Painted HID headlight housing (DIY) yea, i finally did it...
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I like it a lot. I dont think it looks bad, just different. Everyone here is so used to all black with a tad bit of silver then we see our light in all white......on a white 8......so much white......lol, I like it though, good job
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nice work man yea i did that mod last year but i crashed my 8 before i got around to installing the headlight, but i just gave my painted headlight to my panel beater to install the headlights i will take pictures next week
here is the picture of my painted headlights
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=40
about the tail light you can't crack them open ay you have to cut the tail lights apart here is some picture of me doing it
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=80
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=60
here is the picture of my painted headlights
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=40
about the tail light you can't crack them open ay you have to cut the tail lights apart here is some picture of me doing it
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=80
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=60
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nice work man yea i did that mod last year but i crashed my 8 before i got around to installing the headlight, but i just gave my painted headlight to my panel beater to install the headlights i will take pictures next week
here is the picture of my painted headlights
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=40
about the tail light you can't crack them open ay you have to cut the tail lights apart here is some picture of me doing it
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=80
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=60
here is the picture of my painted headlights
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=40
about the tail light you can't crack them open ay you have to cut the tail lights apart here is some picture of me doing it
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=80
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t...inrt/?start=60
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Nice good luck, just a word of advice, make sure to take out the tiny screws that also hold the two parts together (lens and housing) on this headlight..theres 5 around the outside on the back if i remember right. When you seperate them, go slow because the plastic ring around the projector lens is connected to the headlight housing. PM me if you have any issues, cant wait to see the pics.
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Ha its funny i did this on my last car and made it black to git rid of the chrome. I think if i did this in VR I would look like a C6 wanna be. The last car was a black miata I re did the housings in semi gloss black. So much better then chrome. I also never never had a problem with moisture in the last three years. Also I did that repaint in five different steps.
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Dude, you are a GOD, this is amazing. I am prolly gonna attempt to do this but it seems like every time i try to do a project like this it turns out looking HORRIBLE. Oh well, imma try anyway. Any tips on things i should NOT do? Also, what do you guys think about me painting it velocity red? Can you buy VR in a rattle can?
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Those lights look awesome! I've been looking on ebay for blacked out headlight assemblies with no luck. I bought some for my last ride ('04 Dodge Ram) and they still look great today. Then guys on the Dodge forum started doing thier own like you did in the oven. I never could figure out why because I sold my stock lights on ebay for almost as much as I paid for the black ones.
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its fairly easy once you tackle the project, and you can customize them however you want once theyre open...i think thats why most people go for it. So far i havnt heard any horror stories from people baking them open, only from people who sealed them too soon and had the insides fog over. No HID issues though