You guys should throw some instructions on here now for those of us who want a headstart on opening and painting our lights lmao. I'm gonna do mine this weekend.

 

when i baked my last set i did them at 200 for 15. so 225 for 10 would prob be about the same.

and guys, Dont use hot glue to put them back together, i bought a set that was like that and it sucked. the glue dries up and cracks. Weatherstrip adhesive works great

 

Windows open for over a week and I steamed all the furniture, still could smell it.

 

Bump!

 

What type of primer do you recommend for the headlights, reflector? Also did you sand the reflector? When you separate the lense from the housing, do you leave the old sealant intact?

 

I always leave the sealant intact. also i havent primered the lightrs when i paint them. i scuff what i can with 600 grit, and clean them good. then i spray with gloss black engine paint. then clear with engine paint.

 

We use exclusively Krylon plastic paints, whether it's being primed or painted.

We scuff the reflector and bezel with a scotch pad, then we clean the reflectors and bezels, using an adhesive remover on the bezels to ensure we get any stray sealant strands off.

We leave as much old sealant as possible, then add more OEM sealant when resealing. You can also use silicone.

LS6Rally is not wrong. Engine paint will work well also. We just stick with what we know.

 

So I plan on painting mine imperial blue so I'll be using automotive paint. As long as I use a sandable primer and a clear coat that's the same type as my paint, I should be fine. Also where can you get the oem automotive sealant to reseal the lights.

 

We get ours through one of our vendors. For you, maybe a dealership?

 

Yeah, I may just take them to my closest dealer and get them to seal the lights.

 

plastic paint may actually be better for a retrofit application. i always get nervous about the paint flaking from the HID Heat of PnP Kits

 

what do you guys use to clean the inside of the clear lens before resealing the lights? i've tried a couple different things but always ends up leaving a few streaks..

 

Screen cleaner designed for flat screens and monitors. It's good on plastic.

Use one paper towel to clean it, and a new one to "dry" it. No streaks!

 

How do you get the chrome reflector out where the headlight bulb goes in.

 

theres a toorx head bolt holding in the round reflector that sheild the buld. same bit as the screws that hold in the light "bucket"

 

I need to know how to get th whole reflector out so I can get that Torx bolt out.

 

Why are you taking that out?

 

To prime and paint it. How did you prime and paint yours....also there is no other way to get at that screw .

 

To paint your lights (including headlight reflector)

1. remove headlights from car
2. remove all bulbs and rubber gasket
3. place on a cookie sheet in oven @ 200* for 10 mins
4. use a screwdriver to carefully lift tabs around lense
5. pull lense off headlight
6. remove 3 screws from back of light that secure bezel
7. remove bezel
8. while still warm/hot, remove any stray adhesive from bezel
9. use pliers to squeeze small tabs that hold bulb protector/deflector thing to reflector or use correct torx screwdriver depending on your model
10. pull that off
11. clean and scuff reflector while in housing
12. prime and paint reflector while still in housing
13. remove orange side marker light from bezel
14. prep and clean bezel
15. prime and paint bezel
16. reassemble

 

9. use pliers to squeeze small tabs that hold bulb protector/deflector thing to reflector


What small tabs....there are quite a few small tabs. Could you supply a pic to demonstrate?

Thanks

 

Depending on your lights, you could have tabs or a screw. If it's tabs, needle nose pliers work. If it's a torx screw, you need the correct sized driver to get it off while reflector bucket is still installed.

If you don't have that, if you put the housing back into the oven, you pull that reflector off the housing completely, and then be able to easily get at the screw.

 

Here what mine look like

 

Are they here yet? j/k

 

thanks!

 

Just pry the 2 black things off the knobs that you see and it will move the reflector just enough to get the screw out. We paint with the reflector still attached as when its all sealed up you cannot see the inside. altho we dont get much overspray either..im god with rattle cans!