Headlights

1. tayman115 Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 West Sussex Posts: 13 Citroen Saxo

   #1 26th April 2011, 20:30

   I know this sounds stupid but im sure ive seen people with standard headlights sprayed black where its normaly silver? Am i going mad or can you actually do this? If so how do you do it?
2. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

   #2 26th April 2011, 20:33

   search and read stickies mate, think there is a stickied guide in the styling section.
3. user_39871 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 wednesbury Posts: 451 Yes

   #3 26th April 2011, 20:35

   Yes mate you can do it prey easy to do I did it on my old sax there's a guide on here i think can only be done on mrk 2 as far as I know
4. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #4 26th April 2011, 20:37

   Very easy to paint them
5. tayman115 Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 West Sussex Posts: 13 Citroen Saxo

   #5 26th April 2011, 20:41

   Nice one, Ive tried having a look and cant seem to find anything ha. Something il look into though!
6. Bensvts Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 maidenhead Posts: 923 Track Itb'd Mk1 Vts

   #6 26th April 2011, 20:43

   can be done on any car, just get hairdryer or put in oven until glue/silcone is loose and pull apart take out insert spray it then put it back together and reheat the silicone if can if not get some more.. i have done it to my mk1 headlights and indicators

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7. DanTvts Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180

   #7 26th April 2011, 20:44

   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47845
   
   
   There you go mate, pretty much the same for a mk1 so just follow that!
8. tayman115 Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 West Sussex Posts: 13 Citroen Saxo

   #8 26th April 2011, 20:45

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Bensvts can be done on any car, just get hairdryer or put in oven until glue/silcone is loose and pull apart take out insert spray it then put it back together and reheat the silicone if can if not get some more.. i have done it to my mk1 headlights and indicators

   Thanks matey, il be doing this at the weekend! Silicon shouldntg be hard to re do as im doing it all the time bathroom fitting haha
9. user_39871 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 wednesbury Posts: 451 Yes

   #9 26th April 2011, 20:46

   Ohh nice 1 ive been trying to find out if I could do my mrk 1 an do they look better Wen there sprayed
10. tayman115 Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 West Sussex Posts: 13 Citroen Saxo

    #10 26th April 2011, 20:50

    Thanks people! Another question though, if im spraying it black wont this make my headlights really bad as they wont reflect th light?
11. Bensvts Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 maidenhead Posts: 923 Track Itb'd Mk1 Vts

    #11 26th April 2011, 21:05

    wait until tomoz and i will upload a pic of mine, mine was a mk1 and looks much better then before.. you can only spray a certain bit otherwise it wont reflect and ur lights will be crap, you see which bit to do when u take them apart of see my pic tomoz
12. user_39871 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 wednesbury Posts: 451 Yes

    #12 26th April 2011, 21:07

    Ok cheers mate might do mine the weekend see how yours looked
13. UKtom Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco

    #13 26th April 2011, 21:54

    use satin black, looks really good when its done! just make sure you seal it properly, didnt seal one of mine and it got condensation had to take it apart and re-seal again, then it was fine haha
14. user_39871 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 wednesbury Posts: 451 Yes

    #14 26th April 2011, 22:33

    Yh that happend when I did my others and imo looks better with out the Orange indicator cap thingy
15. tayman115 Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 West Sussex Posts: 13 Citroen Saxo

    #15 27th April 2011, 08:24

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bensvts; wait until tomoz and i will upload a pic of mine, mine was a mk1 and looks much better then before.. you can only spray a certain bit otherwise it wont reflect and ur lights will be crap, you see which bit to do when u take them apart of see my pic tomoz

    Cheers, il have a look because I don't want to not be able to see lol
16. Venns Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Bridgwater, Somerset Posts: 1092 2001 Saxo 1.1

    #16 27th April 2011, 13:15

    Well worth doing, going to do mine when I have a weekend off, best cheap mod avaliable