imported_civicfighter

Just wondering if anyone here has tried using glass paint to paint their headlight bulbs?

Do you think that it would melt off?

I am asking because i know ppl who have painted their rear signal lights and they have been fine but dunno if anyone has every tried it with their headlight bulbs.

what do you guys think?

civicnation

wont work, buy bulbs, they are not expensive

bbarbulo

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too much heat is generated, the paint would burn off or discolour. also might cause the bulbs to burn out all the time.

signal bulbs are on for a fraction of a second at a time, they don't generate enough heat at all... it's like 11W for a signal bulb.... 55W for a low beam.

I painted some dash bulbs many years ago, it lasted like 2 months, and my dash lights are not on very frequently.

imported_kungfugrip

painting signal bulbs? wtf.. cant afford $1.50 bulbs? LMAO!!
****in ghetto.. muhahah buyin the paint cost more then the bulbs..

imported_nautica_t

lol pay the extra 3 bux for the bulbs rather than paying 3 bux for paint dude.
come on, out of all the things you can stinge out of you stinge out of factory coated bulbs?
thats just messed up dude.

Buddah

Definately melt or crack off

spazio10

^^^ he is talking about headlight bulbs not signal bulbs it is not an extra 3 dollars for headlight bulbs

read the entire thread!!!

regardless they do get way to hot for paint to stay
even dome light bulbs with factory coating has discoloured on me and my bright white turns to an ugly brown

imported_kungfugrip

89SIHATCH?

if you were talking about the signals. you can actually go to princess auto or any other place and but the signal silicone sleeves for them, changes then to what ever color you put on. if the bulb blows then you get another and throw the sleeve on the new one. neat concept saving you from buying the colored bulbs, it actually cheaper to go with the sleeves.

**but this is for signal bulbs tho**