Man i never really liked cavaliers at all but thats def. a sick looking cavy. what type of wheels do you have on that?

 

Thanks!

The wheels on that 18" Riax from Motegi. They are also know as the G-racing Seki.

I am looking also for something similar for the Cobalt SS S/C. But they don't have any wheels with that lug pattern.

Kerwin

 

i've heard that if you use alcohol to clean the chrome, that will work just as good as sanding?? Is this true or not?

 

I never sanded the lights. I just clean the chrome and use primer.

As of right now, I have one of the Cobalt lights masked off and ready for primer. Now on to the next one.

 

i didnt even use primer on mine or sand, just painted, and they look just fine, and i even have high temp HID's and no bubbling or anything, just use high heat flat black or low gloss black, not sure how glossy black would look, it wont look factory with glossy i like the flat cuz it looks more like plastic

 

Kerwin.. are you painting the rigid part on the main headlight??

 

Like I said, I used primer, black primer. Gave it several coats and it looked just like flat black paint.

 

I'm curious.. did you paint the rigid part in the Main headlight housing Kerwin??

 

Yes, I am!

 

I haven't painted yet until I get the other light opened up. But like I said, I am.

 

hey this may work but im not sure so dont shoot me, but when I work with my uncle laying hardwood floors and we use the glue to lay the floor we sometimes get it on the wood a bit so we use DENATURED ALCOHOL to remove it and its so quick its amazing, as far as the glue around the headlights I'd give it a try. the oven idea sounds pretty risky if yoru not really careful

 

i recieved my lights today from ebay.. how exactly does the main bulb come out of the headlight.. i can't seem to twist or pull it off?? also how did you guys get to the bulb thats tucked in the hole.. i can barely get my hand in there to twist it out????

 

The main headlight bulb is held in w/ a twisting lock method. Kinda difficult to turn. Take out the rubber piece and you will see, also for the little light, needle nose pliers and a lil twist. Hope this helps.

 

i tried taking apart my headlights today... they just wouldn't come apart.. the damn clips kept breaking and the inch plastic that goes around the headlight kept breaking so i stopped... any suggestions.. should i heat them up more?

 

Keep em in the oven at aroun 120 or so for a good 10 min, then start to pry right in the upper corner near the reflector, you might break a little piece of plastic off but no worries if any thing it makes it easier.(I cracked mine and I still don't have any condensation after putting it back together). Once you get that corner up it's easy from there, your fingers are gonna hurt after though

Use a hairdryer to help you along, don't let the silicone cool down though if it does pop it back in the oven

 

i broke a few peices off of my headlight trim when taking them apart.. do you they will leak because of the broken peices or should i just put some extra sealant in that area. i hope this all works

 

I love the painted headlights!! What type of paint did you all use?

 

i swear if a company made the lights blacked out i would get a pair. the whole reflective surface black but keeping the amber parts and not painting them too or changing them to white. im just too lazy to do it myself. that and i dont wanna f them up.

 

Mine came out good I think. I used a heat gun and I dont see how you could do it with out one my self.

LAter

 

your did come out really nice....have you had an condensation problems?

 

Actually Halogen bulbs are higher temperature than Xenon bulbs.

 

Nope none yet.
I changed to silver stars at the same time to.

Later

 

i put my whole headlight in the oven at 150 with all the lights and wires attached...no problems except for the plastic clip things breaking...it took about 10 to 15 minutes to get the glue heated up...also when pulling the headlight apart use a razor knife to cut the glue to keep it from stretching out and getting all over everything. def use krylon fusion...looks good when done...i did only one of mine black with two coats of clearcoat on it...looks
awsome! the weather turned on me so im stuck with only one done for now. i used the blue painters tape to cover the amber reflectors.. works great! also tape the backside of the reflector and the little hole that the little light goes into also!!! you dont want any overspray getting onto the backside of that! hope this helps someone.

 

That looks great. I just got my cobalt a week ago, and would like to do this. Now it's time to convince the wife.

 

I know this is late but I'm new here. I am an optical engineer for headlamps. And to answer this for anyone who might want to paint something on a headlamp interior:
Yes it is generally safe to paint everything that is metallized except for the actual reflector. So that ribbed part of the bezel is ok to paint.

When we design a new headlamp sometimes there is some stray light that we have to get rid of and the easiest way to do this is with those ribs. The light that hits the ribs is scattered instead of creating a spot glare. The shape of the ribs is what causes the scattering so who cares what color it is. Another glare solution is a black bezel. Instead of ribs to scatter the extra light, the black absorbs the stray light. Sometimes we joke about the more ribs a lamp has, the crappier the optical design was.

However, sometimes those ribs serve the purpose of actually creating glare. A very small amount of glare is required (by the goverment) so that you can see overhead signs. But this is smooth, uniform glare which does not blind oncoming drivers. So there is a small chance those ribs are necessary to see overhead signs, but you would really, really have to be paying attention to see a noticeable difference.

A note about removing anything amber. Removing anything amber is illegal. Every amber piece on your headlamps is there for a reason. I agree that the turn signal/parking lamp was a poor placement, but you should not mess with this. The amber reflex is for other cars to see your turn signal from the side, and front turn signals are required by law to be a specific color amber. All this is for safety.