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DIY: Headlight LED's and blackout

Originally Posted by Smartace3 For those of you that used Krylon fusion paint.. How has it been holding up?? Any chipping, peeling, cracking, fading from the heat of the lights??

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Old 10-20-2013, 02:50 PM   #211 (permalink)
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For those of you that used Krylon fusion paint.. How has it been holding up?? Any chipping, peeling, cracking, fading from the heat of the lights?? Im planning on doing this to my headlights and wanted to know the best route to take. Thanks.
Paint still looks as good as day one. No issues.
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Old 10-21-2013, 06:30 PM   #212 (permalink)
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Paint still looks as good as day one. No issues.
Did you just scuff and apply the Krylon fusion paint or did you use adhesion promoter/primer? If so what kind of primer??
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Did you just scuff and apply the Krylon fusion paint or did you use adhesion promoter/primer? If so what kind of primer??
Just cleaned it and painted it
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Just ordered my paint online to match my car. Can't wait for it to arrive. Not doing LEDs. Just doing black out housings with Red color matched rings.
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Can you believe I just tore the whole front end of my car apart and pulled out my headlights. I was going to bake them and black them out on the inside. My headlights do not fit inside my oven. This sucks. I guess I have to go find a heat gun.
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Can you believe I just tore the whole front end of my car apart and pulled out my headlights. I was going to bake them and black them out on the inside. My headlights do not fit inside my oven. This sucks. I guess I have to go find a heat gun.
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Does anyone know how I adjust my headlights? Do I need to remove the rubber cover inside the engine bay?
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Does anyone know how I adjust my headlights? Do I need to remove the rubber cover inside the engine bay?
Download the Factory Service manual (see link in my sig). It has procedures for doing just about any maintenance you can imagine.
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Thanks, I'm assuming the 2012 manual should be the same for the 2013 model concerning the headlights.
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Thanks, I'm assuming the 2012 manual should be the same for the 2013 model concerning the headlights.
I don't know but, if not exactly the same, they should be close enough that you can figure it out.
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I used the cardboard box and heat gun method instead of the oven.
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Here are the pics of my 40th after headlight mod...
Headlights painted with color matched paint.
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Where did you acquire the paint for the housing?
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Does anyone have another picture of how to wore it to the day time running lights?!?!!!! I'm sorry but I have been staring at that picture for about an hour as have read the instructions no less that 25 times and still just don't get it at all. Also I'd like to add I have 0% electrical background
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Does anyone have another picture of how to wore it to the day time running lights?!?!!!! I'm sorry but I have been staring at that picture for about an hour as have read the instructions no less that 25 times and still just don't get it at all. Also I'd like to add I have 0% electrical background
Maybe you need to find someone that knows what they are doing and hire/barter them. A botched wiring job can get very expensive on a modern, computer-controlled car. If it were a 280Z, you'd blow a fuse and maybe burn up a wire - fairly cheap to fix. On a 370Z, you run the risk of frying the IPDM or BCM or ...
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