DIY: Headlight removal and painting question
 

I know people have done the headlight removal part but has anyone everr done the painting part? and not on an 09?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6lNQY3RV-U

yes, ross dawg opened his up and painted the chrome parts black.

Ah to paint the insides you gotta bust out the oven, seriously.

yea idt ima paint the reflector par i wanna get ahold of them and see if i can get any pictures

if anyone could find pictures of a finished product post em for me all i got is that video


thanx :)

dont do it! i did mine they look alright but not for the time to actually do it i will post some pics tomorrow

Question, why did he reuse the silicon (the whole baking process near the end) as opposed to using new silicon?

well i wanna clean the inside and outside of the lense mines as well try it while im already there

Here's the thread:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ight=headlight

I posted some pics at the end of the thread...

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here are my lights

I did it on my 2004 turned out real good, easier then I thought, I didnt paint the entie thing tho I painted everything except the small reflective part that is used for the high beams because i wanted them to still be just as bright.

I'd rather leave it chromed.