we painted my friend's headlight housings today. we pretty much followed the same process as this guy https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=282131

before:


then they went in the oven....mmmm yummy headlight caserole:


next they got primered:


2 coats of Krylon Ultra Flat black paint later:


reunited with the other half of the light:


outside with the lights on:


another outside shot:


inside, lights off:


it was an all day job, including a trip for pizza, 2 trips to the hardware store and a lot of wasted time. we got some (by some i mean a shitload) of the sealant from the headlights on the covers, but we used goo gone and with some rubbing it came right off.

 

I just can't seem to pry the suckers apart...how long were they in the oven. 10 minutes?

 

5 mins at about 300 degrees

you gotta bent them back at the clips...definatly requires 2 people


[Modified by One2chi, 1:55 AM 2/16/2003]

 

Nice Work...

all you need to complete the look are some 96-98 Square OEM Fogs...

 

he just got it like a week ago, its the first mod we did....next up is a lip kit

 

 

 

looks good.. now you need to buff the lenses with some rubbing compound buddy..

 

dam nice!!!! i love DIY

 

Noooo not on the Korean newspaper! Its so weird seeing Korean newspaper on HT. Headlights looks great.

 

can someone put up a real jdm headlight next to the painted one? they look almost the same

 

That looks sweet, was it easier or harder than you thought it would be?

 

nice, check out mine https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=396022

and just for the record, 300 degrees is WAY too much. you're really lucky they didn't melt. don't go over 220.

 

use a flat head to bend the tabs back, helps a lot.

you can also use a hairdryer.. it just takes a bit longer for it to soften the sealant.

 

"definatly requires 2 people"
you can do it alone definatly.

 

 

Ok, I'm usually not one to complain, but this topic has been posted up more than enough times now in the past couple of weeks. Quit wasting bandwidth. They still look great though. Good work.
-kev

 

luv em!

 

its so much eiasier to pull those bug headlights appart with 2 people....and a lot easier to take off the bumper with at least 2 people....

 

i think they look aight...its b/c the clear part is not new-looking...but the inside looks good.

 

looks good! im doing mine right now! im trying transparent black paint,hopefully they come out good! ill post pics when im done!

 

First time posting pictures but I will try it. Just did these today. 96-98 headlights painted gloss black with a primer. Turned out really good but not sure if these photos bring them out.

 

Sorry about the size of the pictures. If anyone has time you wanna email or post lessons on how to decrease the size of them and yea the car is really dirty and im going to wash it up good tomorrow morning.

 

ummm i dunno why u bake them......the headlights should get hot enough to bake them while they are on

 

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