sixfifty

So basically, tomorrow, I'm gonna go ahead and do the blackhoused headlights, amber corners, and black 'A' emblem. Here's what I went around to several stores today and bought:





For the Blackhousing:

• 3M Sanding Sponge Fine Grit
• Krylon Primer Spray
• High Heat Flat Black Spray
• Clear Silicone Sealent

For the Amber Corners:

• Clear Orange Acryllic Paint they didnt have amber, will orange work?
• Foam Brush

For the Emblem

• 3M Sanding Sponge Fine Grit
• Krylon Primer Spray
• Krylon Gloss Black Spray
• Krylon Crystal Clear (clearcoat)

ok. i think thats it. am i missing anything? am i good to go this weekend? any tips on this process would be greatly appreciated.

i'm also still debating making the corners amber. i know it looks sexy as hell on black, but i dunno about primrose. anyone have any input? thanks.

thanks for reading

ajtcl

Get on it. Post pics.

SwervinCL

G'luck.. Take your time on the headlights. There is no point in rushing it and fuckin it up.
If the fronts of the lights dont come off easy, bake them in 5 min. in intervals longer.
Post pocs when done.

hybridnrg

iTrader: (4)

oh wow...good action plan. take pictures along the way.

sixfifty

thanks guys. i think maybe I'll do a DIY with some pictures to help people out along the way. or just add to the previous one.

but what about the 2 questions i have? any input? would transparent orange paint work equally as well as transparent amber?

and would amber corners look right on a primrose?

Blenz

I think you should test the orange paint to see if it matches the amber turn signals. As for whether it will look good on primrose, I think it'll turn out good as long as you keep the amber turn signals.

krazy99cl

try some of this....for the headlights....thanks to the mod on this board....
http://hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14443

krazy99cl

oh yeah that nissan website is down..try looking it somewhere else...google it..

sixfifty

does the silicone stuff not seal it all the way? i really wanted to get started on this tomorrow. so i guess i'll use the silicone to seal it for now, and if it doesnt work all that great, i'll go out and buy me some o dat nissan stuff thanks for the referance krazy.

how about it? amber corners on a primrose?

infamouz trunkz

good luck man

klepto

gettin ready to show off for the bay meet i see

sixfifty

hehe just got my tint on today.

i cant be the stockest one there. i just wont have it

edit:i just painted some of that orange shit on a glass vinager bottle, went outside and compared it to my turn signals. almost the exact same color. nvm amber, i'm glad i went with the orange

suremang

damn. i need to black house too... jus been too lazy...

sixfifty

^^ give me your rims. now. haha i love sub zeros they look clean as fuck

suremang

thats why theyre on my ride haha
i got hooked up for a good deal on em too.

RiDiN CLeaN

Good luck, man! Hope all my assistance pays off.

I'm lookin forward to all the pics. Can't wait to see how the ride turns out.

subbuzz

? about housings,i wanna experiment with my housings(maybe white,maybe black) what happens if i like neither and want to go back to stock?

btw good luck

shnee

personally, i dont like blackhousings on primrose, but i hope you change my mind.
good luck

teh CL

iTrader: (1)

if you dont like it than your screwed..

SwervinCL

the silicone stuff works fine. thats what i used and no condisation.

ajtcl

If you don't like it, take it appart again and repaint the parts with the shinny stuff. You aren't screwed out of anything but the time it takes to redo them.

Good luck,

as for primrose, well... I'll keep my mouth shut and wait for the resulting pictures.

Definately take your time. If you break something, then you are screwed.

SupraManAG

i put white leds in the headlight for a lite lumination

SwervinCL

h2o-pr00f

klepto

if something else works out, I might have my blackhousings up for sale soon

suremang

u mean those projectors you might buy off another member?

sixfifty

so people arent feelin the blackhouse on a primrose, eh? well if i do it and it ends up lookinlike ass, how much are OEMs?

krazy99cl

damn i wanna go....i didnt sell my car yet...and damn im always hella tempted to buy stuff for the car lately too...

krazy99cl

oh yeah the nissan roll is just as precaution just incase moister leaks through....better safe then sorry.....think its only 50bucks....rather than a foggy headlight which may cause more time and money to fix

sixfifty

so i cant get the bumper off. i took out the turn signals, took out those 2 bolts up inside the hole of the turn signal, and it still wont come out... what else do i need to take out

teh CL

iTrader: (1)

theres 4 bolts u gotta take out...when you take out both signals there's 2 bolts behind them at the back

sixfifty

is that it? is there any diagram for this? its so hard we've been working on getting the last 2 out for like 20 minutes the bolts are like crooked and the socket wont seem to fit all the way on...

suremang

u gotta unbolt the bolts that connect the bumper to the fender. there should be one on each side of the wheel wells.

and i bit off u. doin blackhousings as we speak lol

klepto

just go dammit

SupraManAG

suremang

pimpin

SupraManAG

sixfifty

i couldnt do it. i couldnt get that goddamn bumper off. so i like

gave up.

i feel bad about it. lol. basically all i did was spray the back acura symbol black. and the As on the center caps. Which ended up lookin like crap. i suck at this DIY stuff. now i need to find OEM center caps. lol. the back A emblem looks ok tho