Which did u use... pics would be helpfull of both ways....
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I used glossy but I dont have any pictures right now

 

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im just trying to get personal opinions whether glossy reflects too much or whether the Flat look is great or too dull....
thanks alot for you reply... do you think its too shinny or what?

 

i saw go with flat.. just an opinion.

 

you saw what? u think the flat looks better? I seen some talk about glossy reflecting the angel eyes a lil bit... any truth to that... id like a pic or 2.

 

i plan on doing mine with gloss...it will blend in better with the stock paint on the front of the car. but my car is black so gloss black with blend better with the black car. on yours, i dont know

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no i think the flat would be to "flat" looking thats why i went with glossy

 

glossy.. Be different

 

i choose glossy paint for mine and i think they compliment the paint well

 

Glossy will show imperfections better than flat just from my experience especially with your lights on. So make sure your motions are smooth and the target is free of debris before and after you paint. (during drying time)

Flat however makes the black in the headlights more definative. Meaning it will stand out more and not be so much of a glare.

You could go in between and do a semi gloss. That's what I went with and it came out good.

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I've used both. Although I don't have any pics at the moment, glossy black gives a reflective black without a wet gloss (don't let the "glossy" throw you off) while the flat black looks like straight up primer. I prefer glossy black on my black car. My friend uses flat black to colormatch his grey lexus IS, if that helps you.

 

also I think if you paint it flat it really looks like you did it yourself. And the glossy looks more like it came from the factory that way. i dont know its up to you and I dont think its that big of a deal just do it

 

Good thoughts Guys... keep em coming... ive got everything apart and taped off ready for my choice...

any more closeup pics???????????????????

 

my car is a 00 and I did the ae mod to the headlight. Last week I bought a set of 03 headlight they set be back ALOT. I want to do the ae mod to them but in the back of my head im thinking what is something happens to them I would be able to afford to buy another set of them. So far I've done the ae mod on 2 4th gens a 00 civic si and my 5th gen

 

its easy... dont fret!!!!

 

i got one more pic from when i just did it

 

Ok i will with a All purpose Black... kind more towards the glossy side but not too shiny... I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! its awesome and man does it look SICK!!!!!i shouldve done this along time ago!!!!!

Thanks for all the help guys!!!!!!

 

I used a satin black and textured the finish by spraying the final coats from far away to get an even, slightly rough texture. I think it's called dry spray. I was able to get a perfectly even texture with no flaws. It really looks like black plastic that came from the factory that way. I don't think anyone who didn't know better would know it wasn't stock.

There are some large images here. It's hard to photograph the texture through the lens though. http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...der_id=1790887 You can also check my Cardomain page.

Just be sure to give yourself plenty of drying time whatever do choose. It's easy to scuff the soft paint when reasembling them and a lot of work to fix.

 

I'm getting some 01 SE tails tomorrow and installing them on Saturday. After that, this will be my next mod.

Post up some pics of the process and final results...

 

I think the SE tails look great on the darker cars. Once you see them installed you'll want to do the headlights ASAP. They really bring the car into balance.

 

i will when i get time during the day... been doin all my work after the sun goes down....

 

Any pics?
I plan on doing my today if my wife leaves me alone...

 

Here are a couple pics of mine.