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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 04:46 AM
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blackout headlight covers

who is using them?? Do you have any pics of cars with them? Do you find that you lose visibility at night with them?

thanks for your time
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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i know jgifford has them , i bet u loose some visibility but not much .
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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had them. but they blew off
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 04:18 PM
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They freaking SUCK at night. I had GTS ones if that makes a difference. I used my high beams and I still couldn't see shiznit. Make sure you got the fogs on when you do it.
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 04:58 PM
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where did u buy themfrom???
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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I have em, I love em during the day, PITA at night, it kills the lights, and to make it worse, I put a billet grille in front of the fog lights.

EDIT: I've actually been trying to figure out a way for them to flip down when the headlights come on. I've got a pretty good idea about how to attach it, but I'm not sure what to use to make it move. (ie...solenoid, small motor, vacuum)




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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 08:30 PM
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i got them but never put them on becuz my nose is warped from being old so they dont fit, if anyone wants them $60 shipped, they've only been taken out of the box and looked at , then put back in them box.
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 09:57 PM
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Here's mine.. kinda hard to see.

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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 10:01 PM
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how do they attatch to the car?
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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The original stuff that came with it is a 3M double sided mounting tape. I think that what it's called. It's the thick double sided tape. I've had mine for almost 3 years now and haven't lost one yet. (Knock on wood)
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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Originally posted by jgifford
The original stuff that came with it is a 3M double sided mounting tape. I think that what it's called. It's the thick double sided tape. I've had mine for almost 3 years now and haven't lost one yet. (Knock on wood)
man i love the all black look of your car....thats similar to what im going for...except in doing the wheels and sidemarkers black aswell, and tinting the windows
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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Thanks, about a year or so ago, I had my stock turn signals and sidemarkers tinted, and I made a plexi blackout that covered the foglights It was pretty sweet, but you can imagine it stopped most air movement through the radiator and she got hot pretty quick.
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 11:02 PM
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Originally posted by jgifford
Thanks, about a year or so ago, I had my stock turn signals and sidemarkers tinted, and I made a plexi blackout that covered the foglights It was pretty sweet, but you can imagine it stopped most air movement through the radiator and she got hot pretty quick.
i think im just going to do mine with that nite shade stuff from summit...i ordered it about 5 minutes ago
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 01:54 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by jgifford

I've actually been trying to figure out a way for them to flip down when the headlights come on. I've got a pretty good idea about how to attach it, but I'm not sure what to use to make it move. (ie...solenoid, small motor, vacuum)

That's an awesome idea you have and i'd love to see it become reality. best of luck with it
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 03:44 PM
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Does anyone have clear ones? I would like to see if they look ok. I want to protect my headlights from damage, and also might help aerodynamics.
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 06:26 PM
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i gots a question...the people that have them i noticed the small white writing in the corner i think GTS is wat it says...um is it possible to get rid of that? cause i thinkd they look better all black with no writing. For you guys that have them can i just know if its possible to take that off?
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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yeah you can take the GTS emblems off, all i used was my finger nail on my tailight blackouts and it came off no problem. shouldnt be any different from the fronts.
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Old Feb 9, 2004 | 09:53 PM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
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Are there any difference between the 85-87 camaro blackouts and the 88-92 camaro blackouts? I just bought a pair of 88-92's for my 91 RS and they guy i bought them from is offering me the miss marked 85-87's or my money back... Will they fit my car?

Thank you for your time.
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