clstyle

hey guys anyone knows how to black out headlights?

i wanna do this, also will it affect light output
if you do?

thanks

97 CL BLCK 5spd.
AEM CAI
KYB AGX ADJUST. SHOCKS
EIBACH PROKIT SPRINGS
Wing WEST front LIp
Clear CORNERS/ CHROME mesh
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SONY xPLOD/ 2 10 inch ROCKford subs
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Slooo97CL

iTrader: (1)

take the lights out heat them up in the oven and then the light should come apart...paint the housings black and the silicone it all back together...sounds simple...but im sure its a major pain in the ass....

try a search might come up with better instructions...this is all off the top of my head. I didnt do this to my lights...

blo2ck

slooo got it right, only problem is you have to remove the bumper to get the lights out.
Also the headlight comes into 3 pieces, actually 4 if you count that little clear thing. the chrome housing comes completely apart and you just paint the whole thing black. I was afraid I was going to have to mask it off, but it is all really easy once you get the bumper off.

But the bumper will probably take you 2 hours to get off.

clstyle

dam u have to take the bumpber off

thats gonna be a biatch

there's no other way block?

blo2ck

no other way, unless your really strong and can break the bottom supports off of the headlights. The headlights are attached in 5 places. 2 on top, 1 on the side. These three are easily removed. The bottom 2 are undernieth, and i tried every way I could to get them off without taking off the bumper. I actually got the 4 bolts off of the drivers side headlight without removing the bumper, but i couldn't get that last one. So finally I got the bumper off.

Once i finished the project, i decided to saw the 2 bottom support arms off of the headlights just incase i ever need to repaint them or anything. Now I can get the lights out easy without removing the bumper. And there is still plenty off support for the headlight. I suggest you do the same. It also mkes the headlight easier to put back in! Once you get the bumper off and remove all 5 bolts, you still have to practically rip the headlights out, because the 2 bottom support arms seem to be in the way.

Leon

does the black housings decrease the light output being that the chrome part that reflected light would now be black?

VtecCL97

you have to melt the glue that hold the headlight together. sloo, i would not suggest putting them in the oven though. Would be much easier to use a heat gun.

blo2ck

VtecCL97-No, actually the oven is easier! The whole thing is heated at the same time, so you don't have to go around in a circle trying to keep all the silicon warm. Have you even done yours???
Clstyle-the oven is perfectly safe. Don't listen to the stupid nooB, I used the oven, as well as at least 500 others on honda-tech, club-si, and probably everyone on this site. You only heat it to about 225* and leave them in for about 5-7 minutes. The instructions I got off club-si said to leave them in 10 minutes, but 5 was enough for me. The headlight was barely getting warm, but the silicon was nice and melted

jorgev

block is me from the honda-acura site... what did you do to your corner lights? they look tinted.. please explain...

jorgev

also hehehe you went back to the amber bumper lights... i got the clears now also.. luckily i saved the amber ones in the closet hehehe... what do you guys think? amber or clears with the black housing headlights???

clstyle

amber

jorgev

hrm.. i wonder if i can paint the clears to have black maybe tape up the part where the bulb is in... and change paint around it... hrrmm... can any photoshop peeps do something about that... see how it looks?

99CL

blo2ck

Which part of So Cali do you live? I never seen you before. Well acutally haven't meet anybody on his forum since we So Cali CL'ers hardly have meets. Wish I had an oven to do this.

Anybody wanna help?

blo2ck

whats up jorgev, how do you like this site?? Much better than H-A.com huh! What do you mean corner lights?? Do you mean the bumper lights? Are you talking about the corner in the headlight? Cause that all gets painted when you take the apart, it's the same piece. i think the amber looks better on black ca with the black housings. Kind of a JDM look. Also i tried to paint my clear bumoer lights too, but it was a different silicon than the headlights and they wouldn't come apart for me. I shattered one trying, so I had no choice with the ambers, but i like them better now.

99CL-I'm in temecula (inbetween Riverside and San Diego), how about you? I haven't been to a meet either, but there is a So Cal one next Sunday the 24th. I'm probably gonna go, so is blurry. The rest are mostly 2nd gens

http://acura-cl.com/forums/showthrea...hreadid=111249

99CL

I live at Alhambra, it's next to pasadena. Damn that meet is this sunday. My damn uncle is having a bday dinner a week ealier and it falls on the 24th. Just my luck.

r3mix3r

I don't understand why a company doesn't mass produce blacked out cl head lights... There is actually a high demand and they would sell alot of them... Maybe I'll start mass producing them?!
r0d's Fresh Burnt Oven Baked CL Headlights? Maybe group buy ?

jorgev

rodxx i wonder if i have seen you around... i ususally do notice all the CLs around that are hooked up? where can i see some pics of your ride??? i'm gona be doing the headlights this weekend... hope it goes well if it does i might buy an extra pair.... and do them.... sell them see if the profit is worth it how much would you pay... remeber the lights brand new are 277 from the dealer....

r3mix3r

there like 180 online actually...lets meet up dude