Im just curious to know if it is risky to bake the headlights. I want to bake mine and paint the eyelids and amber corners but I dont want to risk screwing them up. And when you paint the inside, what kind of paint is sugested??? Any advise will be greatly appreciated . . .

 

the insides are plastic, so you either have to have them professionally prepped and done, or use a good quality plastic paint like fusion.

I've baked my headlights twice and others as well... just take your time and read up on how to do it... don't use a gas oven, preheat it before putting them in, place them on a towel on a cookie sheet at near 250 and you should be good.

 

Thanx Tim for the info. So if I bake them, will I have to worry about the headlights getting warped or anything like that? And for that fusion paint, do they sell that at autozone or somethin like that?

 

just keep a close eye on them and work quickly once they are out of the oven. i did mine, no problems at all



i also ran a bead of silicone around them after i was finished just to make sure they dont fog up

 

also i used regular base/clear auto paint, colormatched.

 

250 degree's and like 8-10 minutes.

as said above, a good bead of clear silicone is an awesome addition when your putting htem back together.

 

Would u guys recomend doing the eyelid? I saw someone post and say it stuck to the headlight? And when u say work quickly, how long did it take to paint and how long did u have them out of the oven?

 

he means work quickly getting it apart. if your not quick, the stock sealant will harden up again, and you'll have to shove it back in teh oven to soften it again.

 

i meant work quickly as in pulling them apart, that glue hardens back up after a minute or 2, once they are apart doesnt matter how long you take painting, i think we did 3 coats paint, 2 coats clear, 3 hours dry time and them put them back together.

and i did under the eyelid but left it clear, im debating on changing i though

 

Oh alrite. And the silicone. Is that put on before u put it in the oven to seal up again, or after it seals? Sorry about all the questions guys. I just want to do it rite. Thanx again

 

When your pulling them apart, is it a b#tch to get them open?

 

nope.... it helps to have two people though, one to pull apart slowly, and the other to slice the sealant with a razor... (it helps open it easier)

Just make sure to take the bulbs out, the screws off, and the rubber things off too!

 

And the silicone. Is that put on before u put it in the oven to seal up again, or after it seals?

 

afterwards.

 

put silicone wen ur putting everything back together DUHHH

 

when you're done... I'd heat up the assemble just a bit seperate, then add silicone and reconnect the two pieces, and screw them together to cool.

 

Of course. Thanx guys. IM gunna do it this weekend probably and i'll post the pix when I do it. Should I just do it black or what do you guys think. I might just do it like a two tone or would that look too ricey?

 

Color Matched is always best... but black or grey will be decent for your car.

 

silicone hmmm, what's the melting temperature for that?
any problems rebaking?

i will gut the seal from my headlamp and use this:


good stuff, infact, should be the same, rubber butyl.

 

wow. i wanna read up on all this...