Interior/Exterior Joey mod R56!
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You car looks great, you gonna black out the headlight ring too? Do you have 194NA bulbls in place of the white running lights? I see you've got Lamin-X on the fogs and I do too, but did you replace the stock fogbulbs with 2500K Nokya's, it really makes a differnece
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Word to the impatient....make sure you let the paint COMPLETELY dry before you re-assemble! hahah.
I have A.D.D. which doesnt help, and it was 38 degrees in my garage when I was doing this. Needless to say, I had to take my housing apart for a 2nd time and clean the clear lens as the paint off-gassed and made the inside of the lens hazy.
Good news is, it's an easy clean!
I have A.D.D. which doesnt help, and it was 38 degrees in my garage when I was doing this. Needless to say, I had to take my housing apart for a 2nd time and clean the clear lens as the paint off-gassed and made the inside of the lens hazy.
Good news is, it's an easy clean!
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dont worry man i have to do the same thing but i've been waiting on the weather to warm up a bit more before i do it again. still looks good.
Word to the impatient....make sure you let the paint COMPLETELY dry before you re-assemble! hahah.
I have A.D.D. which doesnt help, and it was 38 degrees in my garage when I was doing this. Needless to say, I had to take my housing apart for a 2nd time and clean the clear lens as the paint off-gassed and made the inside of the lens hazy.
Good news is, it's an easy clean!
I have A.D.D. which doesnt help, and it was 38 degrees in my garage when I was doing this. Needless to say, I had to take my housing apart for a 2nd time and clean the clear lens as the paint off-gassed and made the inside of the lens hazy.
Good news is, it's an easy clean!
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Ugh, haven't read through this thread in a while...but after clicking through it tonight, I think I'm finally going to take the plunge this week and do my lights.
I haven't seen much talk of it, so I'm assuming it's not an issue, but is there any sort of decrease in output from the headlights afterward? I would think with all the black there would be?
I haven't seen much talk of it, so I'm assuming it's not an issue, but is there any sort of decrease in output from the headlights afterward? I would think with all the black there would be?
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I didnt notice a lot of loss with painting them. but it also depends on what type of lights you have. Either the HID projectors or just regular halogen. Shouldnt be a loss with the projectors at all. I did change my bulbs right after i did mine to a brighter bulb as well. so that could have an effect on me not seeing much of one.
Ugh, haven't read through this thread in a while...but after clicking through it tonight, I think I'm finally going to take the plunge this week and do my lights.
I haven't seen much talk of it, so I'm assuming it's not an issue, but is there any sort of decrease in output from the headlights afterward? I would think with all the black there would be?
I haven't seen much talk of it, so I'm assuming it's not an issue, but is there any sort of decrease in output from the headlights afterward? I would think with all the black there would be?
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I didnt notice a lot of loss with painting them. but it also depends on what type of lights you have. Either the HID projectors or just regular halogen. Shouldnt be a loss with the projectors at all. I did change my bulbs right after i did mine to a brighter bulb as well. so that could have an effect on me not seeing much of one.
You're probably right, considering they're actually projectors, they probably don't use any of the chrome pieces in the housing for light reflection.
Ugh, I'll rip apart the motor with no fear, but I'm sooo afraid of opening the headlights up...
Hopefully it all goes well, and it will be worth it after I'm done!
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I have xenons...
You're probably right, considering they're actually projectors, they probably don't use any of the chrome pieces in the housing for light reflection.
Ugh, I'll rip apart the motor with no fear, but I'm sooo afraid of opening the headlights up...
Hopefully it all goes well, and it will be worth it after I'm done!
You're probably right, considering they're actually projectors, they probably don't use any of the chrome pieces in the housing for light reflection.
Ugh, I'll rip apart the motor with no fear, but I'm sooo afraid of opening the headlights up...
Hopefully it all goes well, and it will be worth it after I'm done!
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Can anyone update me with the best paint to use for the job?
I will be getting mine done in March, and want to avoid this pesky bubbling issue which a lot of you guys seem to have encountered. :(
A friend will be doing it for me, and he has just done this little mod to the inside of his light....
He has used richbrook carbon sheet and cut it to fit. Its held on with 3M adhesive, so hopefully it should do the job.
Whats the concensus, will it stop the bubbling or will the heat cause the adhesive to lift off?
I will be getting mine done in March, and want to avoid this pesky bubbling issue which a lot of you guys seem to have encountered. :(
A friend will be doing it for me, and he has just done this little mod to the inside of his light....
He has used richbrook carbon sheet and cut it to fit. Its held on with 3M adhesive, so hopefully it should do the job.
Whats the concensus, will it stop the bubbling or will the heat cause the adhesive to lift off?
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Not sure how quickly peoples paint is bubbling but I have had mine done for like 1-2 months now with sanding the chrome down and cleaning, then using self etching primer and high temp black paint without any issues so far....
And Thumper...the projectors dont have a decreased light output from painting cause all the reflection is done within the glass . I drive at night everyday to work at 4am and its just fine
And Thumper...the projectors dont have a decreased light output from painting cause all the reflection is done within the glass . I drive at night everyday to work at 4am and its just fine
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Ok I Didnt Read Through All 19 Pages Of This BUt Can Someone Point Me In The Right Direction To A Step By Step Process I Want To Do This Mod BUt Clueless On How To Actually Start And Also I Dont Have The Xenons So Should I Still Go With It Or Will This Mod Affect My HIgh Beams
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