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Old 03-19-2012, 06:30 PM
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Painting the front headlight buckets

How many of you clear coat painted the headlight buckets on the front of your car when you had it painted? I have a red car and would like to see what you did and whether you like it or wished you hadn't. I am thinking about having the whole front cleared as I don't like the seperation line between the two. If I posted this in the wrong section, I apologize and please move it. I wasn't sure were it belonged.

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Old 03-24-2012, 03:15 PM
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Re: Painting the front headlight buckets

I know others have painted the flat black headlight bezels black and clear coated them. No opinions or pics?
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Old 03-24-2012, 10:02 PM
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Re: Painting the front headlight buckets

Had mine done years ago. Love the look!
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Old 03-26-2012, 05:42 PM
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Thanks. I am going to have my car repainted and was wanting feedback.
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Old 03-27-2012, 06:20 PM
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Re: Painting the front headlight buckets

I def like them painted a gloss black as opposed to flat. I have pics in my sig.
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Old 03-29-2012, 12:10 PM
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Good looking car. Thanks for the pics and info.
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Old 03-29-2012, 09:29 PM
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Re: Painting the front headlight buckets

I like the factory look of flat black. When I see them left body color or cleared over is just doesn't look correct to me
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Old 03-30-2012, 08:01 AM
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Re: Painting the front headlight buckets

Originally Posted by Geezer powered
I like the factory look of flat black. When I see them left body color or cleared over is just doesn't look correct to me
Somebody had a good quote about this in another thread I was on: "seeing a camaro without black headlight buckets is like seeing a pretty girl with no makeup on."
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Old 03-30-2012, 01:54 PM
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I am definitely going to keep them black. I had the nose painted years ago by a dealership body shop and the break between the clear and flat just did not hold up and I don't want to go down the same road.
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Old 06-26-2012, 07:15 PM
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Re: Painting the front headlight buckets

Late to post up but my 95 Z28 had an unfortunate contact with an animal several years ago. I had the body shop clear the entire nose and I was very happy with the look, and ability to wax the whole nose. I thought it looked really good. Never got grey.
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Old 06-26-2012, 09:31 PM
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Thanks. I am getting closer to painting the whole car and I have about decided to just clear it instead of going the flat black.
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