Black housed headlights

[accordkid16]

i want to black house my headlights but i have no idea how to go about doing this and ive searched the forum on how to do it but didnt really find a procedure.

[led_fut]

i want to black house my headlights but i have no idea how to go about doing this and ive searched the forum on how to do it but didnt really find a procedure.

CB7tuner Forums -> DIYs -> "Search This Forum" -> type "Blackhouse headlights" =

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...use+headlights

and FIVE other threads.

Learn it man, thats why you are out of the beginners.

[DJ metadelic]

its pretty easy to do

And fun. This is one of the next things on my list!

[pedroalcala]

Or you can buy them on ebay for like $90 already blackhoused

[journeyman846]

Or you can buy them on ebay for like $90 already blackhoused

$90? Where on ebay are you looking?

[b16hatchsi]

preheat oven to 400 degrees, put headlights in oven for about 15-20 mins, take out of oven, get a flathead screwdriver, pry glass off carefully as not to chip it, paint whatever part of the housing you want, put housing back in the oven for 15 mins and push the glass back on......the key is to get the silicone warm enough so it melts a little and the glass will come off....pretty easy to do and good luck mang

[C91BLX7]

preheat oven to 400 degrees, put headlights in oven for about 15-20 mins, take out of oven, get a flathead screwdriver, pry glass off carefully as not to chip it, paint whatever part of the housing you want, put housing back in the oven for 15 mins and push the glass back on......the key is to get the silicone warm enough so it melts a little and the glass will come off....pretty easy to do and good luck mang

You dont know what your doing, 400 degrees is going to melt your housing.

[b16hatchsi]

You dont know what your doing, 400 degrees is going to melt your housing.

worked fine when i did my lights..just have to monitor them and check it every few minutes...it averaged out to about 15 mins for mine to soften up the silicone enough to pry apart, but i guess its just personal preference on how hot you want the oven and how long you want it to take

[C91BLX7]

worked fine when i did my lights..just have to monitor them and check it every few minutes...it averaged out to about 15 mins for mine to soften up the silicone enough to pry apart, but i guess its just personal preference on how hot you want the oven and how long you want it to take

YOu must have gotten lucky, the first set i did at 300 and it melted the bulb holders a little bit.

[b16hatchsi]

YOu must have gotten lucky, the first set i did at 300 and it melted the bulb holders a little bit.

haha it was either luck or maybe i just had a shitty oven...idk but worked out good for me when i did it lol but i guess you guys might be right..eh i was happy with my turnout but better to listen to 2 ppl over one... to the OP, just be safe and research it

[Djmoua]

A heat gun is better IMO...oven...eh...idk i just hate waiting.

[C91BLX7]

A heat gun is better IMO...oven...eh...idk i just hate waiting.

True, oven sucks, and women dont understand the concept at all.

[MikeW]

preheat oven to 400 degrees, put headlights in oven for about 15-20 mins, take out of oven, get a flathead screwdriver, pry glass off carefully as not to chip it, paint whatever part of the housing you want, put housing back in the oven for 15 mins and push the glass back on......the key is to get the silicone warm enough so it melts a little and the glass will come off....pretty easy to do and good luck mang

You dont know what your doing, 400 degrees is going to melt your housing.

x2

The lowest possible setting is best. Also, you dont just paint "whatever part of the housing you want". You have to be careful NOT to paint the reflectors, as itll effect light output.

[Brandoncb7]

225 degrees worked fine for me. I took them out after about 8-10 minutes and tried to gently pry them apart all the way around the glass and then stuck them back in for about another 5 minutes or so. Once I took them out and I could tell that the glue was starting to soften up some i'd stick them back in for a couple of minutes at a time. You'll be fine as long as you don't rush the oven part of it lol. It's better to go slow with low heat than rush it and have to buy new headlights. Watch out pulling the tape off the inside of the headlights too or you'll pull the fake chrome or whatever you want to call it off of the housing.

[DJ metadelic]

True, oven sucks, and women dont understand the concept at all.

Or they just yell at you because they think you're going to burn the place down I plan to use a heatgun. Safer that way

And yes the original DIY thread calls for 225. I wouldn't recommend setting the oven for any higher temp. Why? um. Obvious reasons.