Question about headlights

iThane · Post by **iThane** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:41 pm

so whats the easiest way to get behind the lens of stock headlights?
i want to paint over the chrome with a darker color (gunmetal/black)
and i also wanted to add some LED strips to get that audi DRL look.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:47 pm

Bake them in the oven. Or: viewtopic.php?t=34080

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:58 pm

And that's NOT easy at all on stock lights... I baked some TYC ones open this way and destroyed the bucket. They are still usable but they look like butt. OEM type sealant sucks. DEPO headlights open 100% easier.

I had to bake them pretty high heat for a lonngggg time to get em to even budge too. Good luck... take your time or you will melt/craze/or otherwise destroy them.

zhneon · Post by **zhneon** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:17 pm

Yea you would probably have to go with a dremel for stock lights. Anything else would likely ruin them, not that dremeling your headlights is smart if you only have one set.

iThane · Post by **iThane** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:19 pm

Baking them sounds risky... I'll cut them up instead. Would a hair drier match up to the oven? And how much does paintin them black effect the intensity of the light? I've got cool blue bulbs so they're a bit brighter than stock.