RETROFIT Install questions and support!
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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..
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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
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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
What small tabs....there are quite a few small tabs. Could you supply a pic to demonstrate?
Thanks
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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.
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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!