[corsasi]

im wanting to paint the inside of my headlights black so they look like smoked euro style headlights, like the one half way down this page

http://corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=328125

i had a god at going round the edges of the glass with a stanley knife to cut the glue and then prising them open with a screw driver today, wich is what my mate did on his fezzie, but i faled and smashed the glass haha.
iv heard stories bout putting them in the oven and stuff but wasnt sure incase it melted the lights instead of the glue lol.

anyone else done this before to paint them or put halo's in them or whatever?
because i wana do it, it looks better than the ones you can buy off Ebay, and at a fraction of the price lol.
any help it welcomed

 

[dearing5]

i know its off subject but... **** son them coilovers can lower to 110mm :O with the lights mate im not sure, just buy em lol you will only break them again

 

[LAD VXL]

Your better off using a hot air gun (paint stripper) and warm the headlight till the glue is soft enough to prize the light apart.

What exactly are you planning to do si? paint the inside of the glass?

 

[mmvcorsa129]

i know what you mean just make sure you use somethinng abrasive on the outer part so the paint sticks better, this will be the same idea as the depo ones off ebay for £70 thats all they do.

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[corsasi]

yeye, well on the one i broke i managed to get internal bit out that i wanted to paint, and iv painted it, i just need to safly open another set to put them in haha.
does anyone what sort of head i should put it on? because i dont have a heat gun, so il try the oven, but not sure what heat or how long, and I dont wana melt the plastics in the process haha.
also thinking bout getin some wired in halos, 4 for 15 quid off ebay, and putting them i naswell, duno yet though....

 

[corsasi]

Your better off using a hot air gun (paint stripper) and warm the headlight till the glue is soft enough to prize the light apart.

What exactly are you planning to do si? paint the inside of the glass?

no just paint the the chrome surround inside, and then if it doesn't ave a dark enough effect then il very lightly tint spray the glass, not much though, just enough for it to look nice and subtle

 

[mmvcorsa129]

there nice when there done i done a set for my last corsa but the car i have just now has 2 brand new vauxhall headlights so ill wait till i get some spares before i do it again

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[dearing5]

could i use that tint spray on my headlights that i used for my rears?

 

[mmvcorsa129]

if your going to open them up id paint them rather then just the tint spray

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[dearing5]

oh right, cant i just slightly tint the outer bit of the glass?

 

[mmvcorsa129]

yeah you can lol but it will come off as its nothing to bite into, buy headlight protectors and tint them for the same look dearing

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[corsasi]

there nice when there done i done a set for my last corsa but the car i have just now has 2 brand new vauxhall headlights so ill wait till i get some spares before i do it again

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yeh i got spares to do it with, kinda lucky realy since iv alredi ****ed one of them up lol.

iv been told to stick em in oven at 80 degrees for 3 or 4 mins and then they should come straight appart so iv been told.

they look ace when their done, i cant wait to get them fineshed

 

[mmvcorsa129]

i used a hot knife it took a wee while but i wasnt sure about putting headlights or any other cars partsin the oven lol

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[#ste#]

i was going to go for then but did a poll and evey one said go for the others

good look mate hope ya pull it off

 

[corsasi]

cheers bud, il make a fresh start on a new pair after new year and that, be reli careful this time so i dont break the glass again haha.