oh, cool. well, in that case I suppose functionality overrides aesthetics.

 

thinking about doing the headlights just to see what it looks like, and how the light shines through at night...keep in mind im buying the Palo Uber light bar with 4 Hella 500 driving lights, im gonna mount them a little downward so i can use them any time without blinding oncoming traffic, so even if this does mess up the light output a little, maybe itll work out. although i dont know about things on the road hitting the headlights..we shall see though...

 

Careful, some places just turning on extra lights is a ticket.
I have read about aftermarket lights being aimed high and blinding other drivers so cops will ticket any light that is on and not part of the stock body.
FWIW.

 

cops around here arent that strict... and i have other stuff to worry about getting a ticket for..nothing on my car is legal lol.

 

consider fogs instead of driving lights.

 

i might. i havent looked into them that much, but im ordering the palo uber bar within the next few days.

 

Looks cool but I would be worried about its permanence and runs.

Now If you wanted to go hardcore about it you could "sandblast" the outside of the lens, and tint the inside. This would give you the nice flat black look while being very durable I would imagine

 

i wrapped the headlights..ill rock them for a while...see how it works out.. pretty much killed my night vision, only becuase i have 15% tint on my windshield, but im buying the Palo Uber light bar with 4 Hella 500 driving lights in the next couple days, so that will brighten things up

 

Please take a picture after the first dusty road - it should be pretty funny.

Might completely block the light and get you a ticket.

It will certainly hold grit in contact with the plastic, and maybe sand the surface for you automatically over time.

 

um, i dont drive my MINI on dusty/dirt roads...thats what trucks are for...

 

gotta give you props for the idea, but the nylon makes the car look cheap b/c it lacks luster...the shininess.

also, aren't you concerned when it gets dirty, it's not going to be black anymore?

 

as stated 9384589985 times, im doing flat black accents against the gloss black paint..i WANTED the lights flat.

 

how does the fabric not siphon up water? Since you've covered the foam gaskets on the back of the lights, I'd be worried about this:

 

donno. we will see with time.

 

It's growing on me. I think I'm starting to like it.

 

 

I wish... I moved to a place with a dirt road and just can't keep the Mini clean anymore. First stop after I leave home is the quick touchless carwash. Can't just stop diving the Mini!

 

this guy used plastic paint..i dont know how the light shines through paint that isnt transparent, but it does..look nice too. if my nylon fails, ill do this

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showpo...59&postcount=1

 

I just did it to my tails. I used a smoke spray paint used for polycarbonate RC car bodies. Just built up coats until it was as dark as I wanted it. Light shines through just fine. No pics yet as I just did it and my lights aren't back together yet.

 

post pics here when u get pics!

 

You got it. Should be tomorrow because I am putting them back together tonight.

 

just thought id update this thread, original nylon is still on the headlights and tails, and all of it is perfect, no rips, no stains, no fading, and no tickets either.

just for those of you who thought it wouldnt work.

 

Definitely interesting !!

 

Pimped you done with your wall yet?

 

If Darth Vader was a car...