Ok can our stock headlights be baked and opened up? Looks to have the same black sealant like other cars....

If not I'll just order a pair of eBay replicas.

Going with Bi-Xenon Morimoto mini stage III

 

no sure

probably, but I don't want to be the first to try it out and destroy my headlights, lol

I'd like to pop mine open and paint any non-reflecting area the Royal Red Metallic that the rest of my truck is like how the HD's have the black; I want that part painted to match the truck

 

hopefully others will chime in

 

Can it be done? I'd imagine so. But I would NOT recommend it by any means.

I did it on my old car - baked the headlights in the oven, opened them up, sprayed it black, then sealed it back up. It looked great for about 6 months. Then the moisture really started to take a toll. You can never seal it up like it is from the factory. I always regretted doing that, and was actually kind of happy when someone backed into my headlight and broke it so I had to get fresh new ones. DON'T DO IT. If you like the blacked out look, get the ones on Ebay - trust me, it'll save you a lot of hassle and will look a hell of a lot better.

 

I remember seeing a thread on this a long while ago. Someone has done it but not sure who. I am thinking of trying it myself someday...

 

I did it before on my Tacoma and had it for 2 yrs before selling and never had any issues. Many people just try to re-use the orig. sealant and that's a big NO NO. I didn't plan on blacking them out because truck is pearl white with chrome rims, running boards, etc...I looked all over eBay and couldn't find just plain headlights, they were all with projectors and those r cheap *** projectors. I wanted to get eBay ones to do the project one just in case but the Tacoma was my first time and came out excellent.

 

I did that twice on the Alero i used to have. Once to take out the amber corner and make clear corner light (no aftermarket company made any), and once later on to put blue led's in to backlight at night which looked awesome. I never had any problem sealing them back up good, just have to make sure to use the right silicone and let them dry good for a couple days before you put them back in. When drying leave the bulb out so air can get inside the housing and dry everything completely and you will have no moisture trouble.

 

I'm familiar with the process as I have retrofit headlights on my wife's 06 Civic.
I'm not a "ricer', please hear me out.

Links to two of the threads I've posted on this subject.
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/light...-pictures.html
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/light...hts-retro.html

Links to F-150 Retro'd headlights
http://hidillusionz.blogspot.com/201...-retrofit.html
http://hidillusionz.blogspot.com/201...-retrofit.html
http://hidillusionz.blogspot.com/201...-retrofit.html
http://hidillusionz.blogspot.com/201...projector.html
http://www.lightwerkz.net/gallery/ma...g2_itemId=3444

Now, retrofit's are NOT cheap. The light output however is amazing.
To give you an idea,

The civic got SC430 Single Xenon Projectors. Argueably the best you can buy. (S2000 are the only real compition in terms of light quality) The F-150 would require Bi-Xenon Projectors.

The final price cost around $1,000. Keep in mind I bought THE BEST. I think it cost around $200 or so for labor. I don't have my old e-mails with the price breakdown.

That included:

Pair of SC430 projectors
Pair of Matsu****a G3 ballasts (OEM for Nissan products)
Pair of NEW Phillips D2S bulbs
Custom made Wiring Harness (Made it plug and play for my application)

Overnight mail in both directions (San Diego, CA - Brooklyn, NY)
Call anytime support
Lifetime warrenty http://hidillusionz.com/html/lifetime_warranty.html

Getting a similar job done on an F-150 would be cheaper, as the Bi-Xenon Projectors tend to be less expensive.
One thing to keep in mind, Prices will fluxuate. Modders may or may not give a discount.


I'm sure everybody knows where to get replacement headlights (incase you don't want to mail out your only set, or want a back up). But just incase here's a link to some cheap ones.

http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200..._assembly.html

Links to some of the more popular retro-fit services can be found in the links I provided earlier.
I used Hidillusionz. If your interested call or e-mail them.

Phone: 212-300-5906
E-mail: Retrofit@hidillusionz.com
or
http://hidillusionz.com/html/contact.php

Understand I'm not advertising for anybody, just trying to help out fellow light drivers that want increased light for safer driving.

If you guys want to get these cheaper, try and arrange a group buy.

 

I also found some instructions on how to do it yourself f-150 version.

http://www.f150online.com/forums/4311745-post23.html

 

interesting...

preheat to 160 degrees, put them in for 8 minutes...

might have to try this with a random junkyard headlight