Just started doing it. I have the bumper off and the lights out. The hardest part is taking off all the damn acura sealant. Its really tuff to get off. It is kinda like hard chewing gum. anyway, I have disassembled the light housings and have painted them. I will now seal them back up with GE II sealant and put the everything back on the car by tomorrow. Here are some pics:

 

i cant tell, but did you mask off the blinker area and sidemarker like i hope?

 

nice; i've been debating whether to clear or black out my '01s

which do you think looks better with taffeta white?

 

black.

 

yes I did, i left the tape on so it looks like its also painted black.

 

I would say to black them out and clear them. it will look great.

 

Its going to be a personal preference. I like clearing only with TW, the all chrome matches perfect.

 

 

i dont think id ever black out my headlights again, what a pain in the ass

 

was easy actually. I would not mind doing it again. It turned out great too. and best of all I save a ton of money not having to buy 03 headlights

 

it wasnt all that "hard" but that silicone is soooooooooooooooo annoying, i went all out and tried to take as much as i could off. I wanted to smash everything because it was NOT coming off

 

hell yea. ill give you that, that was the hardest part of the whole thing.

 

There is NO point in removing the sealant. You guys should have done your research and known that all you have to do is pop the lights in the oven for a bit when you are ready to seal them back up, and the sealant becomes gooey and you can press them right back together.

p.s. I still need to get pics of my car up with the black headlights but they need to be wetsanded first. Also, I did use some additional silicone, but I just ran a bead around the light on top the existing bead when they were pressed back together.

 

Contrary to what you might think, the turn signal's ability is really not affected by painting that chrome black. I chose to go black on my NBP.

If you just prefer the chrome look to the black one, excuse my comment.

 

Any pictures of the finished product?

I may want to do this next...

 

yeah. I got one headlight back on and it looks awesome. I notived your in S Fl. If you need any help let me know.

 

Nice! I am pretty sure I want to clear mine out in the future (before the summer ends) and it would be great if someone with more experience could help.

 

no problem. PM me when you want to do it.

 

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yes pics will be posted Monday!

 

TWP looks great with chromed lenses.. but not any of the other cars.

 

Pics yet?

 

ill upload them tonight. Ive been busy with the wheels as well. I am also re-painting the front body kit piece.