Blackout xD Headlights

XD_2_NV · Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 158 Location: Rancho Cucamonga

The other day my friend and I took apart my headlights to black them out. And this is what we ended up with.

The xD stock

We took off the front bumper.

Headlight off xD

Headlight taken apart.

Shot of the headlight

Shot of the lens

Lens taken apart

What we did was just paint the top of the headlight.

On the car

Lights on

Stock pic

Blackouted pic

Well I hope you like it. If you have any question I know you will just ask :P

ChelsDS · Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 2392 Location: SoCal

Oh hey you did it! How hard is it to crack those puppies open? I've looked at mine to do something similiar (you know my idea) but it looks tough.

greenguyshrek · Joined: 03 Jan 2005 Posts: 692

It wasen't that hard. Just take off the wire harness and one screw on the back and pop them in the oven.

xDevious · Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Posts: 884 Location: lansdale, PA

you painted them? with what? pardon my ignorance...

no-tec · Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 305

ChelsDS wrote: Oh hey you did it! How hard is it to crack those puppies open? I've looked at mine to do something similiar (you know my idea) but it looks tough.

Looks like they were baked open. Painted with your run of the mill smoking spraypaint.

It looks good man, nice work. If anything I wish it were darker though.
I love the xD

SeattleGuy · Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 94 Location: Seattle, WA

Very nice look on a dark xD!

Could you describe the bumper cover removal a bit?

ChelsDS · Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 2392 Location: SoCal

Oh I know they're baked open, just that they look much harder to crack open than say xB1 and some of the tCs.

As far as removing the bumper on the front, zoltiz wrote up a DIY on installing the LED fogs and he explains how to get the bumper off in there.

burstaneurysm · Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 6293 Location: Forest Park, IL

Not bad, although, I would've removed the amber (if that's possible on the D)

tmrepp · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 1072 Location: SE, PA

burstaneurysm wrote: Not bad, although, I would've removed the amber (if that's possible on the D)

DOT requires a side reflector..that's what that ugly piece of bike reflector in there does. I plan on putting something on my quarter panels and removing the amber the same day I paint some eyelids on them if it's possible to take them out.

jspectoaster · Posted: 4/9/08 1:32PM Post subject:

very nice ima have to do this except maybe paint match

XD_2_NV · Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 158 Location: Rancho Cucamonga

I didn't fully black them out because I was trynig to get them dark enough to kind of match the paint. We used some semi black smoked spray paint from the local hobbie shop, two full cans. It took a lil bit t to mask off and to dry, but it came out just the way that I wanted them too. 400 degrees F for about 8 to 9 mins to take them apart and then 4 mins at the same temp to put them back together. I hope you all can do this with your own style and color and if you have any questiosn please hit me up.

burstaneurysm · Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 6293 Location: Forest Park, IL

tmrepp wrote: burstaneurysm wrote: Not bad, although, I would've removed the amber (if that's possible on the D)

DOT requires a side reflector..that's what that ugly piece of bike reflector in there does. Oh, I know, but that's never stopped anyone before.

pickledchang · Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 635

Looks nice! I have done this in the past on a Lancer... not sure how different the xD is, but the high temps of the oven made me nervous, so i baked them at 250 for about 7 min, and was able to pull them apart just fine.

tmrepp · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 1072 Location: SE, PA

Yeah true, but a lot of cars have reflectors on the front quarter panels.

XD_2_NV · Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 158 Location: Rancho Cucamonga

I know the issue with the reflector, but my car is going to be a cop attention grabber once my kit gets put on at 9am Monday and then my wheels and exhaust this week or two and I didn't want to give them another reason to mess with me, you can still see the reflector and being that I didn't completly black them out, you get a little glare from the reflector and the glossy smoked paint on the reflector.... so the cops should leave it alone. But thats the route that I decided to go.

Blue_Batmobile · Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 2108

not bad.

Bat™

SEXB909 · Posted: 4/18/08 8:08AM Post subject:

Mario, I just had a question. Why do you have a Barbie blanket Playboy???? lol. You and Shrek did a good job on that piece G.

XD_2_NV · Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 158 Location: Rancho Cucamonga

A better question is why Shrek has a Barbie blanket when he has no sisters...if it was mine I could atleast say that I have a 10 year old sister, but he has no excuse...lol

bruna · Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 33

burstaneurysm wrote: tmrepp wrote: burstaneurysm wrote: Not bad, although, I would've removed the amber (if that's possible on the D)

DOT requires a side reflector..that's what that ugly piece of bike reflector in there does. Oh, I know, but that's never stopped anyone before.

Has anyone ever got pulled over for this?

Whispaz · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 2483 Location: Boston

looks good