painting inside of headlights
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painting inside of headlights
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...hreadid=576262
that STi looks just incredible with that paint on it .. one thing I noticed is he painted the inside of his headlights too. Anyone ever thought about painting the black part of the 03 headlights body color to match? or anyone ever done it?
that STi looks just incredible with that paint on it .. one thing I noticed is he painted the inside of his headlights too. Anyone ever thought about painting the black part of the 03 headlights body color to match? or anyone ever done it?
Liquid Ice
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From: Northern Virginia, USA
My TL-S with blacked out headlights... Not exactly the same as body-color, but it looks good imho 
I got mine done locally by I-MOD on ClubRSX. You can PM him over there if you're interested.
I got mine done locally by I-MOD on ClubRSX. You can PM him over there if you're interested.
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looks good .. thats how the 03 CL headlights come stock. blacked out. I was thinking about painting mine anthracite metallic to match. just wondering if anyones done that .. its probably not worth all the labor to take apart the headlights and have them sprayed though .. just a thought 
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Originally Posted by soopa
ive posted tutorials on doing it.
i was the first here to do it actually
search on it... pics are still up.
its really easy actually.
i was the first here to do it actually
search on it... pics are still up.
its really easy actually.
The Creator
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I dunno... but I found my old ass instructions for clearing on my pc. they could use a revisal... i became more efficient after I did another 20 sets of lights. lol
to paint, simply sand with the lightest grit paper you can find (or higher grit for brushed effect)
mask... spray.
paintscratch.com for body paint color
Removing Bumper
1. Remove screw in front of each front tire.
2. Remove plastic pins from the underside of bumper.
3. Remover 10MM Bolts from underside of bumper.
4. Remove plastic clips on top of bumper.
5. Remove screws on top of bumper.
6. Unplug foglights.
7. Remove bumper.
Removing Headlights
1. Remove Bumper
2. Remove bolts from the side of the headlight housing.
3. Remove two bolts under the headlight housings.
4. Unplug connections.
5. Remove headlights.
Clear Lights
1. Remove Headlights
2. Place headlights on a wet towel inside of an oven. Heat oven to 225 degrees. (Do not preheat)
3. After 20-25 minutes remove headlights from oven.
4. Seperate headlights by hand starting from the inner corner.
5. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Using a razor, trim excess silicone from the inside of the lens cover. Do not remove silicone from the black portion of the housing where the sealant channel is, you will be reusing it.
6. Remove thw two screws that hold the chrome housing to the lens cover.
7. You may now pop out the amber reflector by pushing a CLEAN screwdriver or any utensil for that matter through the hole fpr the parking light.
8. Reattach the chrome portion of the housing to the clear lens.
9. Place lens and black housing back in the oven at 225 degrees for 10 minutes. Do not reassemble yet.
10. After the stock sealent has softened remove both pieces from the oven.
11. Add a small, fresh bead of silicon to the sealant channel on the black portion of the headlight housing.
12. Beginning from the outer side of the headlight, reattach the lens portion of the housing to the black portion.
14. Tighten lens to the black housing in each corner using bar clamps.
15. Allow 24 hours for silicone to cure.
16. Cover holes with duct tape. Test for leaks in steamy bathroom.
17. Put back on car.
1. Remove screw in front of each front tire.
2. Remove plastic pins from the underside of bumper.
3. Remover 10MM Bolts from underside of bumper.
4. Remove plastic clips on top of bumper.
5. Remove screws on top of bumper.
6. Unplug foglights.
7. Remove bumper.
Removing Headlights
1. Remove Bumper
2. Remove bolts from the side of the headlight housing.
3. Remove two bolts under the headlight housings.
4. Unplug connections.
5. Remove headlights.
Clear Lights
1. Remove Headlights
2. Place headlights on a wet towel inside of an oven. Heat oven to 225 degrees. (Do not preheat)
3. After 20-25 minutes remove headlights from oven.
4. Seperate headlights by hand starting from the inner corner.
5. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Using a razor, trim excess silicone from the inside of the lens cover. Do not remove silicone from the black portion of the housing where the sealant channel is, you will be reusing it.
6. Remove thw two screws that hold the chrome housing to the lens cover.
7. You may now pop out the amber reflector by pushing a CLEAN screwdriver or any utensil for that matter through the hole fpr the parking light.
8. Reattach the chrome portion of the housing to the clear lens.
9. Place lens and black housing back in the oven at 225 degrees for 10 minutes. Do not reassemble yet.
10. After the stock sealent has softened remove both pieces from the oven.
11. Add a small, fresh bead of silicon to the sealant channel on the black portion of the headlight housing.
12. Beginning from the outer side of the headlight, reattach the lens portion of the housing to the black portion.
14. Tighten lens to the black housing in each corner using bar clamps.
15. Allow 24 hours for silicone to cure.
16. Cover holes with duct tape. Test for leaks in steamy bathroom.
17. Put back on car.
mask... spray.
paintscratch.com for body paint color
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I painted this guys headlights white... They looked awesome... http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showt...t=79903&page=1
I can paint them any color you want....
I can paint them any color you want....
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From: Forked River NJ
Originally Posted by Ant7701
Blader...the 03 headlights are allready anthracite. What do u mean so they match??
it would looks sweet with red or blue, but white is iffy, and anthracite and black are like the 03's. Silver is still questionable, but I may do it. Didn't you do it soopa?, silver? I would most likely paint mine gloss black on a silver car, only because the silver paint is so close to the chrome it has already...
Pro
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From: 909 foo
if you want to think of a comparison, just think of the 360 modenas...ive seen both red and yellow with body color painted headlights..looks pretty nice
as for actually painting the cl headlights...that wouldnt be hard..the hard part would be getting your hands on paint that actually matches the body
as for actually painting the cl headlights...that wouldnt be hard..the hard part would be getting your hands on paint that actually matches the body
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Team Owner
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Originally Posted by soopa
ive posted tutorials on doing it.
i was the first here to do it actually
search on it... pics are still up.
its really easy actually.
i was the first here to do it actually
search on it... pics are still up.
its really easy actually.
andi think i was the 2nd one.. i remember i did mine the 2nd day after i saw ur silver housing headlights.
Instructor
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From: New york
Originally Posted by soopa
I dunno... but I found my old ass instructions for clearing on my pc. they could use a revisal... i became more efficient after I did another 20 sets of lights. lol
to paint, simply sand with the lightest grit paper you can find (or higher grit for brushed effect)
mask... spray.
paintscratch.com for body paint color
to paint, simply sand with the lightest grit paper you can find (or higher grit for brushed effect)
mask... spray.
paintscratch.com for body paint color
I belive it soupose to be a hi temp paint or doesn't matter? What color will be ok for white cl
?
Instructor
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From: New york
Nedd some help:((
Sorry to boter you 
I have one question . unfortunatelly my headligts seal got damaged and now the chrome part have a lot of black spots . What paint shoul i use to paint the chrome parts again ? Whant parts you paint in any color and what part you have to leave the same chrome color ? Please let me know it is an emergen . Thank you !
I have one question . unfortunatelly my headligts seal got damaged and now the chrome part have a lot of black spots . What paint shoul i use to paint the chrome parts again ? Whant parts you paint in any color and what part you have to leave the same chrome color ? Please let me know it is an emergen . Thank you !
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