Just finished DIY headlights w/yellow, PIC.

[HondaGuy1212]

^^^ that looks awesome good job dude

[MikeW]

So you left the back reflective part(s) unpainted and basically painted any/all parts that dont reflect direct light....? See, i want the whole thing to be black, but that paints not reflective so..that sux..is there a usuable paint that IS reflective? I'm highly interested in doing this but even if i do it on another set of lights and mess it up, im out that much money...i guess i wont get it right the first time, but its worth a try

[aznkid.com]

not bad.. too much yellow for my tastes though.. i did JUST the inner part

[maroonaccord2.2]

So you left the back reflective part(s) unpainted and basically painted any/all parts that dont reflect direct light....? See, i want the whole thing to be black

Ya, everything but the rear reflectors and the mushrooms gets a couple good coats of bbq flat black paint. There is no paint available that will dry with a finish good enough to reflect light, so don't even try....you'll just ruin the lights.

[MikeW]

thats what i was gonna say..they seemed too yellow..if i end up doing this, ill probably do just the back pieces as well

[TypeG]

not bad.. too much yellow for my tastes though.. i did JUST the inner part

and they look very nice. later.

[Alex EX]

yeah i didnt think of that at first lol... they should look ok with the yellow fogs tho.

[MikeW]

i want the look but i dunno about yellow high beams...does the light being yellow affect how bright the actual light is? i love my hyperwhites...

[Alex EX]

hmm are you not supposed to paint those caps? i painted mine black too

[cb7dazz]

yo thats a bad ass stainless table, where did you buy it?

[Alex EX]

it came with the house when i bought it lol

[Cam]

I've just finished taking apart my headlights to paint. They look completely different to the ones on the previous page. Can anyone give any pointers on where to actually paint black on these?

Should I do the whole front bit that's currently still attached to the inside of the clear front? Plus the flat bits on the seperate back bits where the actual bulbs attach?

[Gemini]

I've just finished taking apart my headlights to paint. They look completely different to the ones on the previous page. Can anyone give any pointers on where to actually paint black on these?

Should I do the whole front bit that's currently still attached to the inside of the clear front? Plus the flat bits on the seperate back bits where the actual bulbs attach?

if i'm not mistaking, you should paint the crome part that you have left inside the lens in the ^^ above pic. You need the high/low beam reflectors so you cant paint those.

[blk93]

yes, i agree. just inside of the clear lens, then when you put it back itll look much cleaner than most usdm jobs beacuse you really dont need to tape

and you can paint the lens reflectors in the back, but of course not black.

just yellow..or any light color that your heart desires

just keep us updated

[maroonaccord2.2]

and you can paint the lens reflectors in the back, but of course not black.

just yellow..or any light color that your heart desires

I would suggest against this, unless it's with translucent paint of the yellow variety....and only on the high-beam. DO NOT use any other types of paint on the reflectors, or you'll completely ruin them.