Blacked out headlights (Brilliant Silver)
 

Wanted to change the look a bit and I love it! $5 in paint well spent!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps5d9f049b.jpg

Looks good, I wish I could get the balls to throw my lights in the oven

Looks good man, Andrew grab a tub of vagisil and throw them in the oven its not as bad as you think...:stirthepot:

ditto. i have sti-r clear lenses sitting in my closet for whenever i grow some nuts to throw the headlights in the oven. :icon14:

looks good!

B@t™

Nice job! Did you have any problems putting it back together? Everything seems to be sealed fine?

Yep no problem at all. Ive done other headlights before on other vehicles. After I put them back together I use a thin bead of black silicone as a double measure to make sure no moisture gets in

Where in AZ are you? I'd pay you for this!

In Tucson! We need to get a meet going!:tup:

EDIT: a bigger pic
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Do you have any head-on pics on the car? I've been pondering this on mine.

This is the only other pic I have at the moment...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psf8844319.jpg

I would be tagging along either way! My son is at the U of A so that would give me an excuse to see him!

I'll be there in December!!!

Well... Phoenix, but I'll drive, lol

This december? Sounds like Im gonna be doing a bunch of headlights lol

I just want to see a set baked open to be honest. I am sooooooooooooo afraid of doing that, lol

It's not bad, its just time consuming. hurts the fingers when pulling the lens off

Just wondering; do you reheat the headlight to soften silicone before putting them back together or do you apply a new bead and call it a day?

Yes after paint and reassembly I put them back into the oven..heat to 290* F and turn off. Put headlight in for 8 min. Pull it out and squeeze it back together and install the screws to hold it tight. After it cools off then I apply silicone


dont leave the cooking pan in the oven when its warming up. Put it in with the headlight at the same time....or it will be too hot and melt the headlight

Great job :tup:

Looks so much better.. Wish I could do mine :drool:

Is this matte or gloss?

Doing mine soon as well and was thinking of doing it similarly. Any other ideas for the shrouds?

semi gloss:tup:

nice work :) if any one of you guys dont feel comfortable doing this yourselves, feel free to hit me up for a quote on getting them done!

how about some straight on shots :).

B@t™

ask and you shall receive....3 days later:bowrofl:

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