My attempt at painting headlight housings...

[BradKnob]

Always wanted to give this a shot and I found a good deal on a set of used headlights. That way if I effed something up beyond repair I wouldn't be stuck without lights.

The disassembly. Baked at 250 for 17 min. Butchered the plastic around the edges pretty nice. Prob could have baked a little longer. Hopefully not too big a deal




Primed up after a nice scuff with 2000 grit and wiped clean




Spray bombed a few coats...




A few clear coats...




Test fit...




Clamped up for silicone to dry and final product....







Hard to get a good pic. When I get home this evening and install, I'll post more pics.

All said and done, I've got prob 9 hours and $170 invested. Def worth it for the experience and I just love doing this kinda stuff. There are a few things I'd do differently if I did a second set. I little more patience for sure. Bake...pry...bake...pry.... Bake... I feel would have been better for not chewing up the housing as much. I also would remember to clean finger prints from inside the lens before I put them back together. I also would not step on the reflector again and crack it in half as I wanted to paint and re-use them.


Thanks for looking, will have more pics this evening

 

[MoparMulisha]

Turned out pretty good! Love the DIY stuff like this.

Could be worse, the set I did for my old 3rd gen got dog hair from our golden retriever inside of them somehow.

 

[thoss29]

Nice; I wanna try if I can find some used ones cheap enough

 

[MoparMulisha]

Another good thing about getting that spare set is you can take your time. When you rush , that's when you mess things up.

 

[BradKnob]

Turned out pretty good! Love the DIY stuff like this.

Could be worse, the set I did for my old 3rd gen got dog hair from our golden retriever inside of them somehow.

Ha! I have a black lab and no matter where I go, I find a hair from that animal. Like she runs around when we're not home and sprinkles fur on everything. Luckily my lights are black so at least I can't see the hair.

 

[DavidRam]

Looks great! Hairy headlights: it's the newest, hottest thing!

 

[evanblain]

Looks good. I just finished mine today too.

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[evanblain]

I butchered the edge pulling the lense out as well

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[BradKnob]

as promised...

Hard to get a good pic of em















I dont know if it was already like that before, but i realized that little white clip that holds the housing from behind, was cracked. It doesnt hold the light in tight to the fender anymore. 19/20 people prob wouldnt notice it but I do. Any one know what its called or how to replace it?

 

[WhiteExpress]

Lights look mighty fine to me.

I also did not spend enough time cleaning mine the first time before re-assembly.
When I take these apart for paint, I'll be beyond OCD.

 

[bigbadram1500]

looks nice

 

[012RAMbo]

Nice job man, I would like to do mine someday too. Need to find an extra set when the funds recover

 

[saintsreturn]

Looks sharp! Good job

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