smoked headlights

[robspeed325i]

I don't think they mean "smoked" as in tinted but as in the hella colorline style where they paint the outer reflector and add cross hairs. Here are the legit ones on my car for reference.

to each his own but i like form to follow function. my bare hella e-codes look just fine to me. the other week i saw a mustank on the freeway with its taillights so smoked you could barely see that they were on. admittedly this was in daylight but how stupid do you have to be to "smoke" your taillights to the point where you cant tell if they are on, even in daylight. WHEN that idiot is rear-ended, i hope i am there to watch and laff...

[nando]

to each his own but i like form to follow function. my bare hella e-codes look just fine to me. the other week i saw a mustank on the freeway with its taillights so smoked you could barely see that they were on. admittedly this was in daylight but how stupid do you have to be to "smoke" your taillights to the point where you cant tell if they are on, even in daylight. WHEN that idiot is rear-ended, i hope i am there to watch and laff...

smoked hellas have the same light output as clear hellas.. the lenses aren't smoked.

[blunttech]

anyone have the part number for the real cross haired units?

[robspeed325i]

smoked hellas have the same light output as clear hellas.. the lenses aren't smoked.

what is smoked then?

[e30vert]

I havent had any time anymore to do them-- but I have been selling the crosshairs though. I was selling them for 325 shipped with euro grills and all the connectors and stuff.--- 100 dollars for the work including the crosshairs too- since euro smilies go for 225 these days.
so, if someone is going to do them for 100 dollars- they are giving you a great deal!!!!!! crosshairs and shipping of the lights cost a good 50, then a "good" glue is atleast 10 dollars a tube, and if he breaks a lens, he is going to really lose out finding lens to replace it.

I purchased a set from Mike and they are awesome. They look OEM and have great light output. Mike does a great job on these and is experienced with the way to remove the lenses properly and what to use to get the smoked coating right and then what glue to use to correctly seal the lenses back up. What good is a pair of smoked lights that allow water and condensation to gather after the first light rain or a wash?

PM him for a set and he may be able to hook you up.

[Asbradley21]

what is smoked then?

The outer reflector and added crosshairs to the high beams. Not diminishing the light output.

I don't think they mean "smoked" as in tinted but as in the hella colorline style where they paint the outer reflector and add cross hairs. Here are the legit ones on my car for reference.

[ubernasty]

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52494

check this out... i'm currently doing a set.

anyone know a good way to make the crosshairs though? i tried thin aluminum but can't cut it out right (maybe too thick)

robspeed325i... maybe you should do some searching/ reading before making jackass comments.

[robspeed325i]

jackass comments.

just trying to fit in around here :-P


seems like this type of cosmetic BS is just yet more ricey nonsense to AVOID.

[madjurgen]

just trying to fit in around here :-P


seems like this type of cosmetic BS is just yet more ricey nonsense to AVOID.

It was so much nicer when I only had to read your crap on the FAQ.

[blunttech]

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52494

check this out... i'm currently doing a set.

anyone know a good way to make the crosshairs though? i tried thin aluminum but can't cut it out right (maybe too thick)

robspeed325i... maybe you should do some searching/ reading before making jackass comments.

maybe you should do some searching/reading over on e30tech before making jackass requests dumbass. jordouche spells it out pretty clearly

[robspeed325i]

It was so much nicer when I only had to read your crap on the FAQ.

aww, i love you too,, whoever you are. :P

p.s. last i checked, the FAQ was optional.

[robspeed325i]

i take it all back, this is a perfectly legitimate way to blow $200. looks good, doesnt affect function. normally that is the exact definition of rice, but looking at this car for the past few minutes,,,



well it is changing my mind. looks subtle and very cool. not that anybody needs my permission but if you feel the need to blow money on cosmetics, i retract my objections... =p

[blunttech]

i take it all back, this is a perfectly legitimate way to blow $200. looks good, doesnt affect function. normally that is the exact definition of rice, but looking at this car for the past few minutes,,,



well it is changing my mind. looks subtle and very cool. not that you need my permission but if you feel the need to blow money on cosmetics, i retract my objections... =p

i need to do this on my m3. whose car is the blue one? it looks awesome

[theox69]

Yeah, Mike used to make them...Sadly he stopped before I could get a set..
The ones I've seen him make look flawless!

[ubernasty]

maybe you should do some searching/reading over on e30tech before making jackass requests dumbass. jordouche spells it out pretty clearly

your picture makes me laugh every time i see it. brass knucks and a gun next to your roundrel? what a homo