I done did a thing. DIY headlight painting

"RazoE" (razoe) 04/30/2014 at 11:17 • Filed to: IS300, Lexus, swag, yolo

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Hey guys,

I love yellow so I decided to paint my DRL/Highbeam housings yellow (already had yellow bulbs).

I opened up my housings, painted the bezel black with plasti-dip (used to be chrome), painted the corners dark orange (used to be clear), and of course, the yellow section. What do you guys think?

by the way, yes I love my eyelids!

daender > RazoE 04/30/2014 at 11:19

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Looks good! How easy was it to open up the housings? I'm guessing they're sealed so did you have to bake them?

Lekker > RazoE 04/30/2014 at 11:19

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That looks sweet!!!

Dont know why it reminds me of my TC's headlights.

RazoE > daender 04/30/2014 at 11:25

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Thanks!

Yup. It wasn't that hard to open them up. I pre-heated the over at 250F. Unscrewed the only 2 screws and popped them in for exactly 7 minutes (you can leave the HID ballast/headlight leveler in). I then used a couple of screw drivers/scrapers to pry open the housings little by little and voila!

After I was done and the paint dried, I laid down a bead of clear silicone around the housing, popped them back in for 5 minutes (to soften the original sealant), then took them out and clamped them together until they dried.

daender > RazoE 04/30/2014 at 11:31

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I'll have to keep this in mind! I'm desperately trying to paint my Miata's housing surrounds black/black-chrome but I'm scared by the fact that if I ruin them in the process then I'm boned since new units are stupid expensive and there're none to raid from junkyards.

Party-vi > RazoE 04/30/2014 at 11:45

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Love the yellow bowls! Also, have you notices a decrease in visibility at night due to the black paint?

ColoradoTaco > RazoE 04/30/2014 at 11:50

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Looks good, not feeling the eye lids though. Makes it look sleepy

RazoE > Party-vi 04/30/2014 at 11:51

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Thanks! None of the light is diminished because the (stock) HIDs use the reflector, not dispersion lines on the housings. I also pointed my car at a wall and put my eyelids on top, and lighting didn't change at all!

Andrew P. Collins > RazoE 04/30/2014 at 12:28

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Neat. I love yellow lights.

I put yellow bulbs in my fogs, but was disappointed when they weren't "as yellow" as I was hoping. Might have to do something similar to this.

RazoE > Andrew P. Collins 04/30/2014 at 12:32

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What kind of car? I used yellow glass capsules from an LS400 (or Acura Legend) on my Supra's fogs. Looked great!

ottodriver > RazoE 04/30/2014 at 16:01

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How about "douchy?" Is that a word?

RazoE > ottodriver 04/30/2014 at 16:28

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no, but I believe douche-like can be considered one. What's the context, o bothered one?