diy headlight painting / blackouts
Oct 10, 2006, 05:41 PM
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diy headlight painting / blackouts
So i decided that i didn't want to pay evo dave $140 + round trip shipping and be without my headlights for 10 days......... So i painted them myself......
Quick how to;
remove undertray
remove bumper
remove 4x 10mm bolts holding the headlights in.......
remove the 2 wiring harness plugs
Once you have the headlights out of the car you will need to heat them, i don't like using an oven so i used a heat gun available at any hardware store, heat the light at the seam where the clear meats the black....... once you have it very hot (don't melt the plastic) you can just pull it apart...... It will take some patience.
once apart remove the plastic peice from inside the clear lens............
Spray with platic prep/primer
spray your color
re assemble....
It's really that easy!
Quick how to;
remove undertray
remove bumper
remove 4x 10mm bolts holding the headlights in.......
remove the 2 wiring harness plugs
Once you have the headlights out of the car you will need to heat them, i don't like using an oven so i used a heat gun available at any hardware store, heat the light at the seam where the clear meats the black....... once you have it very hot (don't melt the plastic) you can just pull it apart...... It will take some patience.
once apart remove the plastic peice from inside the clear lens............
Spray with platic prep/primer
spray your color
re assemble....
It's really that easy!
Oct 10, 2006, 08:37 PM
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They look good, I did mine myself also. But I went flat black, almost wish I would have done gloss now thow. I didnt bother to put the amber lense back on either.
