Painting Headlights

[texasfinest144]

Hey has anyone painted there stock headlights black? I am about to clear my corners now and I was thinking while I had my headlight opened up I should just go ahead and paint but I wanted to see if anybody had pics of the finished project....

[Kalamidad]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kalamidad)</div><div class='quotemain'>to paint the headlight all you do is, Â*

Take it appart, you will see the chrome reflectors, the once that surround the blubs, don't touch that. Â*Attached to the see crystal part of the headlight, you will see a chrome frame with two openings. Â*That's what you will paint. Â*You will have to detach it from the crystal headlight cover by removing one screw that holds it in place. Â*No need to prime or sand since it won't be touching anything once the headlight is reassembled. Â*you can choose to paint or not paint the part where your turn signal reflects. Â*Entirely up to you. Â*The less you paint in that section the brighter you turn signal will remain. Â*Also, paint the entire thing on all angles, don't do a half ass job at it.</div>

I take it you know how to open the headlights.

Black painted headlights..

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/402000-402999/402847_267_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/402000-402999/402847_268_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/402000-402999/402847_271_full.jpg

[hsinya]

heres my headlights, w/ the sides painted in. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif i did this back in 2002. bought primer and a $4 can of flat black spray paint from pepboys. i forgot which one. its been holding up great 8)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/hsinya/IMG_0162.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/hsinya/IMG_0161.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/hsinya/IMG_0160.jpg

edit: ah crap stupid photobucket shrunk my pics!

[texasfinest144]

thanks guys I will try to post pics when I finish...

[G-spot]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(texasfinest144)</div><div class='quotemain'>thanks guys I will try to post pics when I finish...</div>

And while you're at it would you like to join TGC DFW?

[Kalamidad]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(texasfinest144)</div><div class='quotemain'>thanks guys I will try to post pics when I finish...</div>

why don't you make a tutorial with a step by step if you have the camera?

[texasfinest144]

Sorry it took a while to get the pics up but here goes before and after

Before
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/2392000-2392999/2392971_10_full.jpg

After
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/2392000-2392999/2392971_13_full.jpg

[Kalamidad]

looks good.
Any Daytime Pics?
Any Tutorial?

[raw0055]

looks good.
Any Daytime Pics?
Any Tutorial?

Daytime pics please Kinda like the original.

I am interested in doing this but I don't want my heads to leak

[lonestar22]

hey where in dallas do u live man?

[texasfinest144]

I will post daytime pics tomorrow by the time I got off work today it had already started getting dark. Sorry no tutorial..... I had already finished the project by the time I had read the comment to do a tutorial. However, I'm willing to list a general step by step account of what I did if anybody would like me to...


hey where in dallas do u live man?

I live in North Dallas

[Drastic]

Well being that I'm a little uneasy about taking my headlights apart I'd appreciate a few instructions on how you did it. And the heat from the headlights won't mess the paint up or cause it crack or anything? Is there a certain kind/brand of paint you're supposed to use?