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so i wanted tinted headlights for my 09 camry le and i found some online http://www.carid.com/product.php?pro...t=68656&page=1 but i heard that the after market ones a really bad and not worth the money... and i unno if that true.. someone told me to just do it myself but im like a serious noob and i have NO idea how to do it... if anybody can giv me more info on where i can get a better one or instructions on how to do it??? that would be nice....and i also want an hid kit for it so i dont know what to dooo... i want dark headlights with a hid kit =[ i couldnt really find a thread for it i found one for halo lights?? but not tinted ones..
You can go to almost any tint shop and they'll do it for you... Or you can buy the tint online and do it yourself (which you will mess up). The reason why is because the curvature of the headlights make it extremely difficult to heat/stretch the tint correctly.
And with the HID kit, you can easily just get it online and install it yourself (takes less than 5 minutes).
Or you can just wait until the meet, and enter in the raffle for a free HID kit and we can install it for you right there on the spot lol.
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You can go to almost any tint shop and they'll do it for you... Or you can buy the tint online and do it yourself (which you will mess up). The reason why is because the curvature of the headlights make it extremely difficult to heat/stretch the tint correctly.
And with the HID kit, you can easily just get it online and install it yourself (takes less than 5 minutes).
Or you can just wait until the meet, and enter in the raffle for a free HID kit and we can install it for you right there on the spot lol.
Are those even smoked? I think they might just have black housing, it doesn't specifically say the lenses are smoked/tinted. And to me it's kind of counterproductive to tint your headlights when you want HIDs, since the reason for getting them is to have brighter headlights. I would just paint the housing black and get HIDs.
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Are those even smoked? I think they might just have black housing, it doesn't specifically say the lenses are smoked/tinted. And to me it's kind of counterproductive to tint your headlights when you want HIDs, since the reason for getting them is to have brighter headlights. I would just paint the housing black and get HIDs.
I JUST FOUND OUT WHAT THE DIFFERENCE was haha yeah i want to get black housings but i dont wanna do it like myself because if i do i know FOR SURE im gonna mess everything up.... haha do u know of a place that does them for you???thansk by the way...
I JUST FOUND OUT WHAT THE DIFFERENCE was haha yeah i want to get black housings but i dont wanna do it like myself because if i do i know FOR SURE im gonna mess everything up.... haha do u know of a place that does them for you???thansk by the way...
Your best bet is to do it yourself or find someone you know (or someone from here) to do it. You have to heat up the housing (using oven or heat gun) to separate the lense. The most difficult part is usually gluing/sealing it back together to make sure they don't get any precipitation in them. There's quite a few threads on here that explain exactly what to do. Just search for black housing.
Edit: This is for a GEN 5 Camry, but it gives you the idea of what you need to do.
FYI Tinting of headlights and taillights can be illegal depending how dark it is since it diminishes output and visibility which is a safety hazard for both the driver, other motorists and pedestrians.
There has been plenty of threads with aftermarket headlights. Quality is poor and the projector is crap. As Peach mentioned, get HID kit, cover squirrel spotter and be done.
FYI Tinting of headlights and taillights can be illegal depending how dark it is since it diminishes output and visibility which is a safety hazard for both the driver, other motorists and pedestrians.
There has been plenty of threads with aftermarket headlights. Quality is poor and the projector is crap. As Peach mentioned, get HID kit, cover squirrel spotter and be done.
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