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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Hi all im trying to find the Headlights for my civic.. that i thought were acid washed.. but cant seem to find pics or anything on them..


they are the headlights with a purple/yellow/blue kinda chrome tint over the lense..


i cant find them or picks of them anywhere.. or if im even calling it the right thing...

anyone know???

thanks!!
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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damn thats some oldschool shit. um I think it's ion. acid washed was jeans in the 80 iirc LEL
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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this



haha did a quick search on ebay and couldnt find them. funny how trends change. it's all 'jdm black' headlights now lol
i needed headlights for my 97 civic coupe back in 01 and i thought these were bad as fuck lol. put them on and i was like oh... no rice. took my stock ones apart, painted housings black, polished the lense and sold those fucks right away
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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yes, ion lenses. i used to/still do love those (depending on car color). i clicked on this thinking i was really gonna see some kind of acid washed headlights.

(insert jeans from the 80's here)
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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i was so totally expecting some demin overlay thing when I opened this thread...

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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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Ive never seen those before but man they look good on that blue Si.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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I kinda like the look where the non-lighted headlight
area matches the car color. I would do it by taking it
apart, masking it and spraying it with touchup paint.-Bob
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