imported_silverSI

hey has anyone ever blacked out their altezzas?? the housing painted not the cover

cibs

i heard they can crack if you try to take them apart because they aren't put together like oem lights....

[1sL0CiviC]

its possible
i did it

originally Bad Black Si had done it, and i followed up

didnt crack

cibs

and then you just silicone them back? hmmm interesting maybe my friend just didn't have any talent when it came to taking apart taillights!

[1sL0CiviC]

yeah i used black silicone, cause i guess the clear would make it look like an outline.

did he bake the tailights in the oven? if so, did he leave it in their long enough? or did he just pry it open?

if you leave it long enough to "bake", you can push the lens around to feel for any movement....thats when you take out the sharp knife to remove the gunk thats holding it together.

edit: ooh, u have to make sure you dont snap any of the clips ( i think 4-5 clips all around ) to make sure no moisture gets in....gives it that tight vacum along with the help of silicone

imported_fine2ne

could this cooking technique also be used for clear corners to be made black or a carbon fiber decal put in, what temp and doesn't the plastic melt at all?

[1sL0CiviC]

make sure you "bake" it, and put it on an oven tray....
200-250 degress Fahrenheit(sp?) should be safe, depending on size and material used to seal up the object, bake time will vary

headlights/tailights took about 20-25 minutes

should be less with clear corners, BUT i have no experience with clear corners, so examine it carefully to see if this is at all necessary

imported_fine2ne

i bought carbon fiber altezzas
now would like to buy a cf or black halo housing,
but it would look quite silly beside a silver/clear corner
making it cf of black would tie it all together...NICE

Thanks

1SikCoupe

ok so i wanna do this to my altezzas now how to i go about bakin them like do i put them on a baking sheet? wont they like melt?

imported_silverSI

anyone have any pics

[1sL0CiviC]

my pc needed an emergeny format
i might have distributed the pics, i'll have a look when i get home

imported_My Blue Si

1slocivic, did u actually throw your lights in your oven? what if your parents came home and saw a set of lights in her oven? lol
You can possibly do it in the summer and just leave them outside.
When taking them apart you must be very carefull, take your time removing them and have patience and they shouldn't break.

cibs

That's what i did when i was clearing my headlights, just put it on an old cookie sheet and threw it in the oven!

yeah my mom came home and gave me the strangest look, ah well atleast I got the amber out...


1sLo - i have no idea what my friend did he just said he had tried and it didn't work, maybe he bought some crappy ones, cuz he said the outside was poured in one piece, and there was no seal or whatever... so he was trying to cut through plastic but it didn't work so well....