Painted my stock WRX headlights and removed yellow bubble

Raymond · 08-08-2001, 02:21 PM

Last night, my friend and I painted my headlights. It was a pain in the ass to take 'em apart ...until we popped em in the oven, then they came right off. I won't have enough money to buy morettes at the moment, so I guess I'm gonna have to stick with these "JDM's" for now. What do you guys think?

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girl · 08-08-2001, 02:27 PM

looks pretty siiiick man......those jdm's cost too much anyhow. no projectors though

nice cost effective upgrade though. i like!!

samowrx · 08-08-2001, 02:31 PM

looks good. you weren't affraid that the oven would melt the plastic?

jacobhorn · 08-08-2001, 02:35 PM

Looks trick, but pic is a bit blury.

Star*Child · 08-08-2001, 02:50 PM

when you remove that colored bubble...is the bulb underneath it colored? I mean if I turn on my turn signal, will it be a white or a yellow/orange?

Raymond · 08-08-2001, 02:57 PM

The bulb under the bubble is CLEAR, so when its lit up, the light will be off-white.

PhlypSide · 08-08-2001, 03:07 PM

This does look pretty good.

Now if only it were color matched... I wonder how that would look.
I'm betting pretty good too, maybe even better than the black frame effect

lateRZ

trhoppe · 08-08-2001, 03:18 PM

How did you get the blue subaru logo in the front grill? DId you paint that? I've only seen the pink one and I don't really like that on the blue car

Raymond · 08-08-2001, 03:35 PM

Yeah, I painted the blue logo. Just use acetone or polish remover to remove the black part and then just paint under it. Getting the black **** off is a bitch.

trhoppe · 08-08-2001, 03:36 PM

Im gonna be copying off of you tonite!
hehe

Frank · 08-08-2001, 04:51 PM

been there, done that hehe. www.scoobymods.com
Just curious, why'd you paint them? Just for the look or does it make the blinker more defined? I really am curious.
Frank

Raymond · 08-08-2001, 05:40 PM

I wanted the yellow part off.......and i figured i might as well paint to make em look JDM style

J Colman · 08-08-2001, 05:55 PM

Looks cool

speedbuggy67 · 08-08-2001, 06:19 PM

If you like that badge mod go for the lighted badge mod. I did it to my Rex and my fathers 00 RS and everywhere we go people look and comment. They are both painted very lightly gloss white so I could change the color of the bulb whenever I wanted. Mine has a yellow bulb for the yellow car with matching clear corner lights and my fathers is white to match the white car. I will probably put a super white in his in the future. You will love it.

Scott

Imprezard · 08-08-2001, 06:34 PM

Looks great. I was thinking about doing exactly the same thing, but you beat me to it

The pics are not clear, can you post more pics from different angles?

Raymond · 08-08-2001, 10:21 PM

Here's another pic

trhoppe · 08-09-2001, 09:01 AM

What kinda paint did you use, that looks DAMN good.
I wasn't going to paint it, but with that up close shot, that looks beautiful!

elgorey · 08-09-2001, 05:01 PM

That looks great!
Do you think you could write up a step by step how-to?

Frank · 08-09-2001, 05:11 PM

www.scoobymods.com i already did a write up on clearing out the headlights. All you need to do is paint the backing once you get the peices apart. I'm only guessing but black rustoleum would probably do the trick. Any definite on the brand?

trhoppe · 08-09-2001, 05:15 PM

I was going to use a brush on testor's paint, but then I throught about the heat and was wondering if I needed to use high temp paint or of the regular stuff would work.

Frank · 08-09-2001, 05:21 PM

rustoleum is good enough to stay on my gas grille i assume the headlight doesn't get over 450 degrees.

trhoppe · 08-09-2001, 05:30 PM

I hope not...Rustoleum it is!

I'm gonna go screw up my headlights tonight guys, wish me luck!
I have to borrow the girfriends hairdryer as I actually don't own one

Honey can I borrow your hairdrier for a night?, hahahaha thats gonna go over well....

Raymond · 08-09-2001, 05:36 PM

Use High-temperature, black, non-glossy paint at Kragen. It should say 500 degrees on it. Its whats used on the engine, and it works fairly well, and looks pretty good

trhoppe · 08-09-2001, 05:47 PM

Non glossy?
I was going to use really glossy paint....did you use non glossy?

Raymond · 08-09-2001, 06:07 PM

Yeah, I used non-glossy, but thats just me. It's up to you on what you want. I don't think it would hurt though.

08-08-2001, 02:27 PM	#2
girl Scooby Specialist Member#: 7768 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: bay area, C A L I	yo ray looks pretty siiiick man......those jdm's cost too much anyhow. no projectors though nice cost effective upgrade though. i like!!

08-08-2001, 03:18 PM	#8
trhoppe Scooby Guru Member#: 7492 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Hotlanta, GA Vehicle: No race cars www.tomhoppe.com	subaru logo How did you get the blue subaru logo in the front grill? DId you paint that? I've only seen the pink one and I don't really like that on the blue car

08-08-2001, 03:36 PM	#10
trhoppe Scooby Guru Member#: 7492 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Hotlanta, GA Vehicle: No race cars www.tomhoppe.com	hehe Im gonna be copying off of you tonite! hehe

08-09-2001, 09:01 AM	#17
trhoppe Scooby Guru Member#: 7492 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Hotlanta, GA Vehicle: No race cars www.tomhoppe.com	ooooooooooooooooooo What kinda paint did you use, that looks DAMN good. I wasn't going to paint it, but with that up close shot, that looks beautiful!

08-09-2001, 05:30 PM	#22
trhoppe Scooby Guru Member#: 7492 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Hotlanta, GA Vehicle: No race cars www.tomhoppe.com	lol I hope not...Rustoleum it is! I'm gonna go screw up my headlights tonight guys, wish me luck! I have to borrow the girfriends hairdryer as I actually don't own one Honey can I borrow your hairdrier for a night?, hahahaha thats gonna go over well....

08-08-2001, 02:31 PM	#3
samowrx Scooby Specialist Member#: 8403 Join Date: Jul 2001	looks good. you weren't affraid that the oven would melt the plastic?

08-08-2001, 02:35 PM	#4
jacobhorn Scooby Specialist Member#: 5122 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Maple Leaf Vehicle: 1998 Legacy GT LTD '02 HD Softail Deuce	Looks trick, but pic is a bit blury.

08-08-2001, 02:50 PM	#5
StarChild Scooby Specialist Member#:* 5659 Join Date: Apr 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: 127.0.0.1	when you remove that colored bubble...is the bulb underneath it colored? I mean if I turn on my turn signal, will it be a white or a yellow/orange?

08-08-2001, 02:57 PM	#6
Raymond Scooby Newbie Member#: 8689 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Union City, CA Vehicle: 2002 WRX World Rally Blue	The bulb under the bubble is CLEAR, so when its lit up, the light will be off-white.

08-08-2001, 03:07 PM	#7
PhlypSide Scooby Specialist Member#: 7228 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Chicagoland Vehicle: All Wheels Function NOTFWD.com	This does look pretty good. Now if only it were color matched... I wonder how that would look. I'm betting pretty good too, maybe even better than the black frame effect lateRZ

08-08-2001, 03:35 PM	#9
Raymond Scooby Newbie Member#: 8689 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Union City, CA Vehicle: 2002 WRX World Rally Blue	Yeah, I painted the blue logo. Just use acetone or polish remover to remove the black part and then just paint under it. Getting the black **** off is a bitch.

08-08-2001, 04:51 PM	#11
Frank Scooby Specialist Member#: 3791 Join Date: Jan 2001	been there, done that hehe. www.scoobymods.com Just curious, why'd you paint them? Just for the look or does it make the blinker more defined? I really am curious. Frank

08-08-2001, 05:40 PM	#12
Raymond Scooby Newbie Member#: 8689 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Union City, CA Vehicle: 2002 WRX World Rally Blue	I wanted the yellow part off.......and i figured i might as well paint to make em look JDM style

08-08-2001, 05:55 PM	#13
J Colman Scooby Specialist Member#: 1259 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Ashburn, VA Vehicle: 1999 Impreza RS Rally Blue Pearl	Looks cool

08-08-2001, 06:19 PM	#14
speedbuggy67 Scooby Specialist Member#: 9041 Join Date: Aug 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Jersey Shore Vehicle: 2002 WRX blaze yellow 1-450	If you like that badge mod go for the lighted badge mod. I did it to my Rex and my fathers 00 RS and everywhere we go people look and comment. They are both painted very lightly gloss white so I could change the color of the bulb whenever I wanted. Mine has a yellow bulb for the yellow car with matching clear corner lights and my fathers is white to match the white car. I will probably put a super white in his in the future. You will love it. Scott

08-08-2001, 06:34 PM	#15
Imprezard Scooby Specialist Member#: 3016 Join Date: Nov 2000 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Tokyo, Japan Vehicle: CBA GH8 WR Blue	Looks great. I was thinking about doing exactly the same thing, but you beat me to it The pics are not clear, can you post more pics from different angles?

08-08-2001, 10:21 PM	#16
Raymond Scooby Newbie Member#: 8689 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Union City, CA Vehicle: 2002 WRX World Rally Blue	Here's another pic

08-09-2001, 05:01 PM	#18
elgorey Scooby Specialist Member#: 4374 Join Date: Feb 2001 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: VIRginia Vehicle: 06 Titan,99,94 SM 06 nasa spec miata champ	That looks great! Do you think you could write up a step by step how-to?

08-09-2001, 05:11 PM	#19
Frank Scooby Specialist Member#: 3791 Join Date: Jan 2001	www.scoobymods.com i already did a write up on clearing out the headlights. All you need to do is paint the backing once you get the peices apart. I'm only guessing but black rustoleum would probably do the trick. Any definite on the brand?

08-09-2001, 05:15 PM	#20
trhoppe Scooby Guru Member#: 7492 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Hotlanta, GA Vehicle: No race cars www.tomhoppe.com	I was going to use a brush on testor's paint, but then I throught about the heat and was wondering if I needed to use high temp paint or of the regular stuff would work.

08-09-2001, 05:21 PM	#21
Frank Scooby Specialist Member#: 3791 Join Date: Jan 2001	rustoleum is good enough to stay on my gas grille i assume the headlight doesn't get over 450 degrees.

08-09-2001, 05:36 PM	#23
Raymond Scooby Newbie Member#: 8689 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Union City, CA Vehicle: 2002 WRX World Rally Blue	Use High-temperature, black, non-glossy paint at Kragen. It should say 500 degrees on it. Its whats used on the engine, and it works fairly well, and looks pretty good

08-09-2001, 05:47 PM	#24
trhoppe Scooby Guru Member#: 7492 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Hotlanta, GA Vehicle: No race cars www.tomhoppe.com	wait a min Non glossy? I was going to use really glossy paint....did you use non glossy?

08-09-2001, 06:07 PM	#25
Raymond Scooby Newbie Member#: 8689 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Union City, CA Vehicle: 2002 WRX World Rally Blue	Yeah, I used non-glossy, but thats just me. It's up to you on what you want. I don't think it would hurt though.

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