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

370z1129

This was an awesome thread!! Thanks for the info and tutorials!

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Dallaz

Thanks!!

Just finished the headlights on the STI yesterday, and did a buddies genesis headlight housings in all black as well the same day. if anyone has more questions please PM me or ask in this thread. After doing more and more sets it's not as scary as you may think.






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AdamRacer

I followed your thread and video when doing mine and it helped a ton.

Mine came out great but after a few week's I had a minor issue that happened. Not sure if this had anything to do with it but my car was outside all day. So I noticed there was a spot that became foggy on the inside of the lense. It wasn't moisture because I added extra sealant and it was definitely sealed. The next weekend I opened them back up to clean the foggy area and it had eaten off the clear film on the inside of the lense. Its not noticeable unless your looking for it in the direct sun but its weird how it happened.

Any ideas why this would happen? Anyone else experience this with your lense?

370zHawaii

Yes it happened to me, from cleaning the inside of the lens. I had to restore the inside of the lens, very easy use 2000 grit in one direction, then use 3000 grit across the direction you went with on the 2000 grit, then a few drops of plastic x with a powerball connected to a drill, I also used a light spray of lubricant for HL restore to keep the powerball from drying up. Good luck, hope you get it fixed.

AdamRacer

Thanks for the info. I didn't think about sanding it down and trying to restore the inside. I just opened it back up and cleaned off the foggyness then resealed. Its been almost a year now since I did that and nothing's changed since. I can still see the area where the inside film is missing but its not a huge deal.

hey32g

I don't have the expertise or time to do this. Are there any companies that will do it? Any way to get this done without doing it myself?

370z1129

Does anyone know of a shop or someone who can do this in Florida, but also add LEDs and HALOs? Really don't wanna outsource to another state, but if I have to I will for what I want haha. Please PM or respond by quote! Thanks

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370zHawaii

Depends on your location in Florida there are a few shops, if you are near Tampa area I believe a user named Nut & Much does it, he does good work too from what I have seen. If you are in the SW of Florida I can help you and probably save you a few hundred bucks. If you prefer to have a shop do it, most Stereo and Tint shops know places that do it or do it themselves for $$$. Either way my recommendation is to get with Nut & Much, he does some nice work here in Florida.