What type of black paint for headlight housings?
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How do you open the housing in order to paint it. I own a body shop so I have no problem painting it the metalic magentic black to match my exterior paint. Jus' dont know how to open the housing.
How reliable is it? I.e. will it start to leak and such?
How reliable is it? I.e. will it start to leak and such?
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Originally Posted by Suvlaki
and they just open...? how do you get them closed again with no leaks?
is there an instructional sheet available online somewhere that shows me how to do this...?
is there an instructional sheet available online somewhere that shows me how to do this...?
if you search there are a few good threads on this where a few people show step by step.
yeah when the glue melts you can pry them open, you have to reseal them you have to be carfeful because they will fog up and get moisture in them if you dont do it just right
courtesy of "tresfifdeeZ":
-Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees (ABSOLUTELY NO HOTTER THAN THAT).
-Remove all the bulbs, wiring and ballasts from the housings
-Put one headlight in the oven on a baking sheet (preferrably an "Air bake"
sheet) so there is a layer of protection between the light and the element.
-Remove the 5 phillips screws around the housing (3 up top, one on the very bottom and one on the outside
-Leave the light in the oven for 10-12 mins to heat-up the epoxy
-Remove light and VERY CAREFULLY start to seperate the clear lens from the black housing. This is a VERY slow process that requires patience and a mild amount of pressure. There are 5 points on the housing that have notches in them that snap the two pieces together. You'll have to bend those pieces out in order to seperate the clear/black pieces. If the epoxy isn't quite warm enough...put the light back in the oven (@ 200 degrees) for another 5 minutes). Also, be careful because any metal on the light will be A LOT hotter than the plastic.
-The two pieces will seperate very slowly and the epoxy will stretch as this is happening. Make sure to not get any of the epoxy on the inside of the light, as it is a pain to get off.
-Since you're only wanting to remove the dust, then you can do that VERY quickly and then immediately put the lens back on while the epoxy is still warm.
-If it takes you a while (which I expect) and the epoxy cools down. Simply put the two pieces together as they should be and then put the light back in the oven for 10 mins (@ 200 degrees). That will heat it up plenty for your to push everything back together.
-Make sure the clips snap back into place in all 5 spots and then put the screws back on.
-While the housing is still warm, I like to go around every part of where the 2 pieces come together and press firmly in order to give it a good seal again.
-Put all the bulbs, wiring and ballasts back on
bingo! done...
-Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees (ABSOLUTELY NO HOTTER THAN THAT).
-Remove all the bulbs, wiring and ballasts from the housings
-Put one headlight in the oven on a baking sheet (preferrably an "Air bake"
sheet) so there is a layer of protection between the light and the element.
-Remove the 5 phillips screws around the housing (3 up top, one on the very bottom and one on the outside
-Leave the light in the oven for 10-12 mins to heat-up the epoxy
-Remove light and VERY CAREFULLY start to seperate the clear lens from the black housing. This is a VERY slow process that requires patience and a mild amount of pressure. There are 5 points on the housing that have notches in them that snap the two pieces together. You'll have to bend those pieces out in order to seperate the clear/black pieces. If the epoxy isn't quite warm enough...put the light back in the oven (@ 200 degrees) for another 5 minutes). Also, be careful because any metal on the light will be A LOT hotter than the plastic.
-The two pieces will seperate very slowly and the epoxy will stretch as this is happening. Make sure to not get any of the epoxy on the inside of the light, as it is a pain to get off.
-Since you're only wanting to remove the dust, then you can do that VERY quickly and then immediately put the lens back on while the epoxy is still warm.
-If it takes you a while (which I expect) and the epoxy cools down. Simply put the two pieces together as they should be and then put the light back in the oven for 10 mins (@ 200 degrees). That will heat it up plenty for your to push everything back together.
-Make sure the clips snap back into place in all 5 spots and then put the screws back on.
-While the housing is still warm, I like to go around every part of where the 2 pieces come together and press firmly in order to give it a good seal again.
-Put all the bulbs, wiring and ballasts back on
bingo! done...
Man that looks like an awesome mod to do, the lights look great and I'd love to have that look, but I'd be afraid to do it myself just because I wouldn't want to mess anything up.
