morpheus1870

Any pictures of the black headlight mod on the blob eye?

I'm gonna attempt the d'tango on friday so was also considering the black headlight mod at the same time but still not sure, I have a silver 05 sti.

I have found the guide on how to d'tango but can't seem to find anything that advises me on how to perform the black headlight mod (prep, what paint to use etc).

Any advice would be great, thanks in advance.

scooby-tc

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morpheus1870

That is bloody beautiful mate! How did you do the mod and what paint did you use! I really like the look of this on white...uber

scooby-tc

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oh and i used grey plastic primer from Halfords and Satin Black paint again from halfords

wolfie28

yes I like Black pink badges now gone as well

Scoobydudey

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OOPS thickie I just sussed what the de-tango mod is and I like it very much indeed im gonna do it on Nee years Day is there a how to anywhere please

morpheus1870

This is the guide i plan to use:

https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...eadlights.html

just got the replacement philips bulbs from bulb vision. Also gonna remove the badge on the grill, totally d'badged, d'tangod and soon to be d'spoilered too!

M444GY

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looks good

Midnight Runner

Currenty looking at mine waiting for the new silicone to dry, would have fitted them today but for that I haven't went for the black headlight mod though as I think on WR blue they look better in silver shame as I have loads of paint left from my gauge pod lol

PS if anybody is attempting this.....I don't recomend it in -4 degrees like it was for me today!!!!! Brass monkeys......

sparky d

I like mnine black on my wr blue , its the satin black spray from halfrauds , as mentioned above .

NXG

Awesome

IainMilford

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what preperation do you have to do before the painting?

sparky d

i just gave mine a bit of a clean and then a spray over with primer before the black , they finished up perfect tbh

Midnight Runner

I was waiting for the first one, it does indeed look quality, I just prefer silver though lol

Did anybody else find the lights a complete beeatch to get out? Not only to get them out, but also to remove the electrical conectors at the bottom? My poor fingers

sparky d

lol , i thought i'd get in there .

Getting them out was a real git , like you say i managed to skin a couple of fingers and yelled a good few swear words but hey all worth it in the end imo



Dave

Midnight Runner

can't wait to get 'em back in, looking forward to doing it with a hangover! Have you had your wheels yet?

sparky d

Yeah funnily enough they arrived this morning mate , just need to get some rubber on them now and that'll be it , job done


Cant bloody wait now though , i'm like a spoilt kid who cant have them right NOW , lol i'll get some pics up when there finally on though

Midnight Runner

They're going to look double top me thinks

sparky d

yeah hopefully mate , especially with the lowered suspension all settled down now , just need to shift the wheels i got at the mo then , and spend it on more mods

wiley

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the de-tango look is so nice, everybody should do this mod

wiley

Scoobydudey

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Doing mine tomorrow unless it pi55es down gonna do the lights black inside aswell and the grille will post some piccies when done

Scoobydudey

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Job done I think it looks so much better
Before


After



Close up of the black lights





Took a couple of hours but its time well spent

sparky d

Top job fella , they look ace with the black inserts on a red car

IainMilford

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when I did mine I found the hardest part of getting the lights out was removing the electrical connectors from the back. rest was easy compared!

I wonder if anyone has thought about spraying another colour other than black?

IPALMER

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Excellent job - looks much better

de- badged grille next ?

morpheus1870

That looks great mate! How did you de-nadge the grill? super agressive!

scooby-tc

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he bought it like it

morpheus1870

Great job pal, did you use the oven?

Scoobydudey

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No Just a couple of blower heaters facing the light for about 20 mins first one was a pig but the 2nd was ok left heaters on a bit longer

Midnight Runner

I used the oven on mine, set very low (gas mark 2 or 3) & kept checking to see if it was loose, took about ten minutes. And for anybody who is interested, no black light mod..... (Wrong thread?)

Debadging sounds pretty easy Morpheus from what I have read - remove grille, cut the plastic holding the badge out and fill any holes left, rub down with fine wet and dry, then paint. Obviously I haven't done this mod so find out off somebody who has for sure

Paul