gunmetal headlights?

brucelidat · 08-16-2012, 01:35 PM

So I am thinking of getting my headlights painted but do not want to go with black. My Z is gunmetallic and I was considering doing gunmetal for the headlights. I am wondering if anyone out there has done this or maybe done a color other than black with their GM Z? If so, please post some pics.

Thanks!

b1adesofcha0s · 08-16-2012, 01:39 PM

Since I was thinking about doing mine recently I did a bit of searching around the forum. There was one guy who color matched his headlights on his PG Z. I thought about doing the same with mine since I will also be painting my wheels and maybe even my door handles in gunmetal. I think I might just go with black though since it looks better with my blacked out fangs.

b1adesofcha0s · 08-16-2012, 01:40 PM

Here you go WTT: my PG painted headlights for your stock headlights

brucelidat · 08-16-2012, 01:59 PM

thanks for the link. I am debating between GM and black. I do have blacked out fangs, but am not sure if i want that much black everywhere.

cheshirecat · 08-16-2012, 02:14 PM

Get some color-matched paint @ automotivetouchup.com. I did that (couple spray cans) for my red Z and it turned out fine.

Personally, I feel color-matched headlights are great. If, for some reason, you ended up not liking it, opening up the headlights and blacking them out isn't difficult. However, I think you'll end up digging it.

brucelidat · 08-16-2012, 02:34 PM

how many cans did you need?

cheshirecat · 08-16-2012, 02:53 PM

two more than did the job, and i did about 5-10 light coats per headlight.

Really, you aren't spraying very much at all.

b1adesofcha0s · 08-16-2012, 03:02 PM

From the DIY's I've read, one can should be enough and you only need like 3 light coats. Actually a group of like 6 of us local Z owners are getting together to do this mod next month. Should be fun

brucelidat · 08-16-2012, 03:06 PM

You planning to switch out to sti-r clear lenses also? I guess i have a decision to make, black or gm...

b1adesofcha0s · 08-16-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

You planning to switch out to sti-r clear lenses also? I guess i have a decision to make, black or gm...

Not switching out the lenses, just painting the housing. Though I'm not completely sure I even want to do that. I have a fly stuck inside my headlight and all I really want to do is get it out. Only way to do that is to open them up and I thought I might try painting them since I will have them open anyway.

Apoc370z · 08-16-2012, 03:23 PM

Hope this helps.

brucelidat · 08-16-2012, 03:26 PM

yeah, i saw those in the other thread. that's satin black right? Is it just like krylon form home depot or something else? Do you have a shot of the overall front of the car so I can see how it feels overall and not just headlight closeups? Is the round frame around the lens stock silver or did you paint that also

thanks!

Apoc370z · 08-16-2012, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brucelidat

yeah, i saw those in the other thread. that's satin black right? Is it just like krylon form home depot or something else? Do you have a shot of the overall front of the car so I can see how it feels overall and not just headlight closeups? Is the round frame around the lens stock silver or did you paint that also

thanks!

I dont have any good pictures now, but there are some low quality pics in my album that will give you a general idea on what they look like.

Both headlight and turn signal shrouds are painted Gun metallic, its just the angle of the lighting.
And i use krylon fusion for the housing

brucelidat · 08-16-2012, 04:03 PM

Where did you get the gunmetallic for the shrouds, off the shelf or was it matched from a place like automotivetouchup.com? As for the krylon, is that a specific black or do they just have one satin black option?

It looks very nice BTW.

Apoc370z · 08-16-2012, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brucelidat

Where did you get the gunmetallic for the shrouds, off the shelf or was it matched from a place like automotivetouchup.com? As for the krylon, is that a specific black or do they just have one satin black option?

It looks very nice BTW.

I got it from paintscratch.com. (read some bad reviews on automotivetouchip.com so i avoided it)

And the krylon paint is off the shelf from walmart or homedepot, its call krylon fusion satin black

08-16-2012, 01:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 31	gunmetal headlights? So I am thinking of getting my headlights painted but do not want to go with black. My Z is gunmetallic and I was considering doing gunmetal for the headlights. I am wondering if anyone out there has done this or maybe done a color other than black with their GM Z? If so, please post some pics. Thanks! __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

08-16-2012, 01:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Since I was thinking about doing mine recently I did a bit of searching around the forum. There was one guy who color matched his headlights on his PG Z. I thought about doing the same with mine since I will also be painting my wheels and maybe even my door handles in gunmetal. I think I might just go with black though since it looks better with my blacked out fangs. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

08-16-2012, 01:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Here you go WTT: my PG painted headlights for your stock headlights __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

08-16-2012, 01:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 31	thanks for the link. I am debating between GM and black. I do have blacked out fangs, but am not sure if i want that much black everywhere. __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

08-16-2012, 02:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 31	how many cans did you need? __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

08-16-2012, 02:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
cheshirecat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,428 Drives: N54 135i Rep Power: 293	Get some color-matched paint @ automotivetouchup.com. I did that (couple spray cans) for my red Z and it turned out fine. Personally, I feel color-matched headlights are great. If, for some reason, you ended up not liking it, opening up the headlights and blacking them out isn't difficult. However, I think you'll end up digging it.

08-16-2012, 02:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
cheshirecat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,428 Drives: N54 135i Rep Power: 293	two more than did the job, and i did about 5-10 light coats per headlight. Really, you aren't spraying very much at all.

08-16-2012, 03:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	From the DIY's I've read, one can should be enough and you only need like 3 light coats. Actually a group of like 6 of us local Z owners are getting together to do this mod next month. Should be fun __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

08-16-2012, 03:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 31	You planning to switch out to sti-r clear lenses also? I guess i have a decision to make, black or gm... __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

08-16-2012, 03:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
Apoc370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 999 Drives: 2011 GM z34 Rep Power: 15	Hope this helps.

08-16-2012, 03:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 31	yeah, i saw those in the other thread. that's satin black right? Is it just like krylon form home depot or something else? Do you have a shot of the overall front of the car so I can see how it feels overall and not just headlight closeups? Is the round frame around the lens stock silver or did you paint that also thanks! __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

08-16-2012, 04:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 31	Where did you get the gunmetallic for the shrouds, off the shelf or was it matched from a place like automotivetouchup.com? As for the krylon, is that a specific black or do they just have one satin black option? It looks very nice BTW. __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

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