blacking out headlights cause bubbling?
03-15-2011, 04:30 PM
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blacking out headlights cause bubbling?
Bought a set of 08 headlights and was gonna send em over to lightwerkz to get the housing painted flat black until I heard some bad news.
Apparently, if you paint the chrome U shaped piece right under the shroud, theres a potential chance for the paint to bubble down the road and mess up the plastic.
Caeser informed me that the black paint along with the heat given off from the HID bulb despite it being hid vs halogen, could negatively effect that area.
Has anyone experienced anything like this? I'm really hesitant to getting this done now and I don't really want it "partially" blacked out.
Apparently, if you paint the chrome U shaped piece right under the shroud, theres a potential chance for the paint to bubble down the road and mess up the plastic.
Caeser informed me that the black paint along with the heat given off from the HID bulb despite it being hid vs halogen, could negatively effect that area.
Has anyone experienced anything like this? I'm really hesitant to getting this done now and I don't really want it "partially" blacked out.
03-16-2011, 03:25 AM
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supposedly using high temp paint will prevent the bubbling, but it's very minor and using black will mask it except when viewed very closely.
supposedly the problem is not the paint, it's the plastic itself. with the high temp of the HID, the plastic deforms and begins to sag downward. when the HIDs are off it cools down and straightens back up, and this stretching is what causes the bubbling paint. This is why you should get your fenders resprayed after you roll them, because there is a chance of the fender paint on the edge bubbling as well and can eventually lead to rust in that area.
supposedly the problem is not the paint, it's the plastic itself. with the high temp of the HID, the plastic deforms and begins to sag downward. when the HIDs are off it cools down and straightens back up, and this stretching is what causes the bubbling paint. This is why you should get your fenders resprayed after you roll them, because there is a chance of the fender paint on the edge bubbling as well and can eventually lead to rust in that area.
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03-16-2011, 06:05 AM
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check out this guy who had the same prob:
https://my350z.com/forum/south-west/...ched-ones.html
03-16-2011, 06:09 AM
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03-16-2011, 06:36 AM
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sure i'll take some shots later. i've had it done for about 8 months now and thankfully it hasn't gotten worse and i doubt it will ever.
check out this guy who had the same prob:
https://my350z.com/forum/south-west/...ched-ones.html
check out this guy who had the same prob:
https://my350z.com/forum/south-west/...ched-ones.html
apparently theres a fix for this? Tried searching through some of the DIY black out headlight threads but couldn't find anything
Usmanif has a fix for this, the my350z DIY thread talks about it, and you could do that fix for these headlights if you wanted them to be perfect. I was just going to live with it.
03-20-2011, 03:53 AM
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Recently ordered and sent a brand new set of 06+ projectors to caesar at lightwerkz for the oem color match and clear , angel eye mod , and protective covering.
Heard nothing but good things about lightwerkz.
Caesar insisted that i not paint the lip right below projector because of the slight bubbling problem.
Heard nothing but good things about lightwerkz.
Caesar insisted that i not paint the lip right below projector because of the slight bubbling problem.
03-20-2011, 09:28 AM
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Recently ordered and sent a brand new set of 06+ projectors to caesar at lightwerkz for the oem color match and clear , angel eye mod , and protective covering.
Heard nothing but good things about lightwerkz.
Caesar insisted that i not paint the lip right below projector because of the slight bubbling problem.
Heard nothing but good things about lightwerkz.
Caesar insisted that i not paint the lip right below projector because of the slight bubbling problem.
03-20-2011, 02:46 PM
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got them on but ghetto rigged one of the hid cover caps. plus, those turn signal bulbs stay on when i turn my parking lights now...ugh. don't you just cut one of the wires or something? will have to look into this.
will get pics soon.
will get pics soon.
Last edited by G4nismo; 03-20-2011 at 02:47 PM.