DIY: how to make your headlights black housing with 20 bucks...

xweaponx · 01-29-2012, 08:05 PM

I'm having some problems...
bumpers off, headlights off.
I heated the seal and pried it off on one which took FOREVER.
the plastic seems a little messed up :/ but im sure that I can heat it to form it back to how its supposed to be.
When I was separating the lens from the plastic housing, the outside of the headlight got scraped on the clear part

i should be able to get that buffed out right?
For the next headlight I want to use the oven method but I dont know what all I have to take out before I put it in there.
Can anyone help? I couldnt figure out much without pictures on this one.
I really dont want to have to use the heat gun again. Its a PITA.

xweaponx · 01-31-2012, 02:55 PM

Bump?

Flushnismo · 01-31-2012, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xweaponx

I'm having some problems...
bumpers off, headlights off.
I heated the seal and pried it off on one which took FOREVER.
the plastic seems a little messed up :/ but im sure that I can heat it to form it back to how its supposed to be.
When I was separating the lens from the plastic housing, the outside of the headlight got scraped on the clear part

i should be able to get that buffed out right?
For the next headlight I want to use the oven method but I dont know what all I have to take out before I put it in there.
Can anyone help? I couldnt figure out much without pictures on this one.
I really dont want to have to use the heat gun again. Its a PITA.

If it's on the outside it should buff out.
All you have to take out to put it in the oven is the bulb and remove all the wires you can take off too.

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01-29-2012, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
xweaponx Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina Age: 35 Posts: 100 Drives: 2011 370Z Rep Power: 15	I'm having some problems... bumpers off, headlights off. I heated the seal and pried it off on one which took FOREVER. the plastic seems a little messed up :/ but im sure that I can heat it to form it back to how its supposed to be. When I was separating the lens from the plastic housing, the outside of the headlight got scraped on the clear part i should be able to get that buffed out right? For the next headlight I want to use the oven method but I dont know what all I have to take out before I put it in there. Can anyone help? I couldnt figure out much without pictures on this one. I really dont want to have to use the heat gun again. Its a PITA.

01-31-2012, 02:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
xweaponx Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina Age: 35 Posts: 100 Drives: 2011 370Z Rep Power: 15	Bump?