nah, sylvannia silverstars. I'd like to do a tsx projector w/ e46 shrouds retrofit one day, so i'm holding off on buying an HID kit.

 

I didn't really care for the amber reflectors, but I didn't really feel like fabbing up a clear reflector. Instead, I painted and tinted 'em to match the mirror turn signals I had already done.

Please excuse the bad pics and dirty car, I just finished the project and it was cold...

 

not completely tinted... stripes....

havent seen that before! looks nice capytan

 

When the lights are off, there is no amber. :D

 

very unique captain! i like.

 

Opening the headlights sucks....a lot.

 

bah, 10 minutes in the oven aint bad!


ihope you added more sealant when you put em back together........... right............?

 

Yessir.

10 minutes? More like 15 minutes...pry apart a lil bit...6-8 minutes...pry apart a lil bit...6-8 minutes....ect. I went real slow. I was scared.

 

n00b!

i just kinda rip the housings apart now. i've baked like 4 sets of headlights lol.

 

heh, isn't that from a video on why mechanics like to deal with women?
all women aren't like that though...

 

So what would I use in order to make clear corners? would I need to cast my own or use a different already made material?
I want to paint my insides white so i dont know if tinting them would look good, but hey it might

 

how exactly do you open up the headlights, and how does an oven fit into the equation.

 

HaHa...sorta..Nah my Auto Shop teacher joked around a lot thats where I heard it from..Also about repacking your muffler bearings too!..HaHa...I sent ya a PM too!

 

i like the lowering kit ^^

board + nails = lowered car!


but yeah, take flourescent lighting sheets (the stuff that goes around the bulbs in buildings) and cut a rough shape of the sidemarker (leave some extra around the edges). heat it up and shape it over the stock sidemarker (might have to do this a couple of times). once the curve is made, dremel the excess of to a nice edge.

 

Interesting Idea, I'll check the depot for some sheets this afternoon and see what comes of it. Thanks mate.

 

To open the headlights you have to bake them. Thats where an oven comes in. Here is how you do it.

-Put the headlights on a cookie tray large enough to hold the headlights.
-Make sure the bottom of the tray is covered in aluminum foil.
-Place the headlights face down (clear side down) on the tray.
-Bake at 220 for 11 minutes. 11 minutes MIGHT be too short, if thats the case, put them back in at 220 for 1 minute.
-Get the headlights out, careful not to burn yourself, the headlights WILL be hot.
-Grab a flathead or maybe even a knife and carefully pry/pull/cut the assembly apart.

Thats a quick tutorial on getting your headlights open. For a more detailed How-To check out this post. https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=75144

 

I did 250 for 20 minutes, they fell apart like butter almost.
Then again I used aftermarket lights so maybe it was different silocone?

 

And then you bake them to put them back together?

 

yup pretty much, I guess its a good rule of thumb to add a bit more silicone [from any auto store] around the edges to ensure a snug fit w/ no air pockets

 

im so afraid to do that, hopefully i dont have too, it would totally be roasted headlights for dinner.