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DIY black housing headlights - 4/3/2007 2:23:05 AM    fabulous010 Posts: 50 Score: 0 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: toronto Status: offline hi i have opened up my stock headlights from my 05 coupe. i wanna black out the housing. was wondering if anybody has done this and if so can they help me out. i just wanted to kno if there is a specific paint i should use? any recomendations? thanx in advance Post #: 1

RE: DIY black housing headlights - 4/3/2007 11:33:40 AM    Fenix Posts: 862 Score: 0 Joined: 9/1/2006 Status: offline wow, i was thinking exactly the same thing not 20 minutes ago _____________________________ 04 EX 4cyl 5AT Coupe Fujita CAI Custom Heads & TYC Tails Apexi WS2 Cat Back Exhaust Front Grill Interior LED rods(7color) 20% Tint TSX Intake Manifold DC Ceramic Header Ralco Light Weight Pullies(In Hand) TL-s Front Sway Bar (in reply to fabulous010) Post #: 2

RE: DIY black housing headlights - 4/13/2007 12:44:58 AM    fabulous010 Posts: 50 Score: 0 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: toronto Status: offline hey guys. just wanted to update. i have finished blacking out my headlights. i wasnt able to take any pics cuz i dont have a digital camera. sorry. i had a hard time opening them up. i basically ruined the back of my lights. the lining is all bent up from prying them open. being that it was my first time doing sumthing like this. and besides sum picks of past members u have done this, i was pretty much all on my own. after opening then i was told to put them in an oven for 30 - 90 seconds max. to heat up the silicone. not sure if that works tho, i jsut used a heat gun and a screw driver. anyways i got them all opened up and sprayed them using "engine high heat enamel with ceramic" paint and man they look really good. they look like i bought them from a retailer. the paint drys to a perfect finish and if you dont go to heavy with the coats ull get no runs. looks really clean. i will try to get sum pics b4 i seal up the second light. to seal them i used regular 'black silicone adhesive sealant'. i had to scrap off all the old sealant using a heatgun, wich wasnt fun. im not sure if i would get a perfect seal. so i was pretty heavy with the sealant. wasnt stingy at all!. anyways im pretty sure they came out good but i will post up sum pics when i get them installed after taking out my crappy halo, projectors... _____________________________ black k24 05 coupe (night crawler) (in reply to fabulous010) Post #: 3

RE: DIY black housing headlights - 4/13/2007 9:17:21 PM    2002haccord Posts: 132 Score: 0 Joined: 5/17/2006 Status: offline did u sand them down , primed them? interested in doing it to mine. _____________________________ 2002 accord ex 2.3 cyl vtec (in reply to fabulous010) Post #: 4

RE: DIY black housing headlights - 4/14/2007 3:16:27 PM    03AccordEX Posts: 54 Score: 0 Joined: 2/1/2006 From: Tucson, AZ Status: offline No sanding or priming required. Here's a writeup showing how to take the headlights apart, I realize its for a Tacoma, but you get the idea. It would be the same exact way on the Accord, as long as you know how to take the headlights off the car. http://www.customtacos.com/forum/showthread.php?p=504355 (in reply to 2002haccord) Post #: 5

RE: DIY black housing headlights - 4/16/2007 1:00:56 AM    2002haccord Posts: 132 Score: 0 Joined: 5/17/2006 Status: offline thanx im gonna give it a try _____________________________ 2002 accord ex 2.3 cyl vtec (in reply to 03AccordEX) Post #: 6

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