Progress pictures of my new headlights.
08-20-2009, 03:43 PM
#1
Progress pictures of my new headlights.
So I bought the lights from MDeezy and started to get to work. I will attempt to clean and polish the front lens, while I finish the clearing of the orange lens, and blackhouse the housing... Here are some progress pictures:
08-20-2009, 04:53 PM
#4
Oh, this is nice. If your progress- and finished-job photos are as good as these, this is going to a great thread.
Write down what your doing, describe the job.
Keep it going.
Write down what your doing, describe the job.
Keep it going.
Last edited by Rochester; 08-20-2009 at 06:34 PM.
08-20-2009, 05:57 PM
#5
Thanks. I will do what I can to describe more of what I did... but in the mean time, I will work on these little by little, then be able to swap them into my car. I have a feeling that I will need to replace the drivers lens because whatever happened to it, it happened on the inside, and nothing I have used can get rid of it...
08-20-2009, 06:39 PM
#7
I bought the 3M headlight restoration kit for my 5.5 hids (http://www.amazon.com/3M-39008-Headl...0818692&sr=8-1) and it worked wonders. Don't know if it'll work on that drivers side lense, looks pretty bad, but worth a shot maybe. Good luck!
08-21-2009, 06:04 AM
#8
use a good metal polish (wheel polish) with an orbital buffer and then hit it with brasso by hand (watch the brasso if the light were still on the car-itll eat your paint right off).
in for updates...
in for updates...
08-21-2009, 11:14 AM
#12
^^ yeah ive had mine apart twice lol,... once for orange clearing.. and one for eyes.. and now the driver side eyes are out and i said F it lol... but i might open mine again... few ?'s...
did you mask off the chrome blinker/running light rings...or do those come off with some force?lol..
what kind of paint did you use,..
did you mask off the chrome blinker/running light rings...or do those come off with some force?lol..
what kind of paint did you use,..
08-21-2009, 12:19 PM
#13
^^ yeah ive had mine apart twice lol,... once for orange clearing.. and one for eyes.. and now the driver side eyes are out and i said F it lol... but i might open mine again... few ?'s...
did you mask off the chrome blinker/running light rings...or do those come off with some force?lol..
what kind of paint did you use,..
did you mask off the chrome blinker/running light rings...or do those come off with some force?lol..
what kind of paint did you use,..
08-22-2009, 07:23 AM
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08-22-2009, 08:03 AM
#18
Great job ... are you using a gloss black or a satin finish black? ... this is still a mod I wish to under take ... love the look of the blackened out head lamps, and I would most likely just smoke the orange turning signal ... restoring the clarity of the lens is going to be some work, but it is do able ... props for the DIY
08-22-2009, 08:19 AM
#19
Great job ... are you using a gloss black or a satin finish black? ... this is still a mod I wish to under take ... love the look of the blackened out head lamps, and I would most likely just smoke the orange turning signal ... restoring the clarity of the lens is going to be some work, but it is do able ... props for the DIY
08-23-2009, 09:06 AM
#20
FYI:: if you pick up a home depot malibu piece,.. it is a PITA to dremel it to a perfect fit,.. to get mine perfect i used a rotating bench wheel/sander that i used to make it fit perfect.. but.. its a pita..lol g/l
08-23-2009, 03:05 PM
#23
Just picked them up. I am in no hurry, so I will take my time and I have a belt sander at home that I can use if needed... Thanks for the heads up though.
08-26-2009, 04:04 PM
#26
So did alittle bit more work with the lights... Traced out the circle pattern on the new lens, then cut out with my dremel. After that, just cut off the loose plastic on the edges, and epoxied the new cleared lens into the housing...
08-26-2009, 04:20 PM
#28
clear lens with a chrome plated orange bulb
08-27-2009, 02:09 PM
#29
09-01-2009, 08:03 AM
#34
So the Cleared lens' are in the housing. Now I am working on getting a different drivers side lens, and cleaning the passanger on that I have... Here are some more progress pics, and hopefully soon they will be done.
good progress can't wait to see the finished product..
09-01-2009, 11:57 AM
#38
I personally like the amber lenses... but amber-heads are in a minority here, and that's OK.
It's looking really, really good, LowZ. Keep going!
I'm thinking everyone is interested in seeing how well you clean up those big faded covers.
It's looking really, really good, LowZ. Keep going!
I'm thinking everyone is interested in seeing how well you clean up those big faded covers.
09-01-2009, 12:14 PM
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