How To: headlight black out for P5!
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LapisBlueProteg
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there was a how to on this as i did mine almost 2 yrs ago!
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- 2002 MP5
wow i just did this diy and followed xswimordiex's how-to step by step, and i have to say i love the outcome. if anybody's contemplatin on whether to do it or not, i say definitely do it. the only pita was takin off the front bumper, but once that's off it shouldnt be all that bad. theres a pic of it in my sig. just my two cents 
wont this mod cause your front headlights to fog up and have some major condensation because your cracking the seal between the front and back housings of the light? correct me if im wrong b/c when i did autobody i know eveytime someone cracked their lense housing it would condensate....just wanna double check b/c this b4 i attempted...black on black would look hot
redwagon02
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- '08 F150 FX2 screw - '06 G35 coupe - '06 GSXR600
no, no problems w/ my lights. I did this mod years ago.
WetsuitxNinja
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The hardest part was trying to get the bumper off. I was looking for the mystery screws to drop the bumper. I was looking for them more towards the front of the car, but then I found them hiding in the fender at towards the top of it. I ended up breaking the secrete lock under the light though, but it went together and was unnoticable so if you break them, its not the end of the world. Great write up, I would have been stuck w\ chrome lights forever w\out it. I dont have the balls to venture out and do it myself. I needed the reassurance of directions
WetsuitxNinja
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Black on White pics
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- 2002 22A P5 and 2007 TR MS3
My first mod...I love you so...
What's up, Thanks for the great write up on this....It looks freakin hot on the midnight blue....It took me a while to get the bumper off, but after that it was smooth...Sanding and painting took me a loooong time, but I'm a perfectionist and got the results I needed to be happy. 3 coats of primer and 3 coats of paint later and I'm satisfied...at 3:30 in the morning took them for a ride. The first day it rained I got freaked with a little vapor in the light near the turn signal, but it hasn't come back and it's rained buckets since then.
What's up, Thanks for the great write up on this....It looks freakin hot on the midnight blue....It took me a while to get the bumper off, but after that it was smooth...Sanding and painting took me a loooong time, but I'm a perfectionist and got the results I needed to be happy. 3 coats of primer and 3 coats of paint later and I'm satisfied...at 3:30 in the morning took them for a ride. The first day it rained I got freaked with a little vapor in the light near the turn signal, but it hasn't come back and it's rained buckets since then.
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WetsuitxNinja
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I was lazy the second time around and didnt sand it at all, looks purrrrrfect.
Johnnybass
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- Red '03 Mazda Protege 5 (auto)
WetsuitxNinja said:Black on White pics
black out those fogs and that baby will look hot (thumb)
Johnnybass
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- Red '03 Mazda Protege 5 (auto)
WetsuitxNinja said:Black on White pics
oh...and those side lights too...sickness...i love the white P5
WetsuitxNinja
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Ive thought about getting overlays for the fogs, probably will when $ isnt too tight. Im bout over the damn amber driving lights, and I have a few cans of black spray paint with their names on it I think
Headlights & bumper lights:WetsuitxNinja said:
Tails:
http://www.mazda3club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4369
http://www.mazda3club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4366
-Phil
WetsuitxNinja
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Your car was the reason I began thinkin about it JDM, good stuff for sure.
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JDM-P5 said:Headlights & bumper lights:
Tails:
http://www.mazda3club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4369
http://www.mazda3club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4366
-Phil
What did you use for the tail lights, and do you have any decent pics of the tails on the car, so I can see what it looks like entirely.
