duCksterz

me and a friend was gonna open up my headlights to take the orange marker off. but i was think if anyone try to sand down the chrome and paint it black like the 03 headlights. i dont really like chrome headlights and dont got $500 for the 03 headlights. if anyone got tips and hints to do the black housing let a brother know ! thanks

TypeStylinOnU

the chrome sands off very easily, sand off as much as you can with fine grit sandpaper, mark off the area's that u dont want painted black with some tape, and then just spray with some hi heat paint, i did a couple coats. The actual sanding and painting part is pretty easy, taking out the old silicone was a bitch, but some people have just used the old silicone, reheated, and stick it back together

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duCksterz

damn ur shit came out mad nice!! did u left the orange bulb or u replace it with a different color? how many layers did u use and wat kind of paint?

EL19

iTrader: (4)

normal gloss black or flat black spray paint will work....makes sure u WET sand the lights so u dont leave grooves in the plastic. 3 or 4 layers of paint will do. You can use whatever bulb you choose

TypeStylinOnU

i took out the orange marker but left the orange bulb, i think its illegal to put a different color. There are bulbs that are "chrome" but light up orange, but i kinda like the little hint of orange at the sides. I just used some High Heat paint from a local hardware store, i forget the name of it,it was months ago, when u go to the store there should be a few. I put about 2 or 3 coats

TypeStylinOnU

i didnt have to wetsand, just used a really fine sandpaper, the chrome comes off really easily anyways its not like u have to put alot of pressure on it.

duCksterz

damn it raining over here but fck it ima do this project anyways. did u remove the front bumper to get the headlight out or it just come off?

TypeStylinOnU

you have to remove the bumper, its pretty easy to do, do a search of this site and u should find it

CL-Slick

iTrader: (7)

What kind of bulbs are those in your high beams? I like the look of them.

TypeStylinOnU

stock as far as i know, they're in DRL mode

CL-Slick

iTrader: (7)

Oh yeah, I forgot you lived in Canada. I was looking for some yellowish high beams that wouldn't melt my wiring and housing.

acurafan213

Wow, great job. it looks original, plus you saved money by doing it yourself.


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grime015

I did it too and if i could do it again i would of dropped the cash on the 03 lights, but then again, everyone loves SILICON!!!!! If you dont know what im talking about, you must not have tried opening up your healights.

duCksterz

my friend had a heat gun and some rubber silicon so it was easy.

TypeStylinOnU

LOL i definitely know what you're talking about!

duCksterz just know that u have to take out as much of the old silicone as possible before u put new silicone. Other people have put the headlight back in the over with the old silicone, heated it up, and just put it back together, but for some reason id think putting new silicone all the way around would be a safer idea to avoid condensation

duCksterz

it was rainin over here and it got fogged up. so this weekend i gotta do this all over agian !
TypeStylingOnU - u got the whole lip kit or just the front lip? i really want a lip but it hard to find 1

TypeStylinOnU

i have just the front lip, its from a honda prelude, not a TL

CL-Slick

iTrader: (7)

His prelude lip looks really good. If you can't find a TL one get one like his.

duCksterz

does it bolt right up or i gotta mess around with it?

chrisbrito09876

ima try to make mines black housing this weekend too...TypeStylinOnU thanks for the instructions...

HellaHec

word. I need to black house my 01 CLS headlights but im scared imma fuck them up

chrisbrito09876

hey question!!! what kind of silicon do you guys recommend to use?

TypeStylinOnU

i just used some clear "outdoor" silicone that i found in the "door and window" department of the hardware store lol

TypeStylinOnU

u have to cut a V at the bottom, heat it up, bend it, and then mess around a bit to make it fit, its not as easy as it sounds i made a thread about it before just search "lip"

chrisbrito09876

doing the black housing lights ur self is pretty easy....only part that really sucks is putting em back together....it rained here yesterday so my lights fogged up bad!!!! im going to re do it this probbaly wit better silicon...my advice when doin this is.... DONT!!!!! just buy em lol

HellaHec

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this dude clears them and paints headlights...its pretty pricey

duCksterz

TypeStylinOnU - yea i tryed to look it up but cant find it....
was thinkin of tinting the road lamps to match with the dark housing headlight. any1 kno a good way to tint the roadlamps?