!!!
i ended up priming the whole thing front to back.that self etching primer is some seriously strong stuff..once dry it was very hard to scratch off.using top notch materials will make sure this mod looks good for a long time....tomorrow you will see black people!!!
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i cant wait too..this will not affect night visibility..on low beams the projector well projects and the high beam has its own reflector that will be untouched..really no light reflects off the part im painting..i did leave the reflector chrome behind the tunsignal lens..i want it all to work as stock...this mod will cost me nothing,well time i guess,i already have the primer and paint in my shop...
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i cant wait too..this will not affect night visibility..on low beams the projector well projects and the high beam has its own reflector that will be untouched..really no light reflects off the part im painting..i did leave the reflector chrome behind the tunsignal lens..i want it all to work as stock...this mod will cost me nothing,well time i guess,i already have the primer and paint in my shop...
That sounds great! I didn't think all that chrome was there just for bling. I'm definitively going to be doing this mod eventually.
I almost forgot to ask, does the chrome wipe off?
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The chrome is vapor deposited on the black plastic. It actually will wipe off. And reveal black plastic underneath. I think rubbing alcohol will really take off the chrome.
I can tell you that my headlights are a bit dimmer at night with my 2005 black lenses. I think the halogen bulbs did need the chrome but the HID bulbs didn't.
I can tell you that my headlights are a bit dimmer at night with my 2005 black lenses. I think the halogen bulbs did need the chrome but the HID bulbs didn't.
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The chrome is vapor deposited on the black plastic. It actually will wipe off. And reveal black plastic underneath. I think rubbing alcohol will really take off the chrome.
I can tell you that my headlights are a bit dimmer at night with my 2005 black lenses. I think the halogen bulbs did need the chrome but the HID bulbs didn't.
I can tell you that my headlights are a bit dimmer at night with my 2005 black lenses. I think the halogen bulbs did need the chrome but the HID bulbs didn't.
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Gents, I installed the exact one 6000K HID xenon conversion kit from Kensun as showed in the video above. I am driving 1999 XK8 and I had to undertake simple rewiring to fit it all in the factory headlight housings...15 mins of basic wire cutting/connecting per headlight.
Never had to use my high beams again . The projectors cut the light column off correctly before it'd blind upcoming vehicles (unlike some aftermarket insanity people do on pickups leaving you driving blind at night ).
Anyhow, if you'd like to see the difference between factory and Xenon plus look at my pdf rewiring document click the link below...
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...21/#post719889
Hope this helps, giandanielxk8.
Killergsxr1, can't wait to blackout once the you complete that masterpiece, mate!!!
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It can be if you buy the slim, small ballast kits. They fit inside the light unit. Really a plug and play.
I didn't realize this when I ordered mine so the ballast needs to be mounted outside the unit and a hole drilled in the main beam outer cap to run the wiring.
I didn't realize this when I ordered mine so the ballast needs to be mounted outside the unit and a hole drilled in the main beam outer cap to run the wiring.
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You should add the led drl rings. They look awesome!! I wired mine to the small parking bulb.
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