Today I decided to start on my own build, with a little twist, kinda like a demon eye mod but not. You'll see .

Tell me what ya think, i'll be keeping this thread updated with pics as the lights come along and eventually get put on the car. I've never taken apart a pair of headlights before so this is a first for me. Im just taking my good old time with things.

Headlights taken apart


Housings wetsanded


Housings Primered


Bulb Covers (Or whatever there called) Removed and Sanded


Bulb Covers Painted


Hopefully the bulb covers will hold up. The paint I used for them says its good up to 500 degrees F. We'll see once there done.

 

dude the bulb cover might not work so well with the orange paint. could discolor the light

 

I thought of that too. We'll see, hopefully not but if so oh well i'll either tear them apart to fix it or just start another set I have two more sets laying here.

 

should have left the lips around the main area and the turn signal area chrome

 

Turn signal area is chrome, its just masked/painted over with primer.

 

ow yeah i supose it would be lol

 

Bulb Covers Installed

 

Inserts Painted

 

Looks good so far! Sub'd to see how these turn out!

 

Thanks man. The orange bulb covers look sick. I hope they work out and not reflect orange light but I dont think they will since the bulb goes inside the cups and the light is reflected back to the lens.

 

Assembled minus lenses. Thoughts so far?

 

idk.. good idea to start with.. kinda not liking it now.. looks like amber bulbs in turn signals which i dont care for (i buy those stealth chrome bulbs just to get rid of it lol)

its something different tho! n it looks like you did a good job so props for that

 

Not a fan, Reminds me of a clown nose.

 

Now that you say that....hmmmm lol

 

nows the perfect time to get projectors to fit in there.. then paint the cutoff shield orange

 

In for results.

 

Just an update. Got these finished yesturday and installed this evening after work. Ran the garden hose over them for a good while to make sure they dont leak, and they dont so heres the pics.

Turned out very well, the way they look in the pics with a slight bit of orange reflection I was worried they would reflect orange light but they dont, only with the flash going off on the camera do they reflect orange. Anyways there unique and I spent alot of time on them to make sure the quality was perfect so im proud. Any and all opinions are welcome, ima big boy.

 

very nice! good job yo!

 

I like the idea of painting the bulb cover! Also was it hard to take off the lenses? im thinking about doing something with my stockers too.

 

if there's anything you should be able to do on a cobalt easily it's take the headlights apart. all you need to do is know ur numbers to know what to set the oven to and to know how long to put them in there lol. it's pie.

 

Wasnt hard at all. I actually didnt take the lenses off completelly. Just popped the two ball and socket clips off the one side of the lense allowed enough room to reach behind it with a torks bit to remove the bulb cover.

 

Yup, gotta watch that factory sealant though, its super sticky stuff and hot as hell comming outa the oven.

 

whats time and temp for them?

 

watching the build i didnt really care for them.. now that there put together and on the car they look badass ha reminds me of the demon eyes lol good job!

 

Looks good but why not install projectors and run HIDs?