Need help deciding about headlight mod...

[rdskns56]

hey guys. I have a yellow hatchback. Thoughts on options for the inside of my headlights?

[daug1502]

Another practical reason to paint the inside of your headlight dark color as opposing to having it chrome is if you decide to go with HID's... having only the reflector for the actual bulb and not all that extra chrome reduces glare quite a bit, at least that's how it works on our 1st gen headlights... It doesn't reduce the light output though, so it's a win-win thing... less glare for oncoming traffic and better light output with HIDs.

Best reason right there. I am also caught between color matched and black. It's a tough choice for me since those are the two colors my car will be when I'm done lol.

[petrified.rabbit]

not sure if it will help or not, but the "yellow" headlights will look dirty to the rest of the car most of the time through the lense.

i personally went black.

[rdskns56]

no that's actually really helpful, thanks for the suggestion.

not sure if it will help or not, but the "yellow" headlights will look dirty to the rest of the car most of the time through the lense.

i personally went black.

[PERFECT_ESL]

matte black and gloss black makes difference, decide which one you like....

sealing the headlight will be challenging...

or consider painting the housing black and leaving the orange reflector on,
more like OEM. just an example.

[PERFECT_ESL]

heres a pic of just the reflector off. with clear housing

[PERFECT_ESL]

kalos princess, have you started your headlight mod yet? post some pics!

[PERFECT_ESL]

not sure if it will help or not, but the "yellow" headlights will look dirty to the rest of the car most of the time through the lense.

i personally went black.

or go with body color, but just a lil bit darker (closer to black) then you get 2 tone color,,,,