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Has anyone successfully tinted their headlight reflectors? It's a pretty awkward angle, so I'm just wondering if its been done. I've seen lots of them painted from the inside -- however I'd prefer not to disassemble my headlights :|
Apologies if this is in another thread (couldn't find it)
In all honesty, the only way to do it right is to open the headlights (and yes you have to bake them). I haven't seen the tint on the outside in person but in those pics it doesn't look good.
I should mention that I tinted my reflector the "right way" (i.e. opened headlights and sprayed with VHT) and now I'm dealing with a hazing on the inside of the headlight next to the reflector. I think it's from the heat that's generated. The VHT must emit fumes or something under that amount of heat and it's building up on the lens. I read that people have experienced this when they painted their bezels so I put the tinted reflectors in the oven for about 10 mins on 200 degrees hoping it would prevent this...but that didn't work. I'll probably pull them apart at some point and attempt to clean it but having done it twice in the past few months (for other reasons) I'm in no rush.
In all honesty, the only way to do it right is to open the headlights (and yes you have to bake them). I haven't seen the tint on the outside in person but in those pics it doesn't look good.
I should mention that I tinted my reflector the "right way" (i.e. opened headlights and sprayed with VHT) and now I'm dealing with a hazing on the inside of the headlight next to the reflector. I think it's from the heat that's generated. The VHT must emit fumes or something under that amount of heat and it's building up on the lens. I read that people have experienced this when they painted their bezels so I put the tinted reflectors in the oven for about 10 mins on 200 degrees hoping it would prevent this...but that didn't work. I'll probably pull them apart at some point and attempt to clean it but having done it twice in the past few months (for other reasons) I'm in no rush.
Yeah see that's what I wanted to avoid. I would RATHER have it tinted from the inside, as I like that better, but really wanted to avoid opening them up causing hazing/condensation. And you're right - they don't look as good on the outside. Thanks a lot for your help!!
