i tried the AE headlight mod today and i wiped th silver part inside the headlight because there was some dirt in the there and i wiped off the silver reflective coat.... i went and got some chrome paint and i painted the in side and i got some heat resistant clear coat to put over it, but it turned grey...... pics below!


my question is, will the chrome enamel paint be fine?, the heat wont do anything to it?

 

It depends on what kind of enamel you plan on using. Read the label as it should tell you something about the temperature.

 

it dont say what temp. it can with stand, it only says what temp. it should be used at....

 

Do they have an 800 number?

 

will the output be affected? cuz now theres no reflective part, or did it not serve any purpose? same thing happened to me, some of the reflective part came off, but only tiny bits

 

Yes it will suffer...just look at the light. The point of the chrome is that it reflects the light out in a pattern. Having gray paint in there instead of the chrome reflector will hinder output. If you have parts of the chrome chipped off you should be fine. The more that comes off the worse it will be.

 

it looks likeu bought the glass ones y didnt ujust buy them i nblack just try some chrome paint maybe it will work

 

time for a retrofit or new headlights.

 

+1 for retrofit, those things are FUBAR'd.

 

Your lights will have no output what-so-ever

 

What exactly did you use to wipe the dirt out with? You must not have used a soft rag as that wouldnt chip the paint off. I took a rag and waxed the inside of mine with not a bit of chrome coming off. You definately rubbed to rough or used something. Your basically screwed. Either get some chrome paint and repaint or retrofit those things or buy new ones.

 

I don't think you can find a paint that will act like a reflector. Paint is paint. I've never had chrome paint that actually reflects. I think it's going to have to be new lights.

 

Yeah bro sorry to say but those are screwed.

 

i used a tissue to wipe it
when i painted it chrome, it was kinda fine, till i put the heat resistant clear coat.....

there is a duplicolor paint at oreily called iliminite... it reflects light, and even if the lights are off and light shines on it it will glow... it looks just like the yellow part of the construction workers safety jacket... i was thinking of using that paint but i am kinda skeptical, and besides, its 11 bucks for a tiny can....

whats the cheapest retros gonna run me?

 

few hundred $'s

 

i think i'll just spray it chrome and see how it turns out.... i will install it in the morning and take couple pics

 

this is what they looked like on the car... they look fine but the light output ...... BAAAD!!!!

i guess i'll just stick with it for a lil while till i get some retros together or some new headlights....

 

Sorry to hear dude. Hah, that headlight looks like it puts out just about the same amount of light as a candle. Lol.

 

no wonder you have the cloudy ones thats why you have horrible light output

 

would some kind of film work in there? atleast for the time being or perhaps to salvage the headlights?

 

was that with just the DRL's on or was it with the lights actually switched on?

 

Retro will be kinda crappy with the '95-96 headlight lens. If I were you I'd do what gtr_rider did, pick up a set of CE housings (with clear lens) and use the lenses from the CE housings with the housing/body of the '96 housings together and do a retrofit in that. You can use the body of the CE housings with the lens of the '96 housings while the retro's in progress.

 

get some chrome vinyl until you can afford to retro or get new lights.

 

thats what i was thinking of doing..... actually i am going to the arts & craft store to get some thing like that......

 

hot glue and tin foil

 

huh...lol u crazy......the light output last night wasn't to bad... feels like i have regular 9004 bulbs again..... i can live with that for couple months..... in houston everywhere is lite up... well everywhere i drive is....lol

 

good luck and be safe. I'd be best to get some junk yard headlights if you could.

Better safe than sorry.