smoked headlights

1. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

   #1 12th January 2007, 17:44

   Was it me or did i see someone diy spray the headlights to make them the same as smoked headlights with the black trim????? If so can i have some pics n tips please?? mite have been me dreaming tho!
   cheers
2. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

   #2 12th January 2007, 17:47

   <<<You can buy the smoked ones off the shelf or do a DIY job on them if that's what you mean?
3. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

   #3 12th January 2007, 17:50

   yea wanted to do a diy job on them
   ne pics??
4. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #4 12th January 2007, 17:52

   theres a guide on the SSC and i think theres one on here ill have a look
   
   here we go
   
   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47845
5. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

   #5 12th January 2007, 17:53

   yeah there is a guide in the sticky at the top of this section
   am doin it myself soon
6. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

   #6 12th January 2007, 18:01

   i did mine looks good but take your time on sanding and spray, dont use clear primer!
7. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

   #7 12th January 2007, 18:06

   cheers predator
   gotta be done i think
   shitting it a bit bout putting my headlight in the oven tho lol!!!!
   mite have to have a bash at that one tmoro
   
   ne1 else tried it and got ne pics ??
8. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

   #8 12th January 2007, 18:06

   got ne pics stevey mate???
9. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #9 12th January 2007, 18:14

   mine were from GBK on ebay, but i think the DIY them, remember the best results are in the preperation mate
   
   
   heres a picture of mine, (they have silvatec indicator bulbs in too)
   
   
10. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #10 12th January 2007, 18:22

    they look ace mate, love the smoked lights on light coloured saxos!!
11. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #11 12th January 2007, 18:28

    my fogs are done too, did them myself though, there done similar to the headlights really
12. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #12 12th January 2007, 18:29

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by k2thecsaxo cheers predator gotta be done i think shitting it a bit bout putting my headlight in the oven tho lol!!!! mite have to have a bash at that one tmoro ne1 else tried it and got ne pics ??

    dnt need to put them in the oven if you dont wanna can use a heat gun or a hairdryer if you want
13. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #13 12th January 2007, 18:30

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Stevey i did mine looks good but take your time on sanding and spray, dont use clear primer!

    lol nah dont use clear primer grey primer is probably best
14. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #14 12th January 2007, 18:35

    is that a matt finish on ur headlights???
15. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #15 12th January 2007, 18:36

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by craigy_87 dnt need to put them in the oven if you dont wanna can use a heat gun or a hairdryer if you want

    think i mite go for the heatgun option, i say i mite i am gonna use the heatgun!!! sod cooking my saxo lights !!
16. Dan Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2003 Middlesbrough United Kingdom (England) Posts: 23676 Seat Leon FR

    #16 12th January 2007, 18:45

    Heat gun will be fine, its a good cheap mod too.
17. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #17 12th January 2007, 18:48

    yeah thats what i used last night took less than 10minutes aswell, bought the paint today just not took it back home yet to start
    craigy
18. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #18 12th January 2007, 18:53

    hopefully crash on with mine 2mro
    will keep you posted n hopefully get sum pics up 2moro
19. Clone Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Kilmarnock, Scotland Posts: 2950 Saxo VTR/ibiza 130dti

    #19 13th January 2007, 00:18

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by k2thecsaxo hopefully crash on with mine 2mro will keep you posted n hopefully get sum pics up 2moro

    How did u get on? Did u do them?
    
    Also that link just shows how to cc them...do you follow the same insructions to
    smoke them?
20. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #20 13th January 2007, 00:23

    i done mine the other day.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
21. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #21 13th January 2007, 00:26

    what i done:
    1. hair dryer to soften glue
    2. pull glass off
    3. sand area to be painted
    4. prime (3 coats)
    5. spray (4 coats)
    6. remove glue from headlight
    7. re-assemble
    8. stick glass back on using silicone
    
    use hair dryer to dry paint and primer quicker.
    
    see page 1 for my pics.
22. Clone Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Kilmarnock, Scotland Posts: 2950 Saxo VTR/ibiza 130dti

    #22 13th January 2007, 00:33

    Nice one mate looks good, although thats not smoked is it? Although looks good
23. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #23 13th January 2007, 00:38

    and make sure you dont get fingerprints on the inside of the glass or the end result wont look that good
24. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #24 13th January 2007, 08:19

    [QUOTE=williamsvts;860727]i done mine the other day.
    
    they look wicked mate
    just off to get the spray now,wish me luck
25. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #25 13th January 2007, 12:04

    good luck mate
    i just need to get off my lazy ass an find some sandpaper about the house, pretty sure av got some wet an dry in the boot of the car
26. Clone Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Kilmarnock, Scotland Posts: 2950 Saxo VTR/ibiza 130dti

    #26 13th January 2007, 12:25

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by craigy_87 good luck mate i just need to get off my lazy ass an find some sandpaper about the house, pretty sure av got some wet an dry in the boot of the car

    £2-£2.99 for assorted wet 'n dry sand paper in halfrauds
    
    Good luck mate, get pics up of you doing them please! :Y:
27. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #27 13th January 2007, 12:56

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Clone £2-£2.99 for assorted wet 'n dry sand paper in halfrauds Good luck mate, get pics up of you doing them please! :Y:

    Just got mine for £1.99 in there,whata steal !
28. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #28 13th January 2007, 12:57

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by craigy_87 good luck mate i just need to get off my lazy ass an find some sandpaper about the house, pretty sure av got some wet an dry in the boot of the car

    You started them yet mate ???
    Got a whole new set of front end bulbs while i was at it to!! just finishing spraying them up
29. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #29 13th January 2007, 15:25

    just finshed them, gotta clean the car first b4 i take a pic
    will have pics on later
30. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #30 13th January 2007, 16:34

    i was rather lazy av only just primered them, paint should be soon
    got any pics?
    craigy
31. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #31 13th January 2007, 16:35

    finally done them,took me quite a while but happy with end result well worth doing and looks reallly smart! Done the whole job plus new lamps for £35 in the end!
    
    got a few pics
    tell us what ya think??
32. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #32 13th January 2007, 17:06

    trying to get pics of them on but aint working
33. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #33 13th January 2007, 17:07

    ya need to host the pics first, try using photobucket or email me them an i'll host them for ya
    i'll PM ya my email address if u like
    craigy
34. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #34 13th January 2007, 17:37

    they just aint uploading atall just keeps saying in progress
    i'll try again
    u done ur lights now mate???
35. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #35 13th January 2007, 17:43

    yeah thats them done there jus dryin off av took pics but no way to get them on the comp just now will do it later or early tomorow
36. saxo_jim Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2006 Sheffield Posts: 748 westcoast

    #36 13th January 2007, 19:34

    have you any pics of the sanding stage?
37. Clone Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Kilmarnock, Scotland Posts: 2950 Saxo VTR/ibiza 130dti

    #37 13th January 2007, 21:34

    Pics would be awsome mate, i still have this question, my brother has a flame red corsa and liked the looked of smoked head lights - to DIY them is it the same process? Doesn't look like it even though the thread name is smoked head lights ??
38. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #38 15th January 2007, 20:53

    what do you mean by smoked?
39. Clone Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Kilmarnock, Scotland Posts: 2950 Saxo VTR/ibiza 130dti

    #39 15th January 2007, 22:28

    Smoked as in the title of the thread, someone said his car would looks really nice with smoked healights?
40. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #40 16th January 2007, 16:41

    well tried fitting mine today an failed, one of the current headlight bolts wont undo its just spinning grrr there soaking in WD40 right now, its the top bolt thinking i might either hacksaw the bolt off or snap the plastic as its a new set of lights that av painted so the plastic is fine on them, so still no new lights as of yet
    gutted
    craigy
41. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #41 16th January 2007, 18:09

    mine are painted black and someone said they weren't smoked, so i was wondereing what you class as smoked?
42. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #42 16th January 2007, 18:20

    yeah i thought thats what we all classed as smoked when u paint them black
    am i wrong
43. Bailey1124 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Posts: 823 Black AC Schnitzer BMW Coupe

    #43 17th January 2007, 02:57

    i dont know about mk2's but on mk1's u can grip the thing the bolt bites into (the nut sorta thing on the underside of the slam panel) with a set of pliers?
44. Bailey1124 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Posts: 823 Black AC Schnitzer BMW Coupe

    #44 17th January 2007, 02:58

    i did my mk1 front lights and fog lights and they look lush
45. KILBURN69 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2006 manchester United Kingdom (England) Posts: 127 Saxo 1.1L (white) standard, only up

    #45 17th January 2007, 10:31

    fornt headlights, what spray paint is best used? thinking of doing mine weekend? dont all say black!!!! is their a special sort of spray used?
    got my rear lexus smoked lights thought doing front will add that bit more to the car.
46. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #46 17th January 2007, 11:11

    i just used halfords own make of primer and spray paint.
47. KILBURN69 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2006 manchester United Kingdom (England) Posts: 127 Saxo 1.1L (white) standard, only up

    #47 17th January 2007, 16:10

    Thank you, i take it doing the front lights is easy to do?
48. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #48 17th January 2007, 16:54

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by williamsvts i just used halfords own make of primer and spray paint.

    i used the same halfords own grey primer an matt black paint
    finally got them fitted today but they defo decided to make an easy job hard for me, bits snappin off here an there, plugs not coming out of the lights, an to top it all off one of my sidelights doesnt work yey but there on an they look good so there we go lol
    craigy
49. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #49 17th January 2007, 17:12

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by craigy_87 i used the same halfords own grey primer an matt black paint finally got them fitted today but they defo decided to make an easy job hard for me, bits snappin off here an there, plugs not coming out of the lights, an to top it all off one of my sidelights doesnt work yey but there on an they look good so there we go lol craigy

    Used halfords grey plastic primer and matt blakc paint!!Know how you feel,luckily one of my mates was round wen i was fitting them,think i would have made a rite mess by myself lol.
    nice one craig,they finally done then matey !!
50. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #50 17th January 2007, 23:01

    i used gloss bleack paint and normal grey primer.
51. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

    #51 18th January 2007, 03:31

    For the luighter coloured cars I recommend the Peugot grey colour (gods knows it OFFICIAL name). had it on mine, which i copied off yates who copied off leckie.
    
    
    its a nice colour and different from the usual.
    
    sayer.
52. KILBURN69 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2006 manchester United Kingdom (England) Posts: 127 Saxo 1.1L (white) standard, only up

    #52 18th January 2007, 12:26

    my car is white so im hoping it will look quite smart, i have already got my rear lexus smoked ones. Then finally im looking at tinting windows, should look smart.
53. KILBURN69 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2006 manchester United Kingdom (England) Posts: 127 Saxo 1.1L (white) standard, only up

    #53 18th January 2007, 12:27

    Oh yeah, thanks for the advise by the way hopefully weather will keep dry!
54. sy_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 BLACKBURN Posts: 1216 BLACK MK2 VTR, MK1 POSI VTS

    #54 18th January 2007, 12:31

    did mine last night! they look mint only to relise this morning i didnt seal them to well, a mineute condensaition has appeared! oh well!
55. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #55 18th January 2007, 14:45

    dont have any good pics of mine weather wouldnt allow it or my sis corsa leaving me no room to take frontal pics
    
    
    
56. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #56 18th January 2007, 16:48

    looking gd mate!
57. Lee_P Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2004 brierly hill , Dudley Posts: 4869 Saxo VTR MK2 : ( no moreeee got galaxy now

    #57 19th January 2007, 08:56

    i need to get my act together and do this ive been meaning to do it of aaaaaaages
58. mason001 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2006 Brighton Posts: 367 Forte 1.1

    #58 19th January 2007, 13:10

    i really wanna do this as well.. but i'm shit scared i'll break summat.. 1-10 how hard is it to do? lol.
59. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #59 19th January 2007, 17:30

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Spaz123 i need to get my act together and do this ive been meaning to do it of aaaaaaages

    just go for it matey lol
60. k2thecsaxo Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Ringwood Posts: 2468 Amazon Green Mk2 VTR Wicked Red Furio

    #60 19th January 2007, 17:31

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mason001 i really wanna do this as well.. but i'm shit scared i'll break summat.. 1-10 how hard is it to do? lol.

    its about a 4-5 i reckon just remeber to take your time on everything mate, and dont force nething cos it will break like a beauty lol. looks wicked on the blk sax's