Baking headlights tale - Page 3

Strobe Media · 04-25-2011, 02:24 AM

yes, bake it, take the lens off, remove the chrome trim, paint, reassemble

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c0nn0rwils0n · 04-25-2011, 06:56 PM

has anyone done this to the 2008+ yet? and if so is there a write up somewhere? i really want to do this but im horrible at this stuff so i dont really want to try it without a write up so i dont mess it up

wantsti · 04-25-2011, 07:17 PM

I wanna do this to mine but have always worried about the Paint flaking or fading on the inside. Have you seen any problems like this happen?

stillatoy · 04-30-2011, 12:55 PM

i had mine done on the lexus for two years with no problems. just make sure that you scuff the housings up really good with some steel wool. i used krylon bar-b-q and stove paint for mine. im going to do the subies lights hopefully tomorrow

TXwrxWagon · 04-30-2011, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rapier46

So, you bake the light to get it apart? Then you paint it. Then attach it back together again?

Or if that's not correct...what is the process?

Really? I mean seriously? The very first post on page 2 are links to the entire process on 2 different years of Impreza's. then just 1-2 posts above yours is a link to a lexus IS install.... REALLY?

ok spoon fed version:
1. remove lights
2. remove bulbs & screws holding (2) pieces of the light together.
3. pre-heat oven 150-200* & remove middle rack.
4. place prepped light in oven on cookie sheet, bake for 15-20 minutes
5. remove light from oven its hot.
6. carefully separate the (2) haves of the light.
7. remove ambers, scuff & paint the chrome facia
8. let dry at least 30-45 minutes. Better overnight.
9. reassemble the light.
10. bake again to set the adhesive.
11. reinstall.

Rob

DNelson · 04-30-2011, 02:25 PM

What kind of paint are you using for this? I definitely want to do this but i want the paint to last, are you using primer or another type of adhesion promoting primer?

Fat Black Pig Sac · 05-05-2011, 02:56 AM

I use Rust Oleum semi-gloss black paint. Believe me, it will last

Fat Black Pig Sac · 05-16-2011, 02:47 AM

did taillights today.....

codywill · 05-16-2011, 04:12 AM

I've been following this for a bit, you do great work man.
After seeing the tails I've gotta ask, how much would you charge to do this for my hawkeye?
Headlights and taillights I mean

f575gtc · 05-16-2011, 10:51 AM

i want to bake my head lights and remove the amber reflector and paint the chrome ring around the project black but how do you resealed so cleanly?

I have seen jobs where there is goop all over the place.

IrishMykl · 05-16-2011, 11:11 AM

just be careful and you wont get goop all over the place. you dont add more you just resoften the goo thats already there and reattach it.

IrishMykl · 05-16-2011, 11:34 AM

Heres a link to pictures and a DIY for the 08+

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2046189

doom16 · 05-16-2011, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Black Pig Sac

did taillights today.....

How you split tAillight , do you cut this our baking

NitroTrike · 05-16-2011, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doom16

How you split tAillight , do you cut this our baking

Preheat oven to 450. Wrap up in aluminum foil, and place on cookie sheet. Put in oven. Bake for 2-1/2 hours, or until you learn to form a sentence. Either one.

P.Rico · 05-16-2011, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NitroTrike

Preheat oven to 450. Wrap up in aluminum foil, and place on cookie sheet. Put in oven. Bake for 2-1/2 hours, or until you learn to form a sentence. Either one.

Take your own advice and learn not to be an asshat. He's French Canadian, you troll... look at his profile location. I would imagine it is quite likely he knows a lot more about his native language than you do his.

NitroTrike · 05-16-2011, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.Rico

Take your own advice and learn not to be an asshat. He's French Canadian, you troll... look at his profile location. I would imagine it is quite likely he knows a lot more about his native language than you do his.

I really don't care where he is, or what his native language is. His question didn't make sense in any language.

Idiot.

doom16 · 05-16-2011, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NitroTrike

Preheat oven to 450. Wrap up in aluminum foil, and place on cookie sheet. Put in oven. Bake for 2-1/2 hours, or until you learn to form a sentence. Either one.

2-1/2 houe is secure ... The tAillight do not melt with time

P.Rico · 05-16-2011, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doom16

2-1/2 houe is secure ... The tAillight do not melt with time

Please don't listen to the above poster. 450 Fahrenheit on a front headlamp, made of polycarbonate (PC), will cause it to melt, even more so the taillamp, which are usually made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). These plastics, which are not as impact resistant as PC, melt at 160 C but will probably begin to meltflow at the temperatures people use to melt the butyl rubber seal on headlamps. You can go through threads here and see idiots who've tried it and then have cried about ruining their tails.

The referenced guy with the taillamp modification either 1) used a low enough temperature or locally heated the butyl seal with a heatgun just enough to get it to be pliable, or 2) cut the seal with an exacto knife and some brute force.

mistanoX · 05-16-2011, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Black Pig Sac

did taillights today.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.Rico

Please don't listen to the above poster. 450 Fahrenheit on a front headlamp, made of polycarbonate (PC), will cause it to melt, even more so the taillamp, which are usually made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). These plastics, which are not as impact resistant as PC, melt at 160 C but will probably begin to meltflow at the temperatures people use to melt the butyl rubber seal on headlamps. You can go through threads here and see idiots who've tried it and then have cried about ruining their tails.

The referenced guy with the taillamp modification either 1) used a low enough temperature or locally heated the butyl seal with a heatgun just enough to get it to be pliable, or 2) cut the seal with an exacto knife and some brute force.

So Fat Black Pig Sac: How did you get your tails open? What temp did you use? or did you use some other method? I've been wanting to do this on my car, even more so than the headlights and I'd really like to know. Thanks

Fat Black Pig Sac · 05-30-2011, 08:06 AM

With tails you don't use the oven. Your best friend is a Dremel rotary tool to cut the lights open. After painting the housing and assembling everything you have to glue pieces together. I used JB Weld, worked great!

For headlights - 230-240 degrees for 15 minutes. Trust me, that's the best option, atleast for 02-07 WRX and STI headlights.

trueno92 · 05-30-2011, 08:40 AM

homemade "illest" sticker is trying too hard.

vision.dynamix · 05-30-2011, 12:45 PM

You can't bake tail lamps apart..gotta cut them..

NcKidd · 05-30-2011, 02:15 PM

Did my 04 wrx a few year back- didn't paint, just cleared them out. Still looks good.

Just have to be real careful with the gooey, hot, stringy, messy black sealant when pulling the front & rear parts of the light assembly apart.

gmhracer · 05-31-2011, 11:39 PM

OP, how much to do my Bug eye's headlights? pm me if you want

Fat Black Pig Sac · 06-21-2011, 03:21 AM

40 bucks will do

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Strobe Media Scooby Specialist Member#: 241600 Join Date: Mar 2010 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Harrisburg, PA Vehicle: 2004 WRX STi like a million whp	yes, bake it, take the lens off, remove the chrome trim, paint, reassemble * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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c0nn0rwils0n Scooby Newbie Member#: 262203 Join Date: Oct 2010 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Vehicle: 2009 Impreza 2.5i Silver	has anyone done this to the 2008+ yet? and if so is there a write up somewhere? i really want to do this but im horrible at this stuff so i dont really want to try it without a write up so i dont mess it up

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wantsti Scooby Specialist Member#: 134764 Join Date: Dec 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Lindon, Utah Vehicle: 04 sti java black pearl	I wanna do this to mine but have always worried about the Paint flaking or fading on the inside. Have you seen any problems like this happen?

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stillatoy Scooby Newbie Member#: 276391 Join Date: Mar 2011 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: columbia, mo Vehicle: 2004 WRX java black pearl	i had mine done on the lexus for two years with no problems. just make sure that you scuff the housings up really good with some steel wool. i used krylon bar-b-q and stove paint for mine. im going to do the subies lights hopefully tomorrow

04-30-2011, 02:25 PM	#56
DNelson Scooby Newbie Member#: 265983 Join Date: Dec 2010 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Levittown, PA Vehicle: 2002 WRX MBP	What kind of paint are you using for this? I definitely want to do this but i want the paint to last, are you using primer or another type of adhesion promoting primer?

05-05-2011, 02:56 AM	#57
Fat Black Pig Sac Scooby Specialist Member#: 247911 Join Date: May 2010 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Sacramento , CALI Vehicle: 2005 obp WRX color: HUMMER H2 WHITE	I use Rust Oleum semi-gloss black paint. Believe me, it will last

05-16-2011, 02:47 AM	#58
Fat Black Pig Sac Scooby Specialist Member#: 247911 Join Date: May 2010 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Sacramento , CALI Vehicle: 2005 obp WRX color: HUMMER H2 WHITE	did taillights today.....

05-16-2011, 04:12 AM	#59
codywill Scooby Newbie Member#: 275399 Join Date: Feb 2011 Vehicle: 2006 Impreza WRX STI Aspen White	I've been following this for a bit, you do great work man. After seeing the tails I've gotta ask, how much would you charge to do this for my hawkeye? Headlights and taillights I mean

05-16-2011, 10:51 AM	#60
f575gtc Scooby Newbie Member#: 267839 Join Date: Dec 2010 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Shelton, CT Vehicle: 2011 STI SWP	i want to bake my head lights and remove the amber reflector and paint the chrome ring around the project black but how do you resealed so cleanly? I have seen jobs where there is goop all over the place.

05-16-2011, 11:11 AM	#61
IrishMykl Scooby Newbie Member#: 212170 Join Date: May 2009 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Bedford, TX Vehicle: 2004 Jetta Silver	just be careful and you wont get goop all over the place. you dont add more you just resoften the goo thats already there and reattach it.

05-16-2011, 11:34 AM	#62
IrishMykl Scooby Newbie Member#: 212170 Join Date: May 2009 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Bedford, TX Vehicle: 2004 Jetta Silver	Heres a link to pictures and a DIY for the 08+ http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2046189

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Fat Black Pig Sac Scooby Specialist Member#: 247911 Join Date: May 2010 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Sacramento , CALI Vehicle: 2005 obp WRX color: HUMMER H2 WHITE	With tails you don't use the oven. Your best friend is a Dremel rotary tool to cut the lights open. After painting the housing and assembling everything you have to glue pieces together. I used JB Weld, worked great! For headlights - 230-240 degrees for 15 minutes. Trust me, that's the best option, atleast for 02-07 WRX and STI headlights.

05-30-2011, 08:40 AM	#71
trueno92 Scooby Newbie Member#: 111755 Join Date: Apr 2006	homemade "illest" sticker is trying too hard.

05-30-2011, 12:45 PM	#72
vision.dynamix NASIOC Supporter Member#: 139955 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: #BostonStrong Vehicle: # OneBoston	You can't bake tail lamps apart..gotta cut them..

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NcKidd Scooby Specialist Member#: 133267 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Dundee, Oregon Vehicle: 2004 psm WRX mucho door dingo stg 2er	Did my 04 wrx a few year back- didn't paint, just cleared them out. Still looks good. Just have to be real careful with the gooey, hot, stringy, messy black sealant when pulling the front & rear parts of the light assembly apart.

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Fat Black Pig Sac Scooby Specialist Member#: 247911 Join Date: May 2010 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Sacramento , CALI Vehicle: 2005 obp WRX color: HUMMER H2 WHITE	40 bucks will do