BAKING YOUR HEADLIGHTS - 101 (Painting headlight housing - PHOTOS)
09-17-2002, 09:33 AM
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Re: baking your headlights - 101 (Grimm)
- remove bumper
- remove headlights
- remove lights/rubber from unit
- 8 minutes at 200 degrees on tray
- Start prying open with screwdriver....may have to put back in oven for 2 minutes
- tape off turnsignal area
- prime
- paint a few coats (i used charcoal metallic paint)
- let dry
- assemble housing, put back in oven for 8 minutes at 200 degrees
- push back together tightly when hot
- apply silicon to unit for extra water protection
-put back on car.. (duh)
Any questions ask........
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- remove headlights
- remove lights/rubber from unit
- 8 minutes at 200 degrees on tray
- Start prying open with screwdriver....may have to put back in oven for 2 minutes
- tape off turnsignal area
- prime
- paint a few coats (i used charcoal metallic paint)
- let dry
- assemble housing, put back in oven for 8 minutes at 200 degrees
- push back together tightly when hot
- apply silicon to unit for extra water protection
-put back on car.. (duh)
Any questions ask........
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09-17-2002, 09:38 AM
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Re: baking your headlights - 101 (Grimm)
Doing the first one is hard, but I just put it back in the oven. By the time you get to the second one you know what your doing.
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09-17-2002, 01:11 PM
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Re: hmm (Razor)
damn that looks good, i dont have the guts to cut up my stock headlight thats why i went with the stanley sir headlights for my accord.
...they work pretty good though, and look good, so I won't give people a bad impression of the makers by exposing their name.
09-17-2002, 01:18 PM
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Re: hmm (ExAcc)
.....more TIPS.
-Carefull peeling up the masking tape. It pulled off a little of the chrome.
-Do really light layers of paint
-Carefull peeling up the masking tape. It pulled off a little of the chrome.
-Do really light layers of paint
09-17-2002, 03:18 PM
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Re: hmm (lshatchturbo)
This is possible to do with a crx correct? Also what do you use to put them back together, like what kinda adhesive? Also what is the area you speak of to tape over? on a crx i would not need to do this correcT? Thank you.
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[Modified by GroundZer0, 4:20 PM 9/17/2002]
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Re: hmm (GroundZer0)
This is possible to do with a crx correct? Also what do you use to put them back together, like what kinda adhesive? Also what is the area you speak of to tape over? on a crx i would not need to do this correcT? Thank you.
09-17-2002, 03:51 PM
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Re: hmm (fakemike)
These kind look better than some of the Stanley JDM headlights. Probably not as good light output, but still, they look dope.
I wouldn't have the guts thought to break apart my headlights and do it. And to bake my headlights? I wouldn't be able to do that, because I wouldn't allow myself to close the oven door, just thinking that the headlights could possibly melt, ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Looks safe though. I'll give you a $50 to do this to mine!
I wouldn't have the guts thought to break apart my headlights and do it. And to bake my headlights? I wouldn't be able to do that, because I wouldn't allow myself to close the oven door, just thinking that the headlights could possibly melt, ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Looks safe though. I'll give you a $50 to do this to mine!
09-17-2002, 03:58 PM
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Re: hmm (GroundZer0)
This is possible to do with a crx correct? Also what do you use to put them back together, like what kinda adhesive? Also what is the area you speak of to tape over? on a crx i would not need to do this correcT? Thank you.
[Modified by GroundZer0, 4:20 PM 9/17/2002]
[Modified by GroundZer0, 4:20 PM 9/17/2002]
and use silicone to eseal to be safe, there should be enough silcone already on the lights to get back together... re-read his first couple posts it does say it all..
