Swan SS

Hey eveyone, here is my version of painted headlights with a slight twist... Clear Corners. This is my first attempt at a How-To so bear with me.

First off here is a link to a how to for painted headlights… it’s the one I used and it is awesome so no need to repeat… Props to Mugencivicsi for putting that together.

Appearance How To: Paint YOur HeadLights (lots Of Pics) 56k (mabye) - Cobalt SS Network

Tools needed for clear corners:
-Dremel
-Hair dryer
-rubberbands
-JB Weld (kwik)
-1 sheet of 2’x2’ replacement fluorescent lens…. This is like the cover that goes over fluorescent lights and can be found at Lowes in the light cover isle about $3

1) Once the headlight is apart; pop out the orange reflectors (round is the turn signal and the rectangle or corner)

2) With these out flip the rectangle reflector over and trace it onto the clear plastic. Make sure you position the plastic so that the smooth side will face the outside of the headlight. Don’t worry if you mess up there is plenty of plastic to go around…lol.
Also make sure to trace it a little bigger than the reflector so there is room to play with.

3) Next cut out the plastic with the Dremel and smooth the edges to get rid of any excess plastic.

4) Once the clear corner is cutout, rubber band the plastic to the old orange reflector (see pic) Then slowly heat up the plastic until the clear corner bends to resemble the same shape of the reflector. Let is cool before removing rubber bands so the plastic doesn’t relax back.





5) Now for the fun part… After PAINTING the headlights, put the clear corner in by JB Welding it to the headlight housing. Start at the top and work your way to the bottom of the corner…. Make sure to check the front so you can not see any JB Weld from the front, bc it will look like S*#t, trust me on that one… lol.



6) Once both are done assemble the headlights again, just WITHOUT the orange reflectors.



7) As an added touch I recommend buying orange bulbs to replace the old clear ones to make your car street legal. I painted the new bulbs silver so that when off it is a clean look but when lit they flash orange. Pretty cool stuff…lol



And here is the finished product!!!






Thanks, hopefully this helps… if you got questions just PM me.

BlackLS

Nice how-to. It's a lot better looking than the orange reflector. Got any good pics of it on the car?

SSdan

Dude, you did an awesome ass job.

Swan SS

thanks guys for the comments... as for a pic of the headlights on the car; check out my sig or click on this link... if you want a specific angle let me know and i will try to get it
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...ltSS-SC079.jpg
or
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...ltSS-SC089.jpg

WickedSS2005

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These look bad ass man!!! Grats!! *edit* Hosted second pic on css.net due to large size

BrockLanders

Impressive! What colour did you paint the headlights?

Swan SS

i painted them gunmetal to match the rims and then ALL the bowties on the car as well...lol trying to be a little different then most

camarokiller

Great job!

JimmiLS05

Very nice. Won't the paint burn off the bulbs after a while though?

R&C_rallySS

In most cases people who try to be differant and do things to their cars do horrible jobs. In this case it would be the exact oppisite. Your headlights are one of the best looking on the site IMO. I want to give out major props for trying something new and sharing the information with the rest of us.

You know, I can install intakes, and exhaust, and change oil. Hell, I even installed my own GMP stage II kit. When it comes to these headlights though, I never did anything like it. I don't want to mess them up and I'm a perfectionalist.

Jackalope

Wow thoes look really damn good! Great idea on the clear corners! Major props man they're hott!

Cobalt_SSTuner

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that **** is HAWT!!! Very nice work, and I gotta give you MADD props for first trying something new like this, and then putting a how to together.

BrockLanders

Thnx. I was considering Gunmetal and you sold me. Very well done mod. Clean and slick!

Swan SS

yes the paint is slowly burning off but its still worth painting them once in a while to have that clean look... besides the paint is like $1 a can...lol

thanks guys for all the comments.. its nice to know when hard work pays offs... and brocklanders you should def go with the gunmetal on the headlights... it looks amazing with the red body color

07cobaltowner

glad you got the how-to together. nice job!
also i bought those silver type bulbs on ebay and whatever they do the paint doesn't burn off. they cost 13$ after shipping!

Swan SS

i'll have to chek out those bulbs on ebay... do you happen to have a link to make life a little easier or at least a compay?

camarokiller

www.stylinconcepts.com also sells the chrome signal bulbs.

JimmiLS05

I was going to suggest the same, it would save some hassle in the long run. I thought I heard Silverstars make the same type of bulb. Also I've seen LEDs bulbs used

They have some bulbs like that at PFYC

07cobaltowner

here you go!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy...QQcmdZViewItem

Swan SS

awesome... thanks for the link; i believe this is the next gift for the ss/sc...lol

BlackLS

Silverstar does make turnsignal bulbs that are silver and blink orange. Any local Advance Auto Parts or Autozone should have them. I think they are like $9 and then you would save the shipping money as well

Swan SS

sweet.. i'll have to make a stop after work... thanks for the idea

Swan SS

finally went with the silver star bulbs and it does make a big difference in the end!!

the senile J

has anyone ever made a clear corner for the projectors? im just curious because i know they also have the amber cover

CobaltSS 16

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what kind of paint did you use on the headlights?
Looks awesome btw