hi just wondered how i could de-orange the headlights or do i need new units?
thanks paul

 

could always smoke them would look nice

 

i think i want the clear look, just wondered how it can be done.

 

theres two methods with the classics, assume its similar case with the newage lenses.

* Take them apart by heating them up in the Oven to melt the adhesives... remove or colour the orange bits, and re-assemble and re-seal...

* Attack the orange parts through the bulb hole with a small screwdriver/blade until they are small enough to fall through the hole itself.

The guy who had mine used the second method, as the original seals are inplace, although id be sceptical trying it myself.

 

Double Post :/

 

thanks i think the oven method seems abit better.
any other methods?

 

cheers guys oven it is then.

 

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ok cheers

 

deffo oven mate have same ones, bulbs out, the small screws from around the edge and then cook it!! just keep testing it by lightly levering the lens from the back with a big flatheaded screwdriver, if its hot enough it'll start to move easilly. then pop out orange lens and warm it up again to put the lens back on! you'll need some orange bulbs tho!

i painted mine black on all the chrome except for where the beam pattern is reflected:



the black would look good on white mate!!

 

looks good stevros any more pics of the black lights?

 

20min @ 50degrees in a fan assisted oven is perfect.
I have done quite a few sets without any issue

 

i have couple of angles but thers too much reflection on the lens mate too see them properly! deffo go black if youve gone to all the trouble of takin off the lens anyway! a lot of people leave the chrome around the indicators and sidelights chrome but i painted the lot as they show up fine even in the day! i think it looks better as a lot of modern cars are black inside now plus it matches all the black grilles etc!

 

here ya go, matt black FTW

 

nice one lads i think im going to go for the black look

 

I have done a few and prefere the heated paint stripper method paulo.
Cooked a set in the oven after 5 mins so i wouldnt even attempt that again.
Leave the oven for the sunday roast lol
where did you get the wing mirrors mate

 

i warm mine in the over for about 5mins then use my heat gun and they came apart easy

 

As newage's go that is one very nice looking car.

I wish somebody did a front splitter like that for the facelift classic.

 

indeed it is.
cant wait to black the headlights now, and for such a cheap job does half make a difference.

does anybody know what splitter it is?

just one last thing, what prep do i need to do to the headlamps e.g: fine sandpaper/undercoat/gloss or matt is that about it?

 

i just sprayed it straight on after cleaning with some degreaser did same on old car it never peeled off or whatever. now you can see what i meant about either painting or leaving the bit where the indicator and sidelights bulbs sit, brocalightus left his and i painted mine.

where did you get your door mirrors from and do they fit well with the line of the door? can you show a pic for me of them from the side? ta

brockalightus that looks real nice mate! took me ages to realise why bumper looked so good its the plate mount!!!! nice touch! what splitter is that?

 

only have a side shot from a bit of a distance at the mo mate.

i actually got them from ebay mate really good fit tbh and only a ten minute job to fit. and the weight difference was quite suprising over the original mirrors.

cant see much out of the buggers either but look pretty good imho

 

nice mate who from ? on ebay as lots and are they a make or named.
think the splitter is called lower line by chargespeed but i think it was for sale on hear but too much for me think it was 400 region.
I bought some wet and dry and sanded the incerts to key the primer then smoothed off between coats

 

got some pics somewhere

 

 

spoiler is indeed a chargespeed item, i was selling a full carbon 1 a while ago which has now sold.

 

if you look closer at the front there are more changes lol
chargespeed lip spoiler

 

just looked on at that carbon chargespeed bottom line splitter looks the mutts!! regreting buying sti splitter now lol

 

They deffo look better not orange

 

did mine a while ago but with some other subtle changes
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how do you just post the pictures and not the links?

 

paulo if you get any more pics or a old link to who you bought them off ie in your ebay feed back you should still have the sellers name by the comment they left could you let me no as id like a good look at them mirrors they look sweet!! i like the way they fit too especially with the line that goes forward onto the wing. stevros