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I wanted to take advantage of having a DSLR Digital Rebel to do as many DIY's as I can so we can begin to have good pics with each DIY we have.
On a side note, This may be one of the few cars that do not depend on the chrome headlight housing to produce light. Once it comes out the projector it fires directly into the lens and the only thing the chrome seems to effect is the intensity of the city light's ability to light the housing.  SOOOOOOOO if you wanna paint the chrome black, go right ahead. |
I'm def going to bake my headlights today. has anyone ever painted the housing? if so pics would be nice.
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10-16-05, 09:02 AM
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A little off topic but the piece below. Is that the actual bulb or is the bulb seated in that. The clear part on the end of mine is melted or something from what I can see outside of the headlights.
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mine is the same way......... 
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10-16-05, 09:48 AM
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I'm def going to bake my headlights today. has anyone ever painted the housing? if so pics would be nice.
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http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/dat...opped_copy.jpg
ummagawd painted his housings black.
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10-16-05, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by orangecar
I'm def going to bake my headlights today. has anyone ever painted the housing? if so pics would be nice.
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I'm thinking Tony did also (acleansc4).
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10-16-05, 10:25 AM
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Lexus Test Driver
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
I'm thinking Tony did also (acleansc4).
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Jose (CleanSC) painted his gunmetal to match the rest of the gunmetal on the car.
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10-16-05, 10:27 AM
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Lexus Test Driver
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Wow that was a nice write up. would you be willing to do this for a fee for others? im just a lazy bastard that's all.  |
i'd be down to pay for it to be done...im not only lazy but i wouldnt want to mess anything up.
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10-16-05, 10:56 AM
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This completely defeats the purpose of a DIY 
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10-16-05, 02:22 PM
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What are you using to pollish the actual housings (plastic parts at least)? I've been using Blue magic plastic polish for a while but it sucks. I'll usually do 400/600/800/1000/1500/2000 wet sand, then jump to a heavy cut rubbing compound, then the plastic polish, then metal polish. But it seems even the jump from the 2000 grit paper to the crap rubbing compound (turtle wax red heavy cut) seems too far. I've got some of the griots garage stuff coming, and I'm going to try that out. If all else fails I think I saw that the meguiars pro line has a 3 step system when I was in picking up the pro line clay bar for my car yesterday.
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10-16-05, 04:56 PM
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Lead Lap
Join Date: Dec 2003
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wow, thats a hell of a lot better gooder damn nicer than mine.,.,. its clean  guess i gotta redo mine,,,
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10-16-05, 07:27 PM
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Very cool,OLT. A couple of questions.
Was there much of a smell left after you put the lights in the oven? Gotta make sure I don't tick off the missus.
The other question was did you use anything to remove the previous adhesive or is it necessary?
Thanks again for a very informative thread. 
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10-16-05, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by conscious
Very cool,OLT. A couple of questions.
Was there much of a smell left after you put the lights in the oven? Gotta make sure I don't tick off the missus.
The other question was did you use anything to remove the previous adhesive or is it necessary?
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I didn't smell a thing.
I left it up to the imagination as to how people prefer to remove the old adhesive, but if you want my 5 cents the best way to do it by far is a straight razor knife.
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10-16-05, 08:32 PM
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i too have been following the thread. this is positive information that i like. DIY MEMBER. ....
and to everyone in CLUB LEXUS.
Please drive slow on the turning lane and god bless
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10-16-05, 08:38 PM
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Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: texas
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i was wondeing if would be kind enough to tell me how to take out the head lights out of the engine bay???
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10-16-05, 09:12 PM
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Lexus Champion
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amazing write up with great pics. Thanks very much.
I also would like to know how to remove the headlights
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10-16-05, 09:21 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Jun 2005
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amazing write up with great pics. Thanks very much.
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Me too.... I'm stoopid
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