A couple tips as I'm doing this:
Be carfull with the black part (especialy the tabs) as it gets soft and will mold easy. After you get the clear plastic part off I recommend going back before it cools and trying to bend all the black tabs back into shape as they get a bit out of shape.
I'm going to use BBQ paint as I like the color and it withstands high tempatures.... its a flat black though so depends on your preference. My car will be repainted flat black some day so it's perfect. I took a rough measurment of how hot my headlights were w/o the lights on and they were about 150degrees on the outside (I drove around for about 2 hours, came home parked in the garage for 25 mins and went on a 15 min drive). I live in Arizona and it's about 103 degrees out right now though. I'd make sure to get a paint if you live in a hot place that'll withstand at least 300 degrees.
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you dont have to worry about the tabs the silcone is the main thing if you want to put it back together.....and as far as paint my friend used any paint and he got HIDs and they get pretty hot and i used Dupli Colour Acrylic Enamel shiny black
I sanded mine.. but some of the corners and stuff I didnt get very good and that paint isnt sticking there at all so I have to redo it all.
Danny
looool you werent suppose to sand anything lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and to put it back on just put it back in the oven and squeeze it back on .......i just painted mines without sanding it or anything just cleaned it a little and thats it, didnt even use primer.
Last edited by southsidegear : 06-28-2006 at 03:49 AM.
i really wish some of you guys lived close to here so we could do this little project as i am the only Reno Owner around here and i am surrounded by honda guys well maybe one of these days i might try it but my thing is i would like to make the light on the reno all clear instead of having the orange on the corner
looool you werent suppose to sand anything lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and to put it back on just put it back in the oven and squeeze it back on .......i just painted mines without sanding it or anything just cleaned it a little and thats it, didnt even use primer.
I didnt use plastic paint.. I used BBQ paint so I didnt have much of a choice. It turned out nice though... not perfect but you can barley notice. I have to buy new headlights sometimes anyways as mine are foggy from the wires melting a few months ago.
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Oh and I would recommend a very light sanding to be sure the paint sticks. Just because it took w/o it, doesn't mean it's the right (or only) way to do it.
Like Chris Rocks says: "Hey, you can drive a car with your FEET. That don't make it a good f*cking idea!"
Oh and I would recommend a very light sanding to be sure the paint sticks. Just because it took w/o it, doesn't mean it's the right (or only) way to do it.
Like Chris Rocks says: "Hey, you can drive a car with your FEET. That don't make it a good f*cking idea!"
Think I'll put that in my sig....lol
Again I was just telling these people how I did my(since they are the ones who wanted the "how to steps" )blackhousing and He asked me if he should sand it or prime it, I didnt use none of those, neither I listed it in the steps and I didn't say it was the right or only f!cking way to do it!!!
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I didnt use plastic paint.. I used BBQ paint so I didnt have much of a choice. It turned out nice though... not perfect but you can barley notice. I have to buy new headlights sometimes anyways as mine are foggy from the wires melting a few months ago.
They have both the Headlights on ebay for a forenza I dont know if it's the same thing as yours or not.
well maybe one of these days i might try it but my thing is i would like to make the light on the reno all clear instead of having the orange on the corner
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