Blacked out my head lights at work. i did a semi gloss this time. i usually go flat black and (tried gloss once on my cl type s turned out really bad) but i like the semi












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looks nice. wish i had time to waster at work. i'm jealous!

 

haha yeah i do most of my work on my cars and my friends at work...i think i work on cars more then work at work.

 

Looks.. great... i am about to bake mine apart this weekend to spray them black.. a semi gloss/matte as well.. simliar to BSP.. very very close actually...

I'll post pics when they are done.. my entire car is getting murdered.. black on black on black.. it's easy and it looks nice..

 

nice. still afraid of doing it since its new. i just got overlays instead

 

nicely done!

Bat™

 

i was thinking of doin an overlay..but to me it cuts out to much light

 

that is true. i bought it because i thought that since i have HIDs it wouldnt be too noticable.... it is. it looks like i have halogens back in

 

Not bad!

 

Exactly why I won't do it.

 

so u won't do an overlay because u have HID?

i was thinkin about doing 8k HID and then blue overlays...

 

you gotta remember the overlay is pretty much a tint. it blocks the light as it passes. itll look cool but wont work great. the overlay will be better with hid behind it rather then the stock bulb. but its up to you

 

^^^so overlay beats doing what u did if u have hids? also what did u use to black out ur front? i got a BSP so it might look stupid to do that 2 mine...

 

I wouldn't do the bumper on a BSP myself...

maybe try it white? haven't seen that yet

and no, because our headlights are projectors painting them black over their chrome is much better then smoking/tinting/overlaying them because it kills the light

but since its a projection, not a reflection the chrome can be covered up and not effect the range or brightness at all

 

thanks for the info. any paint or tips to do to my headlights and turn signlas that would look good with 8k hids but look like these overlays?
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y42...en%20Overlays/

just blue (he has a light blue version of his overlays

 

really any paint will do. DO NOT touch the chrome with your fingers! AT ALL. itll cause you to do much more work! DO NOT sand the housing down! it does not need to be roughed up. i would use a semi gloss or flat black. LIGHT layers of paint. wait 10 mins between coats. let the paint dry 100% before reinstalling the housing. otherwise itll leave a rainbow like glare on your lens. after putting the headlight back together. reseal it with black silicone. and you should be good. heres the basic steps to take

1- remove front bumper
2- unplug headlight bulbs
3- remove headlights
4- there will be 3-4 philip screw on the back side of your headlights remove those
5- preheat oven at 350
6- place ONE head light in the oven for 6 mins
7- take the head light out of oven
8- there are a few tabs along the sides where the len meets the back part pop those off
9- start peeling them apart (flat head screw diver will help out
10- with glove pull the middle housing out and place on a piece of cardboard
11-spray light coats of spray paint on the lens
*at a fairly fast motion spray left to right, right the len until you have a light coat on. (just enough where you see it black but the chrome still come trough it a little apply that same ammount of paint after 10 mins. keep doin that until all chrome is gone. make sure you get all the little corners
12- after paint is dry place the housing back into its home
13- put the lens back on and press the back piece and lens together
14- place that until back into the oven for a bout 4 mins
15- pull out the until and press harder until the tabs resnap back together
*dont worry if the all dont
16- as its cooling reinstall the philip screws that you took out and youll notice itll that then lens will pull closer in.
*if needed manually resnap the tabs back on
17- let then until cool down
18- apply black silicone all around the edge to prevent fogging
*it just an extra step you can take not 100% needed
19- do the same thing with the other head light
20- put everything back together then BAM! mean look under $20 and not much time

 

oh with the turn signals you can just use overlay one those.

 

thats gonna be so helpful. if i find a semi-gloss light blue or simliar look imma do that. (btw i sent this to a friend of mine and he went ape____ with thank u

 

sweet! :D

 

THANKS! i did mine this weekend and they look great. My only advice would be a lower temp for a longer time (like the other thread said). some of the plastic on the housing deformed slightly and i had to grind a spot and re-round a hole to get it back on the car. minor stuff for the result. Good write up.

-Trevor