"Whistler Mod" on headlights

shaved_ss · 09-08-2008, 11:16 PM

Well guys, i got the idea for this after i did my camaro headlights and loved them......so hope ya like em. Ill get some pics of the headlights on the truck tommorrow.......they are still hazy but ill get some new headlights and do it again so you can see it all even better. i dont know if anyone ele has done this but ive never seen it before.....

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InfamousMini · 09-08-2008, 11:57 PM

Looks sick, do mine? lol.

kovz34 · 09-09-2008, 11:42 AM

what is the "whistler mod"?

jwood562 · 09-09-2008, 02:11 PM

I dont see the differeence. You took the rubber trim piece off or you painted the inside of the housing black which by the way will decrease your light output/performance...

chevy42083 · 09-09-2008, 02:29 PM

Unless he's put (or going to put) different lights in the housing which don't use the reflector part of the housing.

BTW, if the hazy part you are talking about is the clear lense... it can be polished back to clear

cpolaris502 · 09-09-2008, 02:29 PM

that should look cool with the black wheels too.

jakethegriff · 09-09-2008, 02:32 PM

i think they look stupid.

shaved_ss · 09-09-2008, 03:41 PM

Lol, no clue where they got the name guys....first time i ever heard of it was when someone suggested it on the camaro....just kinda took the idea and ran with it. Once i find some envoy headlights with the clear face ill do it again so it looks a million times better....this is just to last me till then.....n e ways......here is it on the truck and camaro. *Shrugs*

shaved_ss · 09-09-2008, 03:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jwood562

I dont see the differeence. You took the rubber trim piece off or you painted the inside of the housing black which by the way will decrease your light output/performance...

Incorrect....the point of the "whistler mod" isnt to black out the entire light housing.......you tape off the headlight portion of it and then sand and paint everything else.....see....

shaved_ss · 09-09-2008, 03:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jakethegriff

i think they look stupid.

jakethegriff · 09-09-2008, 03:47 PM

what? I'm just stating that I don't like the way it looks, sure it's different but in my opinion it looks cheap.

ka_jd7and1 · 09-09-2008, 03:47 PM

BTW, "whistler" is the user ID of the guy on the Camaro forums who came up with this mod.

I'm with jake, I don't like them either, but it's your truck, glad you like them.

shaved_ss · 09-09-2008, 03:54 PM

thats fine, i totally repect everyones opinion. Personally i like it, and that is fine as well.....but someone sayin somethins straight up stupid? Mabey preview post before you approve them, came off like your being disrespectful but either way, we'll move on.

chevy42083 · 09-09-2008, 03:54 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ka_jd7and1

BTW, "whistler" is the user ID of the guy on the Camaro forums who came up with this mod.

I'm with jake, I don't like them either, but it's your truck, glad you like them.

After he mentioned camaro.. I was wondering if it was related to him.
Silver/gray camaro with vette tails molded in... clean car.

This mod works on the camaro... not so clean looking on the truck. But yeah, crystal clear lenses might make that difference.

shaved_ss · 09-09-2008, 03:59 PM

Yeah, like i said, it was just a experiment. It sucks that there really isnt a good after market sonoma headlight so now im just searching for a set of envoy ones and ill decide if i want to paint them then.

sdime98 · 09-09-2008, 04:15 PM

yea, looks pretty good on the camaro, but i'm not really feelin it on the truck.

Built2NV · 09-09-2008, 04:43 PM

I like it a lot actually. This is also called the joey mod on V-Dubs. EIther way looks great but certainly not for all trucks has to have a certain amount of black or it will look out of place. Good alternative to tinting headlights, plus I think it looks 1000 times better.

sdime98 · 09-09-2008, 04:53 PM

yea, if i could get my hands on a spare set of headlights, and clear corners, i would seriously consider trying this, i think it would look good with a black truck.

K Dawg ONE · 09-09-2008, 05:20 PM

Cant wait to see it done on the Envoy headlights....ive thought of doing it on my voy lights (my truck is black) for that, er, um, JDM look, lol, but, im not about to go F up a set of Voy lights and they end up being a failboat!

Dork · 09-09-2008, 05:22 PM

Honda guys have been doing that for more than 10 years. I like it on some and not on others. To me it depends on the color of the vehicle.

InfamousMini · 09-09-2008, 05:43 PM

Hm they look darker in the After pic than on the truck. if they were darker they'd look clean

shaved_ss · 09-09-2008, 05:51 PM

Well, the paint scheme on the truck is still up in the air and im tryin to decide which is why its still primed and waiting. The rims are black so im either goin with a pearl white or a graphite gray......and then doing some other two tone or something with a metallic black.........cant decide. grrrrr. Either way the theme on both my car and truck seems to be white and black so thats y i thought it went well together but ill keep posted when i find a set of voy lights.....damn things are a hard to find

shaved_ss · 09-09-2008, 05:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by InfamousMini

Hm they look darker in the After pic than on the truck. if they were darker they'd look clean

Looks darker cuz one pic was taken in a house the other was outside.....it looks cloudy cuz the plastic lense is discolored and i couldnt get it n e clearer. Annoyed the hell outta me.

Maverick2664 · 09-09-2008, 10:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by shaved_ss

It sucks that there really isnt a good after market sonoma headlight

heh... there is no aftermarket period for sonoma lights... it really sucks, the only ones that are out there are the factory GM ones, thats it... i wonder why nobody makes em...

86bodydrpds10 · 09-09-2008, 11:36 PM

cool, nice to see someone taking credit for what i did last year...

dimerunner88 · 09-09-2008, 11:43 PM

whistler mod?

shaved_ss · 09-09-2008, 11:45 PM

As you can see i havent been on here long.....still in noob status so i dont know what you did last year. thanks n e ways. pics of yours?

cpolaris502 · 09-10-2008, 02:30 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 86bodydrpds10

cool, nice to see someone taking credit for what i did last year...

you were the first?

lowcherrydime · 09-10-2008, 02:32 AM

looks kinda silly

sdime98 · 09-10-2008, 09:00 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 86bodydrpds10

cool, nice to see someone taking credit for what i did last year...

proof or bs.

09-08-2008, 11:16 PM	#1
shaved_ss Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	"Whistler Mod" on headlights Well guys, i got the idea for this after i did my camaro headlights and loved them......so hope ya like em. Ill get some pics of the headlights on the truck tommorrow.......they are still hazy but ill get some new headlights and do it again so you can see it all even better. i dont know if anyone ele has done this but ive never seen it before..... Before: After:
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09-08-2008, 11:57 PM	#2
InfamousMini Hot Sauce Age: 20 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,276 Location: Fresno, CA User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Looks sick, do mine? lol.
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09-09-2008, 11:42 AM	#3
kovz34 I needs paint! Age: 23 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 8,189 Location: Pittsburgh, PA User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights what is the "whistler mod"?
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09-09-2008, 02:11 PM	#4
jwood562 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 582 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights I dont see the differeence. You took the rubber trim piece off or you painted the inside of the housing black which by the way will decrease your light output/performance...
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09-09-2008, 02:29 PM	#5
chevy42083 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 385 Location: Houston User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Unless he's put (or going to put) different lights in the housing which don't use the reflector part of the housing. BTW, if the hazy part you are talking about is the clear lense... it can be polished back to clear
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09-09-2008, 02:29 PM	#6
cpolaris502 I wonder how it tastes? Age: 19 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,511 Location: Rogers, MN User is: Online	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights that should look cool with the black wheels too.
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09-09-2008, 02:32 PM	#7
jakethegriff All up in your shit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 20,731 Location: Lakeville, MN User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights i think they look stupid.
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09-09-2008, 03:41 PM	#8
shaved_ss Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Lol, no clue where they got the name guys....first time i ever heard of it was when someone suggested it on the camaro....just kinda took the idea and ran with it. Once i find some envoy headlights with the clear face ill do it again so it looks a million times better....this is just to last me till then.....n e ways......here is it on the truck and camaro. Shrugs
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09-09-2008, 03:43 PM	#9
shaved_ss Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Quote: Originally Posted by jwood562 I dont see the differeence. You took the rubber trim piece off or you painted the inside of the housing black which by the way will decrease your light output/performance... Incorrect....the point of the "whistler mod" isnt to black out the entire light housing.......you tape off the headlight portion of it and then sand and paint everything else.....see....
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09-09-2008, 03:44 PM	#10
shaved_ss Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Quote: Originally Posted by jakethegriff i think they look stupid.
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09-09-2008, 03:47 PM	#11
jakethegriff All up in your shit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 20,731 Location: Lakeville, MN User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights what? I'm just stating that I don't like the way it looks, sure it's different but in my opinion it looks cheap.
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09-09-2008, 03:47 PM	#12
ka_jd7and1 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,180 Location: Bakersfield, CA User is: Online	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights BTW, "whistler" is the user ID of the guy on the Camaro forums who came up with this mod. I'm with jake, I don't like them either, but it's your truck, glad you like them.
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09-09-2008, 03:54 PM	#13
shaved_ss Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights thats fine, i totally repect everyones opinion. Personally i like it, and that is fine as well.....but someone sayin somethins straight up stupid? Mabey preview post before you approve them, came off like your being disrespectful but either way, we'll move on.
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09-09-2008, 03:59 PM	#15
shaved_ss Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Yeah, like i said, it was just a experiment. It sucks that there really isnt a good after market sonoma headlight so now im just searching for a set of envoy ones and ill decide if i want to paint them then.
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09-09-2008, 04:15 PM	#16
sdime98 Carolina S-Series Mod. Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 46,534 Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights yea, looks pretty good on the camaro, but i'm not really feelin it on the truck.
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09-09-2008, 04:43 PM	#17
Built2NV Out Of Focus Age: 19 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 128 Location: Long Island, NY User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights I like it a lot actually. This is also called the joey mod on V-Dubs. EIther way looks great but certainly not for all trucks has to have a certain amount of black or it will look out of place. Good alternative to tinting headlights, plus I think it looks 1000 times better.
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09-09-2008, 04:53 PM	#18
sdime98 Carolina S-Series Mod. Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 46,534 Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights yea, if i could get my hands on a spare set of headlights, and clear corners, i would seriously consider trying this, i think it would look good with a black truck.
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09-09-2008, 05:20 PM	#19
K Dawg ONE CDN 2WD 2Gen 4-Door! Age: 26 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,102 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Cant wait to see it done on the Envoy headlights....ive thought of doing it on my voy lights (my truck is black) for that, er, um, JDM look, lol, but, im not about to go F up a set of Voy lights and they end up being a failboat!
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09-09-2008, 05:22 PM	#20
Dork Mud Master Age: 31 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 393 Location: Fife, WA User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Honda guys have been doing that for more than 10 years. I like it on some and not on others. To me it depends on the color of the vehicle.
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09-09-2008, 05:43 PM	#21
InfamousMini Hot Sauce Age: 20 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,276 Location: Fresno, CA User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Hm they look darker in the After pic than on the truck. if they were darker they'd look clean
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09-09-2008, 05:51 PM	#22
shaved_ss Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Well, the paint scheme on the truck is still up in the air and im tryin to decide which is why its still primed and waiting. The rims are black so im either goin with a pearl white or a graphite gray......and then doing some other two tone or something with a metallic black.........cant decide. grrrrr. Either way the theme on both my car and truck seems to be white and black so thats y i thought it went well together but ill keep posted when i find a set of voy lights.....damn things are a hard to find
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09-09-2008, 05:52 PM	#23
shaved_ss Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Quote: Originally Posted by InfamousMini Hm they look darker in the After pic than on the truck. if they were darker they'd look clean Looks darker cuz one pic was taken in a house the other was outside.....it looks cloudy cuz the plastic lense is discolored and i couldnt get it n e clearer. Annoyed the hell outta me.
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09-09-2008, 10:52 PM	#24
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,712 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Quote: Originally Posted by shaved_ss It sucks that there really isnt a good after market sonoma headlight heh... there is no aftermarket period for sonoma lights... it really sucks, the only ones that are out there are the factory GM ones, thats it... i wonder why nobody makes em...
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09-09-2008, 11:36 PM	#25
86bodydrpds10 Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 627 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights cool, nice to see someone taking credit for what i did last year...
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09-09-2008, 11:43 PM	#26
dimerunner88 Bah Humbug! Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 19,243 Location: Clay City,IN User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights whistler mod?
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09-09-2008, 11:45 PM	#27
shaved_ss Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights As you can see i havent been on here long.....still in noob status so i dont know what you did last year. thanks n e ways. pics of yours?
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09-10-2008, 02:30 AM	#28
cpolaris502 I wonder how it tastes? Age: 19 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,511 Location: Rogers, MN User is: Online	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Quote: Originally Posted by 86bodydrpds10 cool, nice to see someone taking credit for what i did last year... you were the first?
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09-10-2008, 02:32 AM	#29
lowcherrydime truth Age: 26 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 23,799 Location: arkansas User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights looks kinda silly
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09-10-2008, 09:00 AM	#30
sdime98 Carolina S-Series Mod. Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 46,534 Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine	Re: "Whistler Mod" on headlights Quote: Originally Posted by 86bodydrpds10 cool, nice to see someone taking credit for what i did last year... proof or bs.
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09-10-2008, 09:40 AM	#31
jakethegriff All up in your shit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 20,731 Location: Lakeville, MN User is: OffLine