headlight mod

[sperry]

Originally Posted by MikeSTI

ok well with my garage finally clean i think we be ready for monday night.

We need to make a list of what we might need if not what has been purchased or recieved already:

one idae of inportance might be does anyone have cotton gloves?

Cotton gloves? You prolly don't need anything special to keep the inside of the light clean if that's what you're thinking. There's not really any reason to touch the innards of the light, except for the part you'll be painting anyway. Just make sure to have a clean work environment and some canned air to blow out any dust as you re-assemble the lights.

[drfunk]

i have a have tube of black sealant and tools. we need flat black paint (barbeque paint or something like that i guess from what i heard), maybe more sealant..depending on how many people do this, and i dont know if we need anything else

[MikeSTI]

the only reason i said cotton gloves is i hear it is easier to handle the light after cooking it . :shock: a big mitt might be to much :?

[tysonK]

when we did it last time we just took the heat on the hands and were quick about it. No planning there. But good idea with the gloves.

I think a satin finish is what we used. It looked like an OEM plastic. I think a real flat black might kinda look too ghetto. I don't think it was a krylon or anyhting but it was not the cheapest either.

Matt go out in your garage and see if you still have the can. :?

And tomorrow right monday. Well unless I get out of work early which is doubtful I make around 8:40ish depending on how easy I find you house and all.

[MattR]

I'll go look in the morning,

I think It is Rust Oleum Black outdoor barbeque/furniture paint..

[sperry]

I used rustoleum BBQ paint for mine, and I felt that it wasn't quite "black" enough... it seemed just a little too light. I don't think high-temp paint is really necessary... if I were to do it again, I'd just go with a good high quality semi-gloss black paint.

[dknv]

Originally Posted by sperry

I think as far as SECCS, more people have done it than haven't!

I'm lost, what is 'done it'?

[MikeSTI]

No problem Tyson, I dont think you will have any problem finding my house with that nice map I made Come-on by when you can

[sperry]

Originally Posted by dknv

I'm lost, what is 'done it'?

Done the headlight mod... at least that's what I thought this thread was about! :shock:

[dknv]

ok, i'll admit it - i'm ignorant. What's the headlight mod??

[MikeSTI]

taking the orange out then painting the housing to look like the JDM headlights

[BOO]

Originally Posted by dknv

ok, i'll admit it - i'm ignorant. What's the headlight mod??

lol thats cute.. hey atelast you were cool enough to admit you didnt know ... lol

[MikeSTI]

so its on call me if you need directions 424-2894

[MikeSTI]

headlight mod night is going great almost done wanted to show off some of Sean's car

[sperry]

Yeah! Dope RS-T logo man!!

[MikeSTI]

so after all we had one mess-up and Sean was the victum.
btw Tyson heat can play a big factor on how things turn out

[BOO]

Son of a Motherless Goat!!! :shock: now does that mean He has to buy a new light?



I'd be pissed !!!!

[drfunk]

i was able to rig it together after sawing off the melted part. i put it back on ok and it looks all right except for the HUGE BOILED BUBBLING PLASTIC in the front. hehe but you learn from your mistakes.

[tysonK]

HOLY Crap.

We did ours at like over 300 for only 8 mins, And never melted. But I thought you guys said you were doing 250?

What did you turn it up to?

[MikeSTI]

lol 300 for 8 mins. Well I think Sean figured 400 at 5 mins would work just as well but yes we all learnd a little something that night thanks to Sean, it would need to be 400 for 30 sec

Hey sean at least you got it back together :?
did you get those other lights ordered?

[sperry]

Yeah, I did mine for like 5 minutes at 125 or something... all you need to do is soften it up enough to get a screw driver in there.... then pry it apart. When I did mine it felt barely warm to the touch!

BTW: If you guys need to open a headlight up again, I've gt a heat gun... just heat up the seal and leave the rest cold. I guess I should have been following this thread more... I would have offered the gun before this fiasco!