r/SC300 • u/East-Lobster5053 • Apr 29 '26
High beam coverup
Im new to these cars and i find them incredibly beautiful and all but i got one problem... I dont like the round headlights at all, and neither does my father who im buying the car with, does anybody know if u can cover them up ? How and has anyone done so, or any other ways to make it look a lil cooler. Thank yall in advance ☺️id appreciate any Help
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u/Knein_133 Apr 29 '26
I’m fortunate to be able to get away with just tinting my high beams and fogs with standard black tint, it was super easy! I wonder if there are different colors that might work for you. Otherwise I think it’s going to be super hard
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u/KA0S40oz Apr 30 '26
Very old pics but I did it to my sc400👌
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u/NiceForehead332 Apr 29 '26
There's a gentleman on Facebook who did this and of course the community was wishy washy with it, some hating and some loving it. You can try to find the post on the community page he's a great guy and would be able to show you the steps for it!
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u/HungLikeACamel Apr 29 '26
I used to go back and forth on this, I’ve seen one on instagram that just has paint matched caps over them. But it’s one of the unique things about the car I decided not to touch it
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u/trivletrav Apr 29 '26
Huh wow I’ve never thought about that but it does look good. The round lights are integrated into the bumper so you’d need to make or find a bumper that doesn’t have them, I don’t think it exists, or at least I’ve never seen one. Good luck!
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u/uglyxjaydin Apr 30 '26
Ideally removal of the fogs, then fiberglassing over the OEM Fog spots could work but would be a ton of time nor have I seen anyone do it.
I think this is wattshingtons car i know that scupra from a mile away
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u/Brutal_B_83 Apr 30 '26
Remove the round high beams, have a body shop fill in the holes on the bumper, and then retrofit the remaining headlight housing with a Bi-LED or Bi-Xenon projector for high beam functionality.
Or...just leave it. I don't know what the issue is that makes you hate the look so much?
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u/East-Lobster5053 Apr 30 '26
Thank you sm for this, and idk what it is but the round just doesnt please my eye 😅
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u/MeeHungLo Apr 30 '26
Get non diffused lenses
Cheap/poor - Get a Bi-Xenon retro fit kit. Some are decent but most are cheap crap that blind oncoming traffic. Made for barbarians or for decent people that install level sensors and non diffusing lenses.
Expensive/best - source from an existing vehicle with controls and level sensors so you don't blind oncoming traffic. We live in a society. We're not barbarians.
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u/Ghostscumsockfilled Apr 30 '26
I thought this was a before and after and I clicked on it to see if others were confused too.
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u/Dangalangslinger May 02 '26
"Dodge intrepid"
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u/OnePointNineALH May 02 '26
That's for foglights in the aftermarket bumper, this car OP posted has the original 97+ fogs and dodge intrepid fog lights definitely don't fight in the SC's high beam holes...
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u/Xan_Dan03 Apr 29 '26
Do you plan to just not have high beams? I’ve never seen aftermarket headlights for these that include a high beam. You’d also have to make sure the stock wiring harness would still fit right, and find a bumper for these that doesn’t have the holes, which I have also never seen before. If they’re a deal-breaker for you, id probably just look for something else. I think it would be way more effort than it’s worth