phelpsa

The cheap morette look-alikes off ebay have failed.

We have seen cars with 'The Headlight Mod', where you paint part of the headlight black. How is this done? Does anyone know where we can find a guide?

Adam

alcazar

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OK, let me get this right: you accept that you have crap lights on an Impreza, but you want to PAINT PART OF THEM BLACK, so you get EVEN LESS light on the road

Alcazar

phelpsa

The part painted black would not be the part which reflects the light, only the bit which they paint silver to make it blend in.

alcazar

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Still

New age or classic?

Alcazar

robby

But all the insides of the headlight are reflectors? - as alcazar says if you paint any part of these then you'll have less light reflected out onto the road?

phelpsa

Bugeye.

phelpsa

Have a look here:

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/sho...=3549#post3549

Adam

stann01

great link whats the password then??

phelpsa

Never knew you needed one???

Adam

mmmiddy

If you look at the 3rd post on your link, the guy has provided another link where he explains how he did it.

Basically it's the old, headlights out and put them in the oven job, then paint the inside of the glass.

phelpsa

How long and at what temperature to you cook them for? I don't think we will paint them black, but just detango them. We are also going for clear side repeaters, silver bulbs front & back and MRO colour coded wedges in the wings.

rob oneill

Look here http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=384488
This is instructions for the 2004 headlights, but the process will be exactly the same.
Rob.

phelpsa

This is what I was looking for:

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showth...threadid=14169

Adam

BrynO

I lost the will to live half way through that link but.... I de-tangoed mine the other week, used 100 deg for 10 mins, worked fine, may be a bit safer than the 250 deg for 20 mins used here (and easier to handle). Not sure about the indiactor mod, when I took the orange piece off and replaced with silvertec bulbs I thought the indicators looked less bright than before, maybe just the bulbs, but on this mod there seems to be no reflector at all, not sure it will be bright enough.. IMO...

phelpsa

250 degrees fahrenheit, about 100 degrees centigrade. .

I have lots of ideas running through my head. So painting it black isn't a good idea then. Just detango.

Sti_Lad

I find putting the oven on the VERY LOWEST Setting it can handle is the safest way... even then they were very hot to touch!
Ive done four sets now and all have gone smoothly.... I found a small portable fan heater to just blow warm air on things whilst working on them helps.... also make sure you have gloves and a very clean work area... dust and fingerprints are a no no