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Old 10-16-2012, 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by nohatpat
the saleen is the harley with out a symbol and painted black. saleen harley and limited are all the same grill just different colors and one lacks a symbol. thats one sick fx2 tho.
yeah...you're wrong on that bit. The Saleen only has 5 bars, where the Harley has 6, it also has the tab in the lower drivers side...

btw, who would pay $300 for a set of blacked out heads with halos?
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I kept the chrome surround and put it with the Harley grille I bought. The Saleen is nice and would fit the look if you black out your truck.
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Originally Posted by ak_cowboy
yeah...you're wrong on that bit. The Saleen only has 5 bars, where the Harley has 6, it also has the tab in the lower drivers side...

btw, who would pay $300 for a set of blacked out heads with halos?
there not blacked out, the color matched to my truck, and a halo set is 200, OEM head lights are about 250 on ebay and painting the head lights to match the truck isnt cheap, so your saving money by buying them from me. and ya your right i was wrong about the grills thanks for pointing that out because i didnt even notice the other bar
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Picked up some paint and sealer today. I'm gonna black out the headlights either tonight or tomorrow. I also picked up some vht night shades to do the side signal reflector, tails and third brake lights.
Think I am going to order the chrome 3157 bulbs also. They look sweet. Will post some pics when it's all done.
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Originally Posted by chuckd80
Picked up some paint and sealer today. I'm gonna black out the headlights either tonight or tomorrow. I also picked up some vht night shades to do the side signal reflector, tails and third brake lights.
Think I am going to order the chrome 3157 bulbs also. They look sweet. Will post some pics when it's all done.
you should paint the back of the head light black and the reflector it self black.
just some food for thought.
you can find step by step instructions on how to do it online.

it looks cleaner and you will have more light output then painting the lenses black.
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Wasn't planning on doing the lenses just the back. Also I'm not painting the bowl reflectors as I just have stock halogens so I need every bit of reflection I can from the headlight right now. Plus if you keep it unprinted and throw the chrome 3157 bulb in the turn light it looks awesome. IMHO.
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Originally Posted by chuckd80
Wasn't planning on doing the lenses just the back. Also I'm not painting the bowl reflectors as I just have stock halogens so I need every bit of reflection I can from the headlight right now. Plus if you keep it unprinted and throw the chrome 3157 bulb in the turn light it looks awesome. IMHO.
Have you considered a 3157 switchback led? They're pretty awesome, I put a set on my truck and love em!
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saleen IMO
Old 10-16-2012, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jn_h

Have you considered a 3157 switchback led? They're pretty awesome, I put a set on my truck and love em!
To be honest I didn't even know they existed. They are sweet though. Also I am a huge fan of some of the mods you've done love the f150 emblem in the grill! Your one of the first I found that did the headlights in a gloss black and that's what I wanted. With an all black truck I didn't feel comfortable going with a Matte finish like most people.
Is there a specific switch back led you have preference for? I found a couple that look nice.
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Originally Posted by chuckd80

To be honest I didn't even know they existed. They are sweet though. Also I am a huge fan of some of the mods you've done love the f150 emblem in the grill! Your one of the first I found that did the headlights in a gloss black and that's what I wanted. With an all black truck I didn't feel comfortable going with a Matte finish like most people.
Is there a specific switch back led you have preference for? I found a couple that look nice.
I ordered my switchbacks from DDM tuning. They have a good reputation, shipping may take a couple of weeks though. As far as other companies go I'm not sure. I didn't do much research before I bought mine.


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