bigike
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I'VE BEEN THINKING OF PAINTING MY HEADLIGHT HOUSING RED OR BLACK.
ANYONE ELSE DONE THIS?
ANYONE ELSE DONE THIS?
PAINTED HEADLIGHTS
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Black1
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bigike said:
A few....
Do a search, and that will give you a couple threads on the subject. But these are SICK!!! :rock: If you want black, get these! (they have the added "coolness" of clear turn-signals).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-0...33710Q20QQihZ019QQitemZ290203310375QQtcZphoto
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Black1
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bigike said:
That's pretty cool.
There are several sites you can find on the net, describing how to do that.... (Basically: Heat headlight assembly in oven, to soften glue... Separate headlight lens... paint parts wanted to be painted.... glue back together.... :dontknow: Easy! )
bigike
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IM DOING MINE LIKE THIS BUT RED
bigike
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AAC HAS A HOW TO DIY VID AND IVE SEEN NOW THAT THESE ARE JUST AS EASY
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Ok
DON'T DO THIS!
THE TAPE.... ANY TAPE BLK, PAINTERS IT DIDN'T MATTER IT TOOK THE CHROME OFF!
NOW THAT COULD JUST BE A BAD LIGHT BUT............... I'M PAINTING THE WHOLE HOUSING NOW.
IT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS HOW THE AFTERMARKET BLK ONES ARE EXCEPT FOR THE TURNSIGNAL AREA WILL BE COMPLETELY PAINTED.
I WENT WITH RED AND I'M GOING TO CLEARCOAT IT TWO TIMES
THE LIGHTS ARE EASY TO TAKE APART THOUGH.......................
DAMN.
DON'T DO THIS!
THE TAPE.... ANY TAPE BLK, PAINTERS IT DIDN'T MATTER IT TOOK THE CHROME OFF!
NOW THAT COULD JUST BE A BAD LIGHT BUT............... I'M PAINTING THE WHOLE HOUSING NOW.
IT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS HOW THE AFTERMARKET BLK ONES ARE EXCEPT FOR THE TURNSIGNAL AREA WILL BE COMPLETELY PAINTED.
I WENT WITH RED AND I'M GOING TO CLEARCOAT IT TWO TIMES
THE LIGHTS ARE EASY TO TAKE APART THOUGH.......................
DAMN.
bigike
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Update. as I said before I went with painting the whole housing by force and I couldn't have been happier. I started with primer and 4 coats of bright red. Then I laid down 3 coats of clear.
My work space, (the back of one of my 4 wheelers that I'm overhauling) didn't give me light on the housing. So when I went out to see how the last coat was taking I found that I'd made a huge puddle of clear in the signal portion! Trying to clean it I wrecked the paint!
So out came the wire wheel and scotch brite pads! I de-painted it and repainted. At night in 40 degree weather
It went perfect until I was pressing the lens on and the lens touched the housing and the paint came off the housing and stuck to the inside of the lens I'm going to take it apart at a latter date when I get clear corner lens. Or if I can't find clear corners i'm going to bondo the mounting holes that the lens was in...............
The good news is that my very very bad temper didn't show one time, so what ever i'm doing it's working!
So here are the pics..............It's at night I'll get some day pics soon. And it's only one light!
These headlights smile a lot now!
And now for the co-star!
My work space, (the back of one of my 4 wheelers that I'm overhauling) didn't give me light on the housing. So when I went out to see how the last coat was taking I found that I'd made a huge puddle of clear in the signal portion! Trying to clean it I wrecked the paint!
So out came the wire wheel and scotch brite pads! I de-painted it
and repainted. At night in 40 degree weather It went perfect until I was pressing the lens on and the lens touched the housing and the paint came off the housing and stuck to the inside of the lens
I'm going to take it apart at a latter date when I get clear corner lens. Or if I can't find clear corners i'm going to bondo the mounting holes that the lens was in...............The good news is that my very very bad temper didn't show one time, so what ever i'm doing it's working!
So here are the pics..............It's at night I'll get some day pics soon. And it's only one light!
These headlights smile a lot now!
And now for the co-star!
Black1
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That looks GREAT!!! :rock: :top:
bigike
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It's missed up but I'm stoked about getting it right!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
bigike
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Nothing? lol
Well another update.
I am willing to now declare that I have the sexiest passenger side front door to bumper and headlight area. OF ANY RED SRT-10 QUAD CAB!
Everywhere I went today ram people would comment on the the truck and ask how to do it then tell me how that is the idea they were looking for! I'm supper pleased at the way the truck flows, no chrome!
Now to get rid of this horrible grill!
Well another update.
I am willing to now declare that I have the sexiest passenger side front door to bumper and headlight area. OF ANY RED SRT-10 QUAD CAB!
Everywhere I went today ram people would comment on the the truck and ask how to do it then tell me how that is the idea they were looking for! I'm supper pleased at the way the truck flows, no chrome!
Now to get rid of this horrible grill!
bigike
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Pics of my ride and my paint booth!
bigike
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You did a good job Jay. What grill are you changing to?
patrick
patrick
bigike
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The regular hemi honey comb grill
Jay that will be a nice touch changing to honeycomb grill...With the change
of lights will look killer...I'm also changing my lights and same grill when truck
finally comes out...Nice mods bud...Truck looks good...:rock:
of lights will look killer...I'm also changing my lights and same grill when truck
finally comes out...Nice mods bud...Truck looks good...:rock:
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Good job with the headlights Jay :top: and keep up the great work :rock:
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