I finally baked my headlights, it was a pain in the butt. How does it look?

 

those look bad ***.. how did you do it

 

Damn those look sick. Good job!

 

Wow that looks amazing, awesome job.

 

+1

There should be a DIY and sticky it.

 

Looks sweet, but what is "Baked" looks like you painted em...

 

They're baked in the oven so they can be opened and painted on the inside.

 

very nicely done man great job

 

Looks awesome, Can you explain how you went upon doing this app?

 

Thanks for the comments.

Tools: Paint of choice, hex key kit, silicone compound, masking tape, flat head screwdriver, regular screwdriver, 10mm socket.



1. I removed the bumper which was pretty simply. Clips from the top and bottom of the bumper plus 1 screw behind each front fender wall.
2. The headlights was tricky at first. You will have to remove 4 screws. I used a 10mm socket to take the headlight screws out. Also, there is a beast of zip tie holding the wires together going to the headlights, I used a knife to remove it. When pulling the headlights off you will notice a bracket that is holding the headlights to the body of the car, you should be able to remove the headlights without taking the bracket off.
3. Remove all screws and bulbs to the headlight, but do not touch the headlight adjust screw. You will need a hex key kit for some of the screws.
4. Preheat your oven to 300'F.
5. Place in oven on aluminum foil.
6. Turn your oven down to 275'F for about 11-15 mins.
7. I used clean towels to remove the headlights from the oven.
8. With the flat head screwdriver, pry the headlight open.Try to start at a corner and work carefully. If you are having a hard time put it back in the oven for about 5-8 min.
9. Once you take the cover off make sure to put the projector in a zip lock bag to help protect against dust, if you don't remove the projector from the housing simply put surround wrap to cover it.
10. Remove all the parts you want to paint.
11. Reassemble, when you have everything put together I put some extra silicone compound on the factory compound for extra insurance to prevent condensation.
12.Repeat the heating instruction from above.
13. Squeeze the headlights together or use vice grips.
14. Let it sit for 12 to 24 hrs.
15. Done


Just be patient and work carefully, it is very easy. The hardest part for me was painting because I suck at it.

 

 

what kind of paint did you use

 

krylon fusion

 

That looks like it came from the factory like that. Nice!!!

 

yes that looks really nice i might attemp this in the summer. on your steps number 13 you said use vice grips dont that scratch the plastic?

 

You will need to use a rag so you don't scratch anything.

 

Man, they look hot!! How do they taste?? (<<<bad joke).

Thanks for sharing Bro, I wish i had the patience to do this.

 

For me it's not an issue with patience, but nerves. Opening the housing after baking it would make me nervous and I'd probably break something in the process. For things like that videos would be pretty helpful cause you could see where people are prying them open from and how much pressure they're applying. When I removed the tail lights I had to pull so hard I was pretty sure I was going to break something...because of that it took me 3 different tries to get them off because I was hesitant to pull that hard!

 

They look amazing, drop your car!

 

Damn those look sic way better than the factory look..

 

Squeeze them together with you hands and then tape with masking tape to keep tight... let the first of the silicone adhesive dry and then put another ring of silicone around it and smooth with you finger ( like a bathtub)

 

Holy crap those look epic. I'd love to attempt this but based on previous cooking experiences, I always burn my cookies on the bottom!

 

I wouldnt mind doing this I would just hate to see condensation if the seal isnt as good as factory. It looks so cool though

 

Found this youtube video, seems like a whole lotta work to do !_!

 

mind sharing that video?

 

Click youtube on my other post, its a link 8)

 

doesnt look so hard except taking it apart.

if i do this i would like the same color paint as my car but i doubt ill find that

 

awesome job man they look great! I'm doing this very soon. Did it on my truck last year so I'm pretty confident with doing it on the Max. Just have to watch the temperature in the oven and handle them carefully. Now I just have to decide if I go white to match the car or black like yours once again they look great!!! WOW

 

can this steps be use with baking the tail lights too?

 

Excellent Mod to these cars. The "smoked headlights" option looks nice too for 2011, which I believe is standard on the 2011 Sport package.

 

Kmoney... I wouldnt suggest it... headlights are manufactured with a different composition of plastic, to prevent debris impact when compared to tail lights.

I've played around with baking tail lights on my previous car projects and they turned out similar to the link below.

Not saying it can't be done on the maxima... since I don't know what the tail lights are made from... but I'm only going to assume the same out come as what you'll see in the link below.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62fo8-P8a0s

 

Thanx. Am asking because I have a spare tail light n want to attempt to do s mod I have in mind to the tail light. Thanx for the link

 

If you decide to try it with your spares... let me know if it works out.

 

For sure