Blacked out headlights
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I took it all apart and preped everything i wanted to paint and just used some flat black rustoleum. I will never do this again it was the biggest pain in the a$$! Oh dont ever use vht night shades on the reflectors like i did cause it turns out its tinted red only a minor set back just wont use my corner running lights lol.
Re: Blacked out headlights
I'd prefer to spend my time installing a cold air intake.
Sorry, tinting turn signals is silly, in my opinion.
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Sorry, tinting turn signals is silly, in my opinion.
)I have one of those 
! I just wanted my headlights to match my grill. I agree tinting the amber lens was silly, but you live and learn its not the end of the world. I still like them and with the lens for the blinker removed you can have a clear turn signal, but i went for some amber bulbs that look kinda silverish/blue when there off.
! I just wanted my headlights to match my grill. I agree tinting the amber lens was silly, but you live and learn its not the end of the world. I still like them and with the lens for the blinker removed you can have a clear turn signal, but i went for some amber bulbs that look kinda silverish/blue when there off.
Thanks!Captain caveman wrote:Very nice. I realy like the look on the PF. becuase yours is smoked out witht the grill. Good look for you
I used duplicolor HWP104 Satin Black wheel paint and duplicolor wheel clear.kev1n wrote:What did you use to stealth out the rims ? I was thinking of going gunmetal on mine or maybe black not sure yet. The LE stock rims aren't all that.
Thanks! I used the same method i used on the lights as far as paint and prep go. I took the grill out and seperated the chrome half from the egg crate looking part when i painted it.Citcope wrote:how did you do the grill? did you just take it out and paint it? What kind of paint did you use? I think the grill and the headlights look nice all blacked out like that. Good job.
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VenezuelanPath
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I did this once to my old Mazda protege and i had to place my headlight in the oven for a bit to get the seal to melt enough for me to take it apart. I sanded around the lens and then painted it black. To put it all back together i placed it back in the oven to get the sealant to once again melt enough to get the good seal again.
How did you do this for the Path? what did you have to do with the seal?
How did you do this for the Path? what did you have to do with the seal?
I put a damp towel on a cookie sheet put the headlight on it baked for about 11min at 250* and just pryed around the clips till there was enough to grab and pull it off. you also have to take 4 screws and the rubber seal for the light out of the back before you bake. When i put it back together i left all the sealer on both sides pushed them together then baked again.... after that you can push it the rest of the way down and put the screws in while its still gooey. Try not to distort anything when its all hot.Citcope wrote:I did this once to my old Mazda protege and i had to place my headlight in the oven for a bit to get the seal to melt enough for me to take it apart. I sanded around the lens and then painted it black. To put it all back together i placed it back in the oven to get the sealant to once again melt enough to get the good seal again.
How did you do this for the Path? what did you have to do with the seal?
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VenezuelanPath
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- Joined: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:49 am
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If we open the headlight sealed compartment, is that going yo make it less water proof?? I do a lot of off-road driving (water up the hood) so I already have some fog inside of them, but im scared that by opening them, they would loose the waterproofness.I did this once to my old Mazda protege and i had to place my headlight in the oven for a bit to get the seal to melt enough for me to take it apart. I sanded around the lens and then painted it black. To put it all back together i placed it back in the oven to get the sealant to once again melt enough to get the good seal again.
How did you do this for the Path? what did you have to do with the seal?
I put a damp towel on a cookie sheet put the headlight on it baked for about 11min at 250* and just pryed around the clips till there was enough to grab and pull it off. you also have to take 4 screws and the rubber seal for the light out of the back before you bake. When i put it back together i left all the sealer on both sides pushed them together then baked again.... after that you can push it the rest of the way down and put the screws in while its still gooey. Try not to distort anything when its all hot.
Is there a silicone or some sort of seal glue the handles the heat???
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