Niiiiice

 

One more sticky to the Top.. Thanks for helping all of us out yet again!!

 

No problem and thanks again Dave.

 

thank you!!!

 

Once again, thank you for another great DIY.

 

you got guts kid!!! im scared to do all that work. how much do you charge to do that for someone.

 

Its really not that hard. Hardest part was taking off the bumper. Took us 3 hours but it was our first time doing it. I'm sure he took less time on his car.

Also Queens FTW. What part are you from? I was born in astoria

 

That looks really amazing. Definitely one of the best exterior mods I've seen yet, especially on SSM and TW cars. Well done and thanks for taking the time to show us how!

 

thanks everyone

the hardest part is take the bumper off. the rest is


who ever does it post up your pics here so we can all see.

 

Since you asked! - just did my headlights with a charcoal metallic grey. I've done several sets of headlights over the years, and decided that the grey looks a little more OEMish... it's all in my head, but anyway... from far away they look black. Here are the pics:







If I had to give advice / tips:

* I used 250F for my oven temp, and it was plenty to get my lights apart
* the reflectors come out easily if you pop them out from the backside with your thumbs. You might have to pull and twist the chrome (gently) a bit but they will pop out without tools.
* when you reinstall the reflectors, you'll need to press them back in over the new paint. Again if you use a little enginuity you can press these back in without scratching the paint
* my thought is that a lot of people paint these headlights and then bake them back together in a half hour. LET THE PAINT DRY. The condensation problems that people are having can also come from moisture within the paint. I let mine dry for a half hour, then put my painted housings back in the oven at 200F for 5 minutes, then put them outside in the sun for two hours before putting everything back together.
* don't paint these on a humid day, or a rainy day
* I pressed everything back together, put them in the oven for 5 minutes to get the sealant all gooey, then took them out, reinstalled all the screws (snugged them up, didn't gorilla tighten them) to pull everything together a little tighter, then put them back in the oven for another 5 minutes. Pulled them out again and I could get another 1/4 turn on all my screws.

That's all I got - enjoy.

 

nicely done man and good write up!

 

looks great tobey457.
thanks for posting it. also see from the other thread
you got tanabe's. car stance looks great. + rep

 

Thanks man - I'm really happy with how it turned out... it's raining tonight... fingers crossed that there's no condensation!

 

My driver side is condensating BAD. Almost to the point that you cant even see the reflector at times. Tried to clear silicone it but that didnt do a thing

Trying to find someone local that can do a retrofit and re seal them at least.

 

sorry to hear that bro.
thats what i was worried about so i siliconed the crap
out of mine so far nothing. fingers crossed.

 

Nike,

Is it me or are the pictures towards the end of you DIY not showing up?

Great write up though!

I'm thinking about white on white.

Or maybe just blacked out.

 

NVM! It was just a lack of memory on the iPhone.

 

Ditto! I'm thinking about doing this this weekend. I think black would make my Fit look emo, so I'm considering white. Anyone have any pics of this?

 

Im worried that it'll be hard to paint mach the whites. It wont look clean if they aren't the same ya know

 

The paint code's NH578, so I can just get a rattle-can of that color. I'm more worried about how it will look.