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Hey.. is there any "ghetto" way of converting my Stock Headlights to Smoked head lights??? Like maybe buying a cover or painting.. i want them to look like these..
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Re: Converting my Head lights.....
Yes, Ryan did it and he did a great job! I am sure he will post instructions.
Basically you heat up the headlight, open it, mask it off, paint it, then glue it back together.KR
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heat oven to 275deg... stick headlight into oven for 30-40 seconds.. take headlight out of oven and pull off front plastic/glass.. cover unwanted areas with glad press n seal.. cut with putty knife to remove excess paint like crazy.. let it dry 8hrs or more.. clearcoat (optional) let dry long time too..
peel off excess glue from glass plastic and put it back onto main headlight body where the sealing seam is.. put main body in oven @ 275 for a 1 minute to heat glue back up.. take out of oven and stick glass/plastic back on it and tighten it up really fast and make sure you dont' mess up or they'll let water/air.. if done right you'll get dope lightsComment
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I have to do mine soon too, so we should almost have a mod day....2006 Colorado Xtreme | AEM CAI | Walker exhaust | smoked glass | -1" dropped rear | Avic D3 | 8000K HID's
2002 GTI 1.8t | C1 SS | Upsolute 94 oct | Brullen 2.5" DP | Supersprint catback | Poly mounts | 19" Privat's | FK 55 kit | Projector lights | EVOMS CAI
2000 GSXR750 | Hindle Race exhaust | Telefonica replica | K&N intake | Custom ECUComment
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I want to open mine just to clean em up.Originally posted by TurboMedicKR
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alright.... i just have one problem, i dont know how to take the head light off the car... is it as easy as the tails?? and what paint should i buy????Comment
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Taking the headlights out is a huge pain.
I think when I did mine I took out the battery box and removed the bumper and grill first.KR
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It is easy, just take the front bumper off and remove 4 bolts. Unplug the wiring and you are done. I am actually doing the wifes right nowOriginally posted by Daelen Nekuda
Name: Brent
His: '04 TDI Golf Mods: None
If it's smoken it ain't broken
Family: '15 Jetta Sportwagon
Fun car: '92 Blue Karmann Crabby Cabby Mods: Coils, front and rear swaybars, LED interior lights and some other old things.Comment
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no its easy kris.. you shouldn't have to remove the battery just the case.. you do have to remove the front bumper tho.. so its a good idea to clean your CAI filter since you have access to it
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oh btw remove the bulbs before you put them in the oven
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Opps lol they wheren't on there or long and the oven wasn't hot. Did you remove the crome pieces from the housing to paint them?Originally posted by Ryanoh btw remove the bulbs before you put them in the ovenName: Brent
His: '04 TDI Golf Mods: None If it's smoken it ain't broken
Family: '15 Jetta Sportwagon
Fun car: '92 Blue Karmann Crabby Cabby Mods: Coils, front and rear swaybars, LED interior lights and some other old things.Comment
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yea i unscrewed the piece inside the plastic front too and painted it upComment
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