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Old 02-07-2016, 03:51 PM   #59
Nine8Six
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For me, with the litronics option you miss out on the opportunity to be creative.

The GT projectors are awesome quality and very unique, but I find the look not quite right for my tastes. A pair of staggered alloy shrouds stacked one on the other would be my ideal - but I doubt there's room?

edit: painted plastic shrouds might be the sweet spot for affordability without looking too thrown together from eBay?
I do/did all kind of bezels and custom work but in most case the price nearly double. Some painted to car-matching but most are properly anodized (life warranty on those ano bezels). Pro-shops and very special cars regularly get in touch for those to be made. Case by case, if you own that supercar-like with special lighting needs, do get in touch!

RE paint: no-go, we tried. The non-avoidable deformation of the plastic bezel will rip off your paint eventually, if not after only a few heat cycles. You need to use a 'rubbery' paint composition but none have been yet tested on composites (that deforms) and heats/cold cycles as much as an headlight. Luck on that :/
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