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Old Jun 28, 2006
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i did diy black headlights

i been reading some posts of people painting their headlights and decided to try. i only got to do one and too bad i messed up there is a spot where the paint stuck to the lens when i mashed it back together. its not too bad tho and maybe just looks like dirt. you cant really see it cause the pic is dark. well maybe tomorrow i'll try the other side. i dont have to drive my car for a while so i have time I keep the amber part chrome and just paint the other part.

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Nice. I cleared mine out not too long ago with the intentions of blacking them out, then decided I liked the clear. What did you seal them back up with?
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Looks pretty good. I cleared and blacked out mine. I kinda like the Black with the Amber piece though...
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I totally see the mark. It's about an inch above the circle, 3/4 inch to the left of the amber, and at the apex of the headlight bulb housing. haha jk.
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^^ hahahahahah...i think it looks good, im too nervous to do my 04 headlights
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if i can do it anyone can. and i suck at painting. i used postit notes to block off the chrome parts cause painters tape took the chrome right off!
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Use an oven. hairdryers take FOREVER.
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I found another method that works real well... put the whole assembly in the oven at about 200 for maybe two minutes, then it'll all come apart no problem.
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meh...ill live with stock ones
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thats what i did oven and it was real easy to pull apart. that chrome just flakes off too so be careful. i used alcohol to clean up the edges but too much will take the chrome off too. it happened in the parking light but i dont plug that in anyways.
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Originally Posted by armieo
I totally see the mark. It's about an inch above the circle, 3/4 inch to the left of the amber, and at the apex of the headlight bulb housing. haha jk.
you made me look for like 10min.... too see wtf u were talkin bout haha...

but it looks good too mee
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It's a really quick DIY... Took maybe an hour, and that included jacking the car up and pulling off the whole bumper...
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i will eventually
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not sure who noticed but i also didnt put the reflector back in it looks better without it.
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i will eventually
let eddie do it.... only thing hes good at as we all know on this site... besides takin ppl's $$$$ haahah
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looks good i like the amber piece in there. i did the same with my 04.
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you made me look for like 10min.... too see wtf u were talkin bout haha...

but it looks good too mee
right here dude. haha. but yea it's a lot cleaner than I ever did mine.


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Put up some pics of them on your car.
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Man armieo, you had to go and point it out. What a stickler.
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haha! he found it. if you turn the brightness up its really obvious. i dont wanna post pic on the car cause the other one isnt done. maybe tomorrow or friday.
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what did you use to seal it up? what paint did you use?

I just bought some clear selaeant from walmart the other day just need time to do them, and a buddy. Does someone here wanna be my buddy???
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I blacked out mine out of boredom. I used to have my stock headies lying around my room while I had my projectors on. So 1 day, I was bored and tried to take apart my headlight. So I did with no problem and blacked out the crap out of them. It was very easy, I didn't need any oven or hairdryer or a lasergun. So far I've had no problems with it fogging up considering I didn't add any sealant when I put it back together. Ok, shut up now. bye.
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what kind of paint can you use? Can i buy it from walmart?
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Originally Posted by RHCP0801
^^ hahahahahah...i think it looks good, im too nervous to do my 04 headlights
thats what i thought too mine took longer than the diy said it would but it came out pretty good , and it wasn't that hard ..
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best stuff to use is high temp flat black spraypaint from home depot. to seal mine i used clear silicone bathroom caulk. i have pics of my DIY i wrote years ago in my gallery.... the DIY got all F'ed up though but the pics are still there.

i used a heat gun to seperate mine but i know people where the oven method worked fine.
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i used oven to open and close them. the goo was still there so they sealed right back up. used hi temp black too.
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When I did mine I used Krylon Fusion Gloss Black. It looks fantastic. I also stripped as much of the original sealant out and used Silicone II sealer. So I won't be able to get it open again(without some trouble) but I doubt I'm going to need to open them any time soon.
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good job gearbox, so your finally getting ride of your projectors huh?
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Ya GB, I was always hoping you'd put on blacked out headlights on your car. Can't wait to see pics of them on the car!
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does n e one no who could do this for me cuz i tried it wit my hold civic n that was just bad new n i wanna get it done to my vic now....soo if n e one would do it ill be willing to pay
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