Had a free day today so I thought I'd get to my JDM style headlight project.
First, I had to pull the bumper to remove the headlight assemblies.
After about 5 minutes in the oven, I had the headlight apart. Then I had to sand all the chrome off and mask the turn signal area. This took the longest by far out of the whole project.
Here's the headlight sanded:
The paint has to be high temp. I picked bbq flat black paint at walmart for $4.
Make sure to pull your headlights before putting the headlight in the oven! Here's my 100w ricer headlights =)
Also, aim and mark your headlights before install so you can realign them. It's best to pull further back, but I couldn't see anything at 1oclock from more than 10ft away
Finished product:
And on the car:
Much better than spending $100+ for JDM knockoffs.
First, I had to pull the bumper to remove the headlight assemblies.
After about 5 minutes in the oven, I had the headlight apart. Then I had to sand all the chrome off and mask the turn signal area. This took the longest by far out of the whole project.
Here's the headlight sanded:
The paint has to be high temp. I picked bbq flat black paint at walmart for $4.
Make sure to pull your headlights before putting the headlight in the oven! Here's my 100w ricer headlights =)
Also, aim and mark your headlights before install so you can realign them. It's best to pull further back, but I couldn't see anything at 1oclock from more than 10ft away
Finished product:
And on the car:
Much better than spending $100+ for JDM knockoffs.