DIY: VIDEO!! Baking 370z Headlights for Paint, LED's etc

Dallaz

Hey guys thanks for all the comments!

Mike those look great, I was wanting to paint that chrome part around the reflector black, and just smoke the reflector, but after trying to get them apart for a few seconds I was like, "nah better not" haha they sounded like they would crack! Thanks for your post, nice to know it can be done without ruining either the reflector or the other piece attached to it.

In the end what I did was just paint the whole thing black, and it looks great, however some may prefer keeping the reflector orange and just painting the outer edge.

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RJ89

Thanks for these videos, they certainly helped out a lot. I had no clue what I was doing for the most part other than "well this looks like I need to take it off". I ended up adding LEDs and black housing the chrome, it all worked flawlessly! I ended up painting the top of the amber like Mike did as well... it looks way better since the top of the headlight actually has a line that blends with it. Pic on the other thread if anyone is interested

Mike

yeah, the orange reflector is actually two pieces, joined where the 90 degree is. You take the top one off first, then the smaller bottom one. THey are just held in with a couple of plastic heat welds on the outside and some small tabs inside. Then use a soldering iron to reweld them together after painting.

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