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painting headlights
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:56 pm
by timdawes
anyone done it on here? i want to do my VRX headlights black, i'd just like to be able to suss out if it's worth the effort given there isn't *that* much silver in there (i do want to get rid of the orange bit, this isn't america, i don't need it
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the end car looks like they've done it although i could be wrong...
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:58 pm
by Chubb
Nope end car is VRX_Pete's and that is tint film on the headlight not paint.
to paint them you will need to bake or BBQ your headlight to open them up, paint then reseal.
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:59 pm
by Slash
I had mine custome done for me.
Will post a pic shortly
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:00 pm
by timdawes
ahhhh. yeh i didn't want to tint, altho it looks nice haha. i just figured i don't want people hassling me for having illegal headlights.
i knew it was the baking option, it's just a lot of messing around if there's not much i'll be painting. will probably do it anyway. maybe tint as well...
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:02 pm
by timdawes
Slash wrote:I had mine custome done for me. Will post a pic shortly
epic man, cheers!
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:03 pm
by SEB15
Def is better with tint film than to paint them!
And if you don't like it or you got over it you just remove the tint and is back like new, but if you paint them ...
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:05 pm
by timdawes
nah i mean paint them inside, obviously not the reflective bits, just the rest.
like this
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:12 pm
by Slash
Interior housing mostly blacked out, halos put in, M3 Xenon shrouds.
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:06 pm
by timdawes
they look epic! yeh, i think ill definitely do it now.
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:20 pm
by Slash
Before and after
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:04 pm
by timdawes
did you tint the indicator? it looks the same black as the rest of the headlight.
it certainly looks better without the orange bit on the side of the headlight. that's my most hated thing on it
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:30 pm
by quachj
a friend did his and the easiest way instead of baking (risk of melting whole head light) is to get ur blow dyer and some coins (used to hold it open) and melt bits at a time and open it that way
only problem with opening it is if u dont seal it properly ur head light will fog up or water gets in
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:42 pm
by timdawes
yeh i'll have to make sure i'm pretty precise matching it up. my mate did his 01 rex, so i'll just make him help me