so ive been working up the nerve for the past few days to black out my head lights and decided to do it today. overall went well, thanks to many others postin on there experiences. i took pics along the way just cause i have nothing else better to do. trucks coming together since ive come back. hids are in the mail thanks to twiggy over on dodge talk, new grille is on its way(gonna be painted to match rest of truck) and im havin the ole flowmaster taken off and replaced with a cherry bomb extreme tomorrow. has anyone put anything other than chrome tips on their truck if so what color did you go with?

for reference


first one out of the oven, i found that about three minutes on 225 was perfect


both of them with reflectors off


now these are the little boogers that hold on the reflector, they are studs but on the back side theyve been melted to hold them in. i took a razor and cut them back to shape and remelted them wit a blowtorch to put them back in place


after final sandin


i put black atv silicone as insurance around the edges. hold them together but be careful you dont over due it cause they could still be soft from the oven!


final product more pics after i drink sum beer!

 

good job man! nice pics, how is that beer comin???

 

First off, the headlights look great. To answer your question, I have black tips on my truck.

 

Here's a pic of them.

 

Great choice in mufflers, I cut my Flowmaster Super 44 for the Cherry Bomb Extreme, and never looked back. The Extreme sounds and flows so much better, enjoy the low end power you'll have back with the Cherry Bomb.

 

lights look great im getting up that nerve also what has everyone been using to hold em back together a high heat rtv silicone rightand what about adjusting the lights after cause right now they are perfect?

 

Looks great. I used to be a big fan of chorme, not so much anymore.

 

it wont affect the alignment of headlights unless you intentionally change the adjustments

 

Looks great! I too have black exhaust tips.

 

beers comin along great. so great infact that i forgot to take more pics lol! so black tips are out there, did yall buy them like that or did you paint them? well to tell you the truth just take care of the stuff thats on it and you wont need any silicone, i didnt but i used it any way cause i bought it. might as well use it right? lol after i used as much as i could on the lights i went around the house using it on other things lol! man cant wait till i get the extreme on there. ive had alot of compliments on my exhaust saying it sounds good but when i got on it, it actually got quieter! oh i also got a light bar that i installed tonight too, but dont tell my wife..... i was supposed to spend that money on food this week! heres the pic of the light bar: