what would you guys think if i painted these wheels black and left the lips silver? i think it could potentially look cool..and go better with my car anyway, cause once it gets repainted silver even it'll set it off better. it'd look more like a jdm style wheel than whatever it looks like now.

oh and btw, does anyone know how to smoke headlights?

 

here's the pic, shi i forgot.

[IMG]local://upfiles/6710/466FEF3BBE2A42DA90A6EEE9A2E2F56E.jpg[/IMG]

 

Yea sounds pretty cool, ive always been a fan of black wheels.

To smoke headlights:
1. take them off the car
2. crush them up into a very fine powder
3. Put the powder in a pipe or roll it up in some high quality rolling paper.
4. Light it up, and enjoy!

 

if your going to paint them, do it gun metal color or i would just leave them, they look good...personally im not a fan of black wheels

 

I believe LEVIII has a nifty little device to put that powder in to smoke it. (His new buddy)

 

um. ok?

ill just ask someone who actually knows what their talking about.

 

what are you talking about man? you asked how to smoke your headlights!!

 

bump

 

well i copy and pasted this from herehttp://www.honda-acura.net/forums/ar...p/t-66020.html

04-29-03, 03:59 AM
i took the basic procedures from the diy on here about ctr headlights on ek's, but there's a few things you need to look out for on an eg.

firstly, once you get the headlights of the car, (it's pretty easy to figure out. 10mm bolts all around, 4 in total), look at the back of the assembly.

http://civic.flippedcracker.net/phot...s/Dscf0019.jpg

the two bolts (covered by that thing with the 3 screws) are what set how the headlights sit in the assembly. try to remember where they are because that'll help when you go to put the headlights back on the car. so, you'll want to unscrew those three screws, then unscrew the bolt. and also the nut that to the top right in the picture. it's kinda hard to get it. once that section is off, off the 5 metal clips, and then you're ready for the oven.

http://civic.flippedcracker.net/phot...s/Dscf0020.jpg

i put the oven on 350F and put them in for about 7 minutes. i tried 5 but they wouldn't come apart so i put them back in for a few more. also, the lenses are glass, so you can put that directly on the rack in the oven, which makes it easier (with less clean up). i didn't do this at first, but later saw how much easier it was. i also used a knife to pry them apart. anything would really do. just gotta get something in there to get some leverage.

http://civic.flippedcracker.net/phot...s/Dscf0024.jpg

then you'll want to unscrew the 2 screws inside and take out that reflector thing. and mask off the inside part. make sure you mask that junk off. i didn't do this, and painted the whole thing and then couldn't see ish at night. so don't do this:

http://civic.flippedcracker.net/phot...s/Dscf0025.jpg

i did a couple of coats just to be sure. and try not to let it run. you won't really see it, but i know if you're like me, you'll still know the run is there.

once you're done painting, you can stick some silicone where the glue is, just to be sure. i got:

http://civic.flippedcracker.net/phot...s/silicone.jpg

from home depot for a couple of bucks. smells nasty but seals good. since i painted the reflector and junk, i had to pull the headlights apart again and this stuff didn't like to come off even after being in the oven. so it's decent stuff. so stick that stuff on if you want, put headlights back together and then stick them back in the oven for another 5-7 minutes, just to get the glue soft again. then squeeze them together and put those metal clips back on. i figured those would be good enough in holding the glass to the plastic while the glue dried so that's all i did.

http://civic.flippedcracker.net/phot...s/Dscf0026.jpg

now comes the tricky part. you have to figure out where the bolts were so that the headlights will line up correctly. i didn't realize this at first, so i just tightened the bolts all the way, and the headlights were sunk way in. it was bad. so, if you remember where they were set originally, you're set. if not, (you should payed attention above), and you'll have to guess at first. there's a line on the headlight, which i think corresponds to where the harness should line up.

http://civic.flippedcracker.net/phot...s/Dscf0028.jpg

but i'm not really positive. i tried to get them to line up, and it seems to be alright, but that extra bolt (the third one where it was hard to get to the nut) kinda throws it off since it pulls it down. but i think as long as the harness is parallel to that line, it should be ok (that's how i did it). i think you can tweak the settings of those funky bolts with the covers (with the 3 screws) on them, but i didn't really try.

once you've got that lined up, stick them back on the car. and that should be it. mine came out to look like (these were taken after i fixed them so i could see at night again):

http://civic.flippedcracker.net/phot...ont_hl_low.jpg

http://civic.flippedcracker.net/phot...s/front_hl.jpg

i hope someone's learned not to paint the inside of their headlights by my mistakes. you don't see too many diy smoked headlights on an eg. i was at a meet the other day and everyone said that they've never seen them like that before, and some didn't think it was possible to do. so enjoy. http://flippedcracker.net/faces/awesomework.gif

and as a side note, you can't pull apart the corners. atleast not the ones i've got. the glue is too hard i think. they wouldn't budge. the plastic started warping before the glue would give way. so don't try.

i know there is also a like for doing a 96-00 but i cant find it[:@] ibut i think you get the idea

 

Here is another one too (also for an 92-95) http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1300702