painted head lights

does any one know how to paint the head lights on an 02 wrx. and if so is it easy and worth my time. i want to get a darker look to them and i dont have the money to buy JUN headlights.

 

this has been posted about many times.... look here in the forums or on Nasioc....

http://www.mnsubaru.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2879&highlight=lights


will take about 3 hrs or more...

 

^You can do it in alot less time then that

 

do you just take black paint and paint around the lights and let them dry and your done.

 

i am selling some all ready done
http://mnsubaru.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3337

 

how much

 

ok... add in time to uninstall the lights, reseal them and let them drythen put it back together... I said 3-4 hours cause he DIDNT have ANY IDEA about how to do it... I am not slow or stupid when working on cars... but it took me a few hours when I factored in frying time and wanting to do a DECENT job not a rush crappy job...

 

its not hard at all. you would have to sand down the chrome plating though. get a few coats of what ever color paint you want and then let dry. rebake the lights so the adhesive is sticky again and replace.

 

$200 or best offer

 

I didnt sand it down..... light coats to lay down a layer for the rest to stick too... thats why it takes a little longer.. let the first 2 lighter coats dry....

and $200 for some lights.... man come to my house... I have some paint left over... would do it fo ryou for $100.... maybe even $75 ha ha ha haa it isnt really that hard... just takes time to do it well

 

its the hole set of lights and there like brand new. not trying to rip any one off, just saying i have a set that is all ready painted.

 

that would be awsome.. were do you live?

 

what kind of paint do i use.. is it like heat resistant stuff or what?

 

stuff for plastic

 

I used "oem black" from I think NAPA like 6 bucks a can and looks factory

 

make sure u sand it alittle so the paint sticks or u will b sorry later

 

I just did the "light coat" method and its fine but only 3 months now but what would happen? nothing comes in contact with it and snading is would be a pain in the arse

 

sanding helps the paint bond to the part. flexing or heat could make it peel

 

one thing of the wise. do it rite the first time. or dont do it at all.

 

kongzilla
+1

 

its easy, take about an hour total, here are mine



easy, i got all the stuff i needed from sears, high temp paint, some scotch brite like sand paper, masking tape, that's about it. the faq is listed on here and i went 100% by that.

 

so u took out the orange covers, but didnt paint around the indicator??? did you put in orange bulbs??

 

they are the silvania turn bulbs that are a bluish silver color when unlit, then light up a birght amber.

 

this is what they look like when turned on, if you black out as much as possible