I spent the weekend painting & clearing my lights.

By the time I got to the second light it became easy... ive really got the hang of it.

will be posting a how-to later.


i was going for the SEMA CLS look, so i painted the housings silver. unfortunately it didnt come out quite as dark as id like... but looks awesome at night... the headlights literally "glow". dope.

will be taking more pictures once the sun comes out and i replace the bulbs.


been raining for 4 days and no leaks












this would look INCREDIBLE on a silver car.

 

btw. in person the finish looks like brushed aluminum... texture and all.

 

here is a before and after of the housings themselves

 

and the housing in all its unchromed glory

 

pimp shit baby.

 

The sema lights for comparison:

 

what silicone did you end up using? did you use spray paint?

 

looks fuckn hott!!!!! Glad you finally made it to the club. The paint looks good.... nice work soopa son.

 

yea, used that SILICONE II shit. I really dont think a Hi-Temp silicone will do anything for you but inhibit any chance you could properly reseal if needed.

Our stock sealent isnt high temp... it begins to melt around the ~200 degree mark.


and yup... used spray... took great care in preperation and let cure for 8 hrs.

 

too soothe comments about "why is your car so jacked"

i have it raised while trying to solve some suspension noise problems.

dont worry... will be slammed again when needed

benefits of 1 hand adjustable ground controls. ehe

 

SILICONE II = 3M?

 

w3rd. window/door... not kitchen/bath.


i used clear. stock shit is gray tho... clear just leaves less of a mess if u get it all over (which u will)

 

y not black housings to match the car, I have that on my accord and it looks awesome. It does look nice though, makes me want to go work on my cls

 

nice work soopa...

It might be time to spray my housing too....it would add to the silver bumper I just did last week. My friends are going to think i'm nuts cause I keep painting my 2002 car.

POST those instructs ASAP!!!

 

cuz all the '03s are black stock.

wanted to be at least lil unique.


i really really wish i had a red CLS still... i would def paint the housings body color. that would be so tit...

anyone with a colored CLS should really do that.

 

Looks really good soopa. I actually like it better than the SEMA CL's headlamp unit...looks sharp. Your car is perfect, although I wouldn't have chosen that grill. :P

 

Soopa,

Looks great man.
I think BLACK inside the housing would look cool too.
If it was darker then the 2003, it would still be unique to your car.
Mine is kind of like a CHARCOAL color.

I would like to clear my lights, but I don’t have the BALLS to try.
I’ve read too many horror stories here and I don’t want to FUDGE mine up.

Shawn S

 

hmmm. i guess i'll have to take a look at the '03s again.

if thats the case ill go with a high gloss black next time.


if you decide you want to clear your lights let me know and ill do it for ya.

its really not incredibly hard if you do it right. takes time patience and the right tools... but its not half as hard as all the shitty tutorials out there.

 

that looks awesome!!!!!!

 

WOW, nice work!!!!

 

Very Sharp ! I've got to do this ....

how long did it take you ? I'm not sure I'd like to try it myself: wonder what it would cost in TIME ( Hours ) if someone were to do it ?

 

that looks great....i need to get the orange out of mine

 

Looking good Soopa. I guess I will be coming over your place over the summer so you could do mine! :P

 

It's real easy to do. But real easy to mess up...

I've done 3 sets of lights this week.

I will be posting how to do it... but if your still not confident. Take off your lights (easy as pie) and send them to me. I will charge $150 for painting & clearing. I'll ship them back to you within 24 hrs... so if you get them to me on a friday they should be able to get back into your hands by Monday.

 

BTW, I can also do body color matched paint.

 

I heard that “easy as pie” requires pulling off the front bumper though....NO ???

Shawn S

 

yep. its really not that hard... 10 clips and 5 screws.

can be done by yourself.

 

heres the whole album: http://imageevent.com/soopa/clearedlights

 

Looks great good job

 

#*@^$*&#$*&#$ HOLY shit! that looks soooooooooo pimp! My car's silver and this is a total MUST DO! POST some HOW To's ASAP so we can all get this done! btw, what paint did you use to paint ur housingz with?
Thnx

Also..I'mma be in the NY area from the 5-12 of june, i'd love to get to look at the lights in person if ur around..

 

ill post the how-to this week. crazy busy at work


and yea, anyone in area who wants to check em out... feel free... anyone who wants me to do it for em... just lemme know. not a prob...

im dying to see how body colored lights look on silver/red/white CL's

 

hmm...i would do it but the problem is finding paint to match the car...then again if i painted the housing then u cant see my custom eyebrows anymore...what to do what to do

 

WalMart.

they make a silver that matches Satin Silver.

 

Dude, I'm definitely going to do it.


About how long would you say it takes?

 

leave yourself 48 hours.

make sure you let the paint cure before sealing... and then make sure the sealent cures.

 

i need white though

 

OH, DOH! lol

so used to everyone having silver.


white is an easy color too match... it will never be perfect since its under our lenses which distort the color anyway.

just find any white thats near by and ur set.

 

how u think this will look on 1st gen ?????? hmmmm ideas ideas

MaCe

 

I'll take you up on that deal. I'm lazy and don't want to fuck anything up. PM me your address, or email it to mantis@thefiresauce.com

 

Hey Soopa,

How do you think painting my housings white to match my car would LOOK?
I don't want it to look .
I'm going for .