A lot of people have the painted headlight pockets and my car has been repainted silver and does not have it and i intend to keep it that way. I thought it would be a nice contrast if i could find a set of head lights that had a peuter backing then you would get that black look from the lights while the car is off. Dont really care what modifications id have to do with the brackets that can all be figured out. My buddy mentioned something like this and ive never even seen lights like it before but i think it would be really cool. Would prefer to stay with the split high and low beams but if necessary would go to a single panel.

 

jcwhitney use to sell replacement lights for our cars that had a black backing so it was dark when they were off.....sadly they don't anymore.

 

awwwww are you kidding? If anyone has those and doesnt want em if theyre in good shape id seriously consider buying them and id also be willing to trade em the stock ones if thats what they want in there. Man that sounds perfect!!! damn it just my luck eh anyone else got any ideas?

 

I dont know if this would work, but VHT Niteshades, i think is the name of it, its like tint in a bottle for lights, when you turn the light on its supposed to be like a normal light, then when off it looks like a blackout. Ive never used the stuff tho. It can be found in summit or jegs. Like 10 bucks a can.

Kevin

edit: here is more info bout it

http://www.autocarparts.com/part/1291/

 

take some cheap ones apart....just use some really good glue? painting over your lights is a mistake on a street car.

 

I remember those! They had the majestic "honeycomb" technology that let light trhough but all you saw was a dark surface when they were off. Interesting...

 

yeah there were a few factory cars that had them. i've seen alot of them on the older 4wd s10 and blazers back in 91-92 era.

 

i looked but couldnt find any pictures of those? Any chance i could fit those on my car? I'm super pissed now sounds like the ones JC were making is exactly what i want.

 

I actually started looking around for them but can't find anything! Just a little more info; they were just like normal headlights in every way, except the lens had a black tint, so your headlights would look completely black when off, then light up normally.

 

tpiroc,

Where did you get your lights?
By the way, NICE CAR!
Any times yet?

Thanks,

 

you COULD get thoes cheap H4 conversion housings and seperate the back from the lense... paint it all, and put it back together... however....

1.. its reflective for a reason... your lights wont work nearly as well like that.

2. you cant put a higher watt bulb in thoes housings... they melt if you do.


if you try it and deem the amount and pattern of light they give off acceptable, you can try that... but it sounds like a bad idea to me.

 

I know i really wanted to stay away from painting them because it doesnt seem like a good idea. What i will probably do is buy one (theyre pretty cheap) separate it, paint it, re seal it, then put it on while a normal one is one my car and see how different the two are.....i doubt it will work well though. I'm still very open to other solutiong to achieve a similar effect.

 

hows this?


buy a big LCD panel.


when current is applied its either clear or dark..... so you can turn it on or off........ when the lights off, have it dark, when the lights on have it clear....



athough, thats a costly solution.

 

A: www.demandmotorsports.com - These guys are "O-K"
B: Thank you
C: No, it's shabby on the bottom end, but can do 145mph all day long, so it's not really a 1/4 mile car
D: You're welcome

EDIT: Here's a direct link to the product: http://www.demandmotorsports.com/Detail.bok?no=490

RE-EDIT: On the inner pair, I removed he lamp glove which is "blinding" bright, but it's on the high beams anyway. When off, it looks MUCH better this way like new cars with a seperate high/low bulb. For example, Ken's red convertable is awesome, and he has the same headlights, but it doesn't look as good with all four lamps having the lamp glove (Your car kicks as_S Ken, just my opinion on the lights). I'm real happy with mine.

 

I HAD THOSE!!! they're black when off and white when on! yeah they were cool as ****! they're made by philips im pretty sure. i ordered them through jc whitney about 3-4 years ago $15 a piece but well worth it.

UPDATE: just went and grabbed one they are called the Philips Color Clear Lights. I'm searching on where to locate them for you all.

 

There's a pic of stock compared to the "color clear", good info 87CIZ

 

If you can find a link to them youll be my hero!!! that black headlight looks like EXACTLY what i want.

 

ok after some searching ive only found one lead... i emailed jcwhitney to see if they can help us out. but the lead i found was off of a Delorean message board philips told them that this place and jcwhitney are two places to get them.

Keystone Automotive Warehouse 800-233-8321

im waiting on a response from jcwhitney and philips. so lets just hope ill call keystone tomorrow.

 

ok after some searching ive only found one lead... i emailed jcwhitney to see if they can help us out. but the lead i found was off of a Delorean message board philips told them that this place and jcwhitney are two places to get them.

Keystone Automotive Warehouse 800-233-8321

im waiting on a response from jcwhitney and philips. so lets just hope ill call keystone tomorrow.

 

hmmm....subtle...yet sweet..... i wouldn't mind owning some of those at all let me know if you find anything out on them

 

keystone is a pretty big supplier...i used to work at a garage/store and we used to carry some of their products in our store. they should be able to help ya out

 

Well Canadian Tire has a thing where i can order through keystone and i have their catalogue but nothing by phillips is in here. I also sent philips an e-mail and am waiting to hear what they say. I really hope i can find a set (ill probably buy 2 sets if i find em) because this is exactly what im looking for to go with the custom look that i will have on the front of my car.

 

they do give a really nice look, i have a blacked out iroc and they set it apart but that iroc is currently in the process of getting a new engine, interior, and transmission.

 

Alright i got an email back from JcWhitney this is what he said:


Dear Customer,

I researched through our resources and we no longer carry that
particular item. You can get them from a website called.

www.classicindustries.com

Thanks,

Jessy,
JC Whitney Customer Service
http://www.jcwhitney.com



i havent had any luck finding them on classicundustries but maybe you will, but i'll continue my search

 

no updates on these ?? anyone have any other ideas for having black headlights?

 

well guys this is my update:

Philips Lighting answer:
Mr. Taylor,

Due to lack of consumer demand, we discontinued production and sales of
these bulbs a few years ago. We no longer have stock availible.

Philips Automotive Lighting

and classic indstries doesnt have them either. they told me to go to www.hemmers.com havent done it yet though.