Gwest's DIY CTR before and after *56K warning*

[Going-West]

Alright whats up guys, I'd wanted to do this for a long time so today I just got off my ass and did it. Turned out pretty well.

I followed this site for the instructions, worked very well I would recommend this site to anyone doing this mod on their ride.

http://www.brokenlimits.com/hbake.htm

Alright on with the pics:

Before





During the making





No reflector tape here...


And finally the finished product











And there you go, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Heres a couple of shots I took just because I was bored.











Fin.

 

[B16A2_CIVIC]

damn that came out good

 

[Going-West]

I'll be updating this thread later this week probably when i paint my calipers

 

[B16A2_CIVIC]

cool i just read it i might do it to my headlights and see how it comes out

 

[Going-West]

Yup, just don't rush anything and be carefull when you are seperating the parts of the light because that caulking is strong as f**k when it cools down, so don't force it just heat it back up again. I had a friend help me because there isn't much to grap onto to seperate, so I would suggest having a buddy help or something.

 

[B16A2_CIVIC]

thanks bro i will becareful on that but what paint did you use

 

[Going-West]

Duplicolor Graphite Gray Metallic, I coated it on pretty thick

 

[MiGsB16]

they came out good man. isnt brokenlimits the guy from clubsi?

 

[B16A2_CIVIC]

ok so u use the same color i like how its looks on your civic looks good

 

[soswank]

man your lights look even good before. they were so shiny, mine are dull. just to top. i wish what the f**k is going on with mine.

the after turned out clean. i still liked your original. but hey its your car.

 

[itsmycookie]

looks sweet man.

 

[Going-West]

it sure beats spending $450+ on real ones

 

[itsmycookie]

hell yes. plus you have the knowledge and skill to fix it if you even need to

 

[oc_civic]

hell yes. plus you have the knowledge and skill to fix it if you even need to

confused.. lol fix it? why the hell would you need to fix your headlight housing... i know how to take them apart and reseal them... but you dont normally need to do that with the oem housings...

they dont look like ek9 housings.. but none the less.. they look pretty good.. nice job man..

 

[itsmycookie]

confused.. lol fix it? why the hell would you need to fix your headlight housing

no like if one ever started to fog up or the paint was fadin or flakin off

 

[Going-West]

confused.. lol fix it? why the hell would you need to fix your headlight housing... i know how to take them apart and reseal them... but you dont normally need to do that with the oem housings...

they dont look like ek9 housings.. but none the less.. they look pretty good.. nice job man..

Maybe he means if they get foggy or something i dunno, I would have a hell of a time taking this thing back apart i used a lot of sealer over the factory stuff, but yea.

They don't look like the ek9's? Do they have the amber reflector covered up? Because on the DIY i have it said to use reflector tape over the amber, but i thought it would look cool if the amber showed, o well. Thanks for the compliments everyone! like i said, bronze calipers later this week.

 

[oc_civic]

no like if one ever started to fog up or the paint was fadin or flakin off

ah i see.. true...

but you dont have those issues with the oem ones...

but i wont turn this into a DIY vs OEM debate.. they came out good

 

[oc_civic]

Maybe he means if they get foggy or something i dunno, I would have a hell of a time taking this thing back apart i used a lot of sealer over the factory stuff, but yea.

They don't look like the ek9's? Do they have the amber reflector covered up? Because on the DIY i have it said to use reflector tape over the amber, but i thought it would look cool if the amber showed, o well. Thanks for the compliments everyone! like i said, bronze calipers later this week.

nah man dont get me wrong.. you did a really good job.. but you can just tell the dif between the real ones.. and ones that are spray painted.. real ek9 lights dont really look anything like that the real ones have a mirror finish.. they are darker gun metal.. but still shiny

where as when you spray paint them.. you can tell that its paint.. again NOT being a d**k.. yours came out nice.. in fact they are one of the nicest DIY headlights ive seen.. just nothing like ctr housings IMHO..

 

[Going-West]

oh no dude, i wasn't pissed or anything i was simply inquiring because ive never seen a real good pic of real vs. DIY CTR's before. and mines got the amber reflector too which is a dead give away. thanks for clearing that up

 

[itsmycookie]

i wouldn;t say nothing like ctr headlights; they are quite similar. obviously if you want jdm parts you have to pay jdm price. this is a far cheaper way to achieve the jdm look that paying a shitton of money for headlights that don;t look 400 dollars better.