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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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Does anyone sell non flip up projector headlights with millennium yellow housings? I suppose I could settle for black but I would prefer matching.

Also, who has personal experience and where should I buy?
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Does anyone sell non flip up projector headlights with millennium yellow housings? I suppose I could settle for black but I would prefer matching.

Also, who has personal experience and where should I buy?
not to my knowledge. There are a few different companies that sell them in black
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Yeah.. I think I'm going to have to settle for the black...

It's funny how the prices vary.. I've seen them from 600 and up to 900 for the C5R'ish headlights. Looks the same to me but idk
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Originally Posted by TheDingo
Yeah.. I think I'm going to have to settle for the black...

It's funny how the prices vary.. I've seen them from 600 and up to 900 for the C5R'ish headlights. Looks the same to me but idk
depends on the what model you are looking for.....the Depos are the cheapest
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I was checking out the one on Corvette Guys website... they're 600 bucks.. here's the link...

http://www.corvetteguys.com/c5-proje...hts-black.html
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JRC, thanks for the PM broseph!
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JRC, thanks for the PM broseph!
No problem
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You can have them painted to match the car,mine look better than great. Sorry I don't have pictures,but I got the outside of the lens
painted before install,looks factory
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you can take off the plastic top and paint the actual housing?
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Originally Posted by TheDingo
you can take off the plastic top and paint the actual housing?
You don't have to take the tops off at all to paint them unless you want to paint under them. I had them painted on top and they came
out really nice.
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Can I see a picture of yours? I think the ones I am looking at are a bit different...
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Originally Posted by TheDingo
Can I see a picture of yours? I think the ones I am looking at are a bit different...
I'll try to post a picture later,but I have the Depos which pretty much are identical to all the others (unless I missed some) Go to the big auction site and you can see them close up,or search "depo" on this
forum and you will get a bunch of info
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these are painted on the inside and outside
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^ That's what I want..... How can I get that? lol
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^ That's what I want..... How can I get that? lol
you have to put them in the oven to remove the lense so you can paint them
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Did you make those look like that or did you send them to someone?
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Did you make those look like that or did you send them to someone?
i painted the part that's inside and i had a body shop paint the outside
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Hmm... I'm going to look in to having them painted for me.

What's a reasonable price for that work?
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Originally Posted by TheDingo
Hmm... I'm going to look in to having them painted for me.

What's a reasonable price for that work?
i paid a a little north of $200
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Well then I might just have somebody do it for me since I can't paint for crap lol

Thanks for all your help man.. I'm going to use your picture as a reference when I go talk to someone about getting mine painted.
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