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06-29-2013, 12:48 AM | #1 |
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Headlight Chrome be Gone!
Well after a while of reading a lot of DIY's..I finally grew a pair a thought I'd give myself a project for this weekend. So here's the start, will be done Sunday night so stay tuned
Blacked out the orange reflector and turn signal bowl. So one headlight is done and is going to sit out all night to cure. Ill start the next headlight tomorrow then let that one sit out tomorrow night..then installation will commence on Sunday because I have to work on Monday lol. I tried finding some duplicolor yellow metal cast for the high beam bowl, but was unable to locate any so it will stay chrome...oh well.
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06-29-2013, 01:41 AM | #2 |
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Nice job.
Krylon Glass stain yellow works well too. |
06-29-2013, 02:44 AM | #3 |
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I keep hearing different temps and times for baking the housings. What did you do yours at? Is that a baking sheet you put them on?
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06-29-2013, 08:49 AM | #4 |
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I put it in at 220 deg for 12 min to separate them. Then after paint I put it back in at about 175 deg for 3 min to help bake the paint. Yes I put them on a tray BC I didn't want them on the metal rack
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06-29-2013, 10:54 AM | #5 |
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06-29-2013, 11:57 AM | #6 |
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do you think that plasti dip would work in place of the paint?
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06-29-2013, 12:03 PM | #7 |
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I wouldn't plastidip. The housing would probably get too hot for plastidip, which is why you need high temp paint for this project.
If you're going to do it, do it right, paint it. OP, IMO you should've left the ring chrome, but its your car and anything is better than all chrome! ahah. I love making money off this DIY, I have done 5 sets for some guys in my chapter! |
06-29-2013, 12:06 PM | #8 |
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06-29-2013, 01:31 PM | #9 |
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06-29-2013, 05:26 PM | #10 |
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Updated finished! Will get better pics once clean
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06-29-2013, 05:36 PM | #11 |
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Looks great. I need to grow a pair and do this lol.
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06-29-2013, 05:55 PM | #12 |
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Lol yes you do. It looks great in person . I love the look
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06-29-2013, 06:47 PM | #13 |
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06-29-2013, 07:15 PM | #15 |
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Looks awesome!
I love how this mod has been a "must have" for just about every generation of WRX/STI since 2002. It's still one of the favorite ones I've done. Especially since it's one of the first things you see every time you walk up to your car. |
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06-29-2013, 10:25 PM | #17 |
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06-29-2013, 10:48 PM | #18 |
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Looking very nice!
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06-29-2013, 11:17 PM | #19 |
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Will do, I am going to let them dry overnight and put them back together in the AM. I figure if I don't like the chrome ring, I can easily black it out
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06-30-2013, 12:10 AM | #22 |
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Lol I bet. Sometimes less is more!
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06-30-2013, 02:07 AM | #23 |
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See if I was going to do it, I would be throwing the angel eyes on there too.
Looks nice though |
06-30-2013, 07:35 AM | #24 |
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Just had to hit mine with another coat, missed a spot I couldn't see last night. Do you think blacking out the projector ring cuts any light output? |
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