does anyone have any pics of the headlight before it was put in the oven. I want to make sure I removed everything

done! i also wet sanded the lenses with 1,500 grit wet sandpaper and buffed them back to a shine. hopefully they dont leak! :lol:

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I'll do everyones headlights who is afraid at tackling it them selves.. Just PM me and we can work something out.. About a day or two turn around and they will be fog/condensation proof!

Heres some pictures of my work this past week.

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I did mine friday night, took about six hour because I had to run to the store twice.
used a heat gun and they came apart fast.
But it looks great, I'll snap some shots when I a week off this winter.

im finishing up mine now, after they came out of the oven, did anyone else have some oxidation on the lense from it sittin on the damp towel?

Doing mine right now :D one headlight in the oven now, 5 minutes left



Edit, I'd like to add that the amber lenses inside are extremely fragile, my father gave one a light tug to see if it would pop out and it broke in half. Other than that the process is pretty easy and straight forward, I used my Remington knife and slowly pried them apart.

I'd like to figure out how to make this a "jdm conversion" since my amber lens broke. Either paint the bottoms amber and use a clear bulb or use tint film, not sure yet.

Amazing look. i have them done on my Evo X already.. Going to do my Motorcycle Headlights now! hopefully everything goes well.

figured I'd throw this here as well since I put it in the other how to discussion on the subject. Save yourself a headache with sanding.

I'm surprised that doesn't affect the plastic in any way.... Harsh solvents can affect the integrity of the plastic, make it brittle, etc....

if you were soaking it overnight, MAYBE. But no.

It just breaks down the chrome gunk so you can wash it off. 5 minutes. Ive been using ez off to clean coatings/finishes on plastics for years, hell I even use it to remove anodizing from aluminum.

Nice, been looking to do the black out as well. Had it done on my S2K before it made the car looked so good afterward!

Has anyone skipped the sanding process and painted it with plasti-dip?

I spent the time sanding. The point of sanding is to give the paint a rough surface to hold onto.
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I just finished painting mine. I used a heat gun instead on the oven. By the second light I figured out that I could just use the gun on a low setting, get the entire rim of the light warm and pryed it apart by hand. I was trying to pry it open on the first light and found that the plastic was soft enough to start to deform and looked kinda bad. definitely everything warm and start working the housing off.
I also used the oven cleaner to strip most of the chrome off, and after 1 week I see no problems painting over what residual chrome was left. I guess I'll report back if things start peeling later

Awesome!
 

Looks aggressive as F***!!! Nice write up too. the pics compliment the write up perfectly!Tempted to try it