tdubg

Was told there was a tutorial on here somewhere, but I can't find anything. Anyone done it? How did you go about getting in there, and what kind of paint did you use? I was thinking the high heat spray paint for grills and what not? It's the final thing I need blacked out on my truck, with everything else black them headlights sure stand out.

Wexcide

I wish I remember who it was, but someone did do a tutorial. It took them forever, because they had to stick the headlights in the oven for short periods of time to soften up the plastic and keep it from cracking when removing the lamps.

jerrybizzle

It is a pain in the ***, but cheap. Like was said above, you preheat oven to 250 or so, turn it off, stick one light in and attempt to pry apart. I heated mine a little too long and they have hairline cracks. Woops. It doesn't look too bad though. Krylon fusion paint works fine. Flat or gloss, depends what you are going for. You may have to heat a few times to be able to pry apart.

tdubg

Looks good. What do you use to seal them back up afterwards?

amick218

just get clear silicon to seal

Nola 07 FX4

I do custom lighting for a living including painting headlights. Our model F150 is definitely on the easier side when it comes to opening up lights.

Pre heat your oven to 220 and bake the lights for 10 min. When their done start on one corner with a flat head and start prying them open. If it's still really hard, put them back in the oven for 3-4 min at a time. Becauseful though because like the other guy side, you can get hair line cracks in the lens.

As far as painting goes, be sure to scuff the surface with a sanding block or sand paper first and also make sure to clean the dust off afterwards. From here if you want a professional touch, prime it before painting. Then of course lay down the Black coat after that dries.

To seal them up, like posted above we just use clear silicone.

Hope that helps

Brobb

does painting the chrome portion of a 2010 headlight affect how bright your lights are?