Look! what am i doing to my headlight? Black it out all arround? Picture

[2000le4cyl]

Did not read and search the whole forum,
step by step follow Pros, melting cheese the glue.
but after doing oven and pry, find out retrofit will be really hard to fellow,..
should i just paint them all black？

[tooyoungtoodie]

You should it would be nice.

[bigbird]

paint them black after teh retro or without a retro? cuz without the projectors ur not gonna get any light reflection if ya paint them.

[2000le4cyl]

that is my question, without the retro. how much % black housing i could get?
non of the reflecting part?
even the flat bottem?
then really not a lot black,...
much different setting with the black halo below

[SkinnyConHeo]

Is that your original headlight assembly or an after-market one?
My OEM's are all cloudy and want to replace them but can't find any for the gen 4.

[2000le4cyl]

it is the Original oem Headlight assembly.

how about tint the cover?
get do something before glue them back tho, right?

if i could get them back, otherwise might need purchase new pair of jdm halo,....

[cmjohnson]

Cloudy lenses aren't hard to fix.

Remove them from the car, wet sand them with 1000, 1500, and 2000 grit wet sandpaper until all discoloration and scratches are gone. then polish them by hand or with a buffer using a high quality
buffing compound like Meguiar's swirl free polish or 3M Finesse It II or III.


Do it right and they'll look like brand new.

It doesn't take very long to do it, either. I can do a set in half an hour.

CJ

[SkinnyConHeo]

@20044cylLE: what are ya tryin to do? Do the retro? You could have just bought black film and placed it on the exterior of the headlight assembly.

@CJ: Do I have to open the headlight assembly and do the inside or just the exterior? I really don't want to open the assembly. Does the cloudy-ness come from precipitation inside the assembly? I don't see water in there.

[2000le4cyl]

i trying to paint the housing partial black,...

[2000le4cyl]

you can clean the cloudyness by using some toothpaste from outside.

[2000le4cyl]

painted!

[xet]

nice i wouldve used glossier paint though and dont forget clear coat

[shajbot]

K let see them off the tapes man.

[2000le4cyl]

still flat?
the can said FLAT!

Clear coat?
i don't have them handy

not dry yet, wait.....

[2000le4cyl]

3 Coat.
take out the 3M tape,......