Nice job, I like the dark head lights on blue. Goes well with those rims too!!!
How do those clear lenses compare to OEM? Is there a noticeable difference in light output, or does it just sharpen the cutoff? Would you say it was worth the swap?
These lenses are a lot clearer than the stock ones. Had the headlight unit apart already so took the extra time to swap the lenses out. I thought it was worth it, but everyone's got their own opinion.
I'll try to take some pics of the new output. I didn't get the chance to take any before shots though. I was also trying to retrofit a second projector lens,
but the weather got too nice so a trashed that project.
Gonna be a rebel here, but it's all opinion, and I have mine. I personally think the blackouts make you look more ricey, and more likely to get pulled over. Not to mention why would you want less light at night???
Gonna be a rebel here, but it's all opinion, and I have mine. I personally think the blackouts make you look more ricey, and more likely to get pulled over. Not to mention why would you want less light at night???
Blacking out is merely fixing up an OEM flaw. So do you think black OEM VIIIMR headlights are "ricey" (term from the 90's)???
Less light:
YES, if you paint the DRL housing black it will hinder the intensity of the output. But the halogen DRL housing is a useless light source anyway. I dont know why Mitsubishi even incorporated it into a SSS headlight in the first place. The HID BiXenon projector in its low and high beam format has so much light intensity that it over shadows the halogen DRL output regardless if its chrome or blacked out. Its an absolute useless housing.
Even painting the chrome housing around the projector has little to no effect on light ouput. Remember its the chrome reflector bowl inside the projector that dictates how the light is spread.
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc356/iEvoVII/DSC02664.jpg
Also something you probably didnt know, the chrome lines to the left and bottom of the projector opening are there to diffuse / soften the light. Painting them black makes f**k all difference.
If you can see a significant difference in the light output of a blacked out SSS headlight vs a stock SSS headlight you must have better vision than superman.
Your comment about ricey headlights is your opinion. I understand its a personal preference thing but the comment about less light, I just kicked for a field goal.
Painting over the lens with any color but clear, by the laws of physics, will provide less light. Now, how noticeable is it? Don't know. I guess I'd have to see them side by side to tell?
I got so tired of explaining on evom that the lens itself wasn't painted I quit trying to explain it. I really wonder if some people just don't look at pictures or just can't comprehend things :/
Yea, so maybe I'm not understanding this. I thought this blacked out process actually was a change to the lens color. My bad. So explain exactly what causes the "blackout" ??
Painting the chrome housing black is what causes the blackout. You remove all the lights and components from the headlight assembly and bake the lens off in the oven. Then you paint the chrome black and reinstall the projectors, halogens, etc. then put on the clear lens. Since the HIDs are projectors, they do not need a chrome housing to reflect the light.
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