Headlight modification?

eastwest2300 · 09-03-2012, 10:43 PM

Thats it, thanks Blades.

dmhenderson · 09-03-2012, 10:43 PM

Yeah I'll buy several cans of it. Manual dexterity isn't my forte so taping off **** would be a plus if anyone is available to help.

eastwest2300 · 09-03-2012, 10:45 PM

I got your back bro.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-03-2012, 10:46 PM

It was my understanding that when you take out all the headlight components, the housing remains separate from everything else so you don't really need to tape anything off....

b1adesofcha0s · 09-03-2012, 10:49 PM

Yeah it looks like that is the case. You will only need to mask off if you don't plan on painting the whole housing black. If you only want to paint certain parts of the housing, then you will have to mask off the rest of it. If you're just gonna black out the entire housing, then no masking is required.

eastwest2300 · 09-03-2012, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Yeah it looks like that is the case. You will only need to mask off if you don't plan on painting the whole housing black. If you only want to paint certain parts of the housing, then you will have to mask off the rest of it. If you're just gonna black out the entire housing, then no masking is required.

This is true.

eastwest2300 · 09-03-2012, 10:58 PM

Oh fellas, just an FYI, if you happen to forget something or need a tool, that no one has, there's an Advance Auto Parts store across the street from my house.

dmhenderson · 09-04-2012, 06:58 AM

As long as you have a decent ratchet set, we should be good.

eastwest2300 · 09-04-2012, 11:21 AM

Yup, I got that. Im actually on my way out, Im gonna go pick up my paint and painters tape.

eastwest2300 · 09-04-2012, 05:38 PM

Fellas, I picked up 2 colors of paint for my headlights, Im gonna go two tone, its gonna look good! I also picked up painter's tape and I received my butyl rubber today from UPS!

dmhenderson · 09-04-2012, 05:59 PM

Do we have a caulk gun?

eastwest2300 · 09-04-2012, 06:09 PM

Yup, I got one.. did you get your butyl rubber? if you ordered it on eBay the day after I ordered mine, you should get it tomorrow.

dmhenderson · 09-04-2012, 06:20 PM

Yeah I ordered on Fri.

eastwest2300 · 09-04-2012, 06:25 PM

Sweet, if you bought it from the link that I posted, the seller, was very very fast to ship it out. I also picked up bondo plastic spreaders for prying the headlights open, I do NOT want to use a flat head screw driver, just for the chance of scratching the inside of the headlight.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-04-2012, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Sweet, if you bought it from the link that I posted, the seller, was very very fast to ship it out. I also picked up bondo plastic spreaders for prying the headlights open, I do NOT want to use a flat head screw driver, just for the chance of scratching the inside of the headlight.

Like that's even possible with Eastwest on the case. Funny joke

09-03-2012, 10:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,022 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	Thats it, thanks Blades. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-03-2012, 10:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 27	Yeah I'll buy several cans of it. Manual dexterity isn't my forte so taping off **** would be a plus if anyone is available to help. __________________

09-03-2012, 10:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,022 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	I got your back bro. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-03-2012, 10:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	It was my understanding that when you take out all the headlight components, the housing remains separate from everything else so you don't really need to tape anything off.... __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

09-03-2012, 10:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Yeah it looks like that is the case. You will only need to mask off if you don't plan on painting the whole housing black. If you only want to paint certain parts of the housing, then you will have to mask off the rest of it. If you're just gonna black out the entire housing, then no masking is required. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

09-03-2012, 10:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,022 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	Oh fellas, just an FYI, if you happen to forget something or need a tool, that no one has, there's an Advance Auto Parts store across the street from my house. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-04-2012, 06:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 27	As long as you have a decent ratchet set, we should be good. __________________

09-04-2012, 11:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,022 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	Yup, I got that. Im actually on my way out, Im gonna go pick up my paint and painters tape. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-04-2012, 05:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,022 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	Fellas, I picked up 2 colors of paint for my headlights, Im gonna go two tone, its gonna look good! I also picked up painter's tape and I received my butyl rubber today from UPS! __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-04-2012, 05:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 27	Do we have a caulk gun? __________________

09-04-2012, 06:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,022 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	Yup, I got one.. did you get your butyl rubber? if you ordered it on eBay the day after I ordered mine, you should get it tomorrow. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-04-2012, 06:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 27	Yeah I ordered on Fri. __________________

09-04-2012, 06:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,022 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	Sweet, if you bought it from the link that I posted, the seller, was very very fast to ship it out. I also picked up bondo plastic spreaders for prying the headlights open, I do NOT want to use a flat head screw driver, just for the chance of scratching the inside of the headlight. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

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