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EK4R
12-06-2006, 05:38 PM
Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

after searching i couldn't really find a proper DIY CTR headlight IN Ozhonda, just links redirecting to other websites so i thought why not do one just for Ozhonda :D first write up, we see how it goes or and exuse the camera phone photo quality :)

AIM: Create a copy look-a-like Civic Type R style headlight and save you 300 odd bucks

TOOLS:
-/ Colour spray of the choice you want
-/ alcohol hole and towel
-/ Heater, blowdryer
-/ Oven if you wish (i didnt use it cos the first time i did, it melted my light)
-/ Screwdriver flathead and philip head
-/ Selleys all clear water resistant silicon seal
-/ someone yo assist you would be great too (my 10yo bro)
-/ Patience y0~!

STEPS:

1/ Remove front bumper by remove the 5 plastic clips on top of bumper, 1 on each side of bumer in the fenders and 2 below the bumper. NOTE: dotted lines mean its UNDER the car and CANT BE SEEN!

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/1446/12xw3.jpg

2/ remove headlight. i did left one first. there are 2 screws on top. 1 on side (can be seen easily after removing bumper), and 1 on right just inside the grill area. NOTE: dotted circle mean its UNDER the car and CANT BE SEEN!

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4281/23tq1.jpg

3/ seperating the headlight. Place headlight seal towards the heater for approx 10mins (depending on tempereture of heater) and see if it melted the silicon. TIP: its good to use your flathead screwdriver to make alittle gap first to allow heat to get in.

NOTE:i decided to use a heater instead of an oven because last time i tried oven it almost melt my headlight. Also the heat from the heater was only hot enough to soft my silicon and not melt the plastic. Ofcos you may want to try it at your own risk. (150-220 degrees preheat and check it every 2 mins)

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6643/39zn.jpg

because i used an heater i can not heat the whole headlight at the same time, i had to open the headlight bit by bit. Initial opening is the hardest process but it gets easier and easier as more gap is opened. here is some tricks i used.

use a 10cents piece and put it in between to gap so the silicon wont stick back into place. then put it back infront the heater to soften the next part.
you could also use the screwdriver to open up small gaps at your own risk.

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4294/46gy1.jpg
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5347/55ak.jpg
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/2153/63ne.jpg

here is what it looks like when its all seperated.

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2107/74al.jpg

4/ remove the chrome housing. unscrew the two philip screws from the plastic housing and remove it. (its obvious where they are, so no photo here. make sure they are TWO!)

heres what it looks like when its seperated.

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6522/89sg.jpg

5/ remove chrome. use alcohol and rag to rub all areas you wish to paint. rub it for awhile till chrome starts to fall off. they are alternative methods here also. up to you. if your lazy just paint it straight away ;)

1st up a light coat, then wait till its dry then reapply a heavier coat. do 3-5 times or until you reach the desire colour you want. i just did black for maximum contrast between my white car. however dark gun metal grey is a nice choice also. you may wish to apply clear coat here also if you want the glossier look, but i prefer matt finish so i left it.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7526/96cf.jpg

6/ put it all back together with a good silicon. i used Selleys water resistant to also keep the water out. let it dry and put it back onto your car. :cool: NOTE: before sealing it might want to check both headlight for dirty inside the lense and whether if both colour paint is the same shade.

BEFORE:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/790/128kn2.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3796/135fk.jpg

AFTER:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6280/107yz.jpg
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6273/114kb.jpg

~THE END~

preludacris
12-06-2006, 07:32 PM
nicee... i gotta see in real life now .

|N|
12-06-2006, 08:35 PM
nice man ... 1+ rep pt

integral90
12-06-2006, 08:41 PM
for reference, the screwdriver you're talking about with 4 bits is called a "Phillips Screwdriver".

ECU-MAN
12-06-2006, 09:16 PM
nice work dude

looks good as well.


awsome

EK4R
13-06-2006, 09:45 AM
ah yea thx for clearing that up.

at the time of DIY i didnt have digital camera only had gf's mobile so yea. thought it was better than nothing. one photo speaks a thousand words...or something like that :)

Surrufus
13-06-2006, 06:24 PM
haha i was wondering if adam was ever going to do that to the car
since he never got around to it im glad you did
good job mate
ill definately be doing this to my car :)

typicalmale
13-06-2006, 08:45 PM
did u also spray the reflector for the signal?
from what i can see u did, and also what i did.
now it doesnt light up as much as it use to when indicating. hahaha

EK4R
13-06-2006, 09:07 PM
actually its fine. i did mine but wat i did was add a few coat of clear coat in that area and it lights up fine. make sure your bulb is clean and bright if not you could always buy LED amber bulbs for 20 odd bux that will do the trick also

panda[cRx]
13-06-2006, 09:16 PM
good write up moite rep +1

|N|
13-06-2006, 09:25 PM
yea when i did mine i use maskin tape to take up the indicator reflector... so it stiils reflects and bright now...
but takes ages to mask it up as the angle/arc is hetick..

jdmlvn
13-06-2006, 09:25 PM
haha cute little asian boy.

man this write-up deserves a PQ point.

good work

EK4R
14-06-2006, 10:42 AM
yea when i did mine i use maskin tape to take up the indicator reflector... so it stiils reflects and bright now...
but takes ages to mask it up as the angle/arc is hetick..

the preface lift dont have the seperate piece of orange/clear reflectors you facelift boys have, its just one piece with the chrome housing with a few concave edges and grooves. so i really couldn't be bothered doing that. but you could stick it over like what N has done. :thumbsup:

but yea still lights up enough to be recognised so im not fussed.

Chris_F
14-06-2006, 10:49 AM
cool - not using the oven seems a lot safer +rep for you

Surrufus
14-06-2006, 11:04 AM
when putting the head light together did you clean out all the old silicon before applying the sellys?

Mrkrooz
14-06-2006, 01:02 PM
defntly thumbsUP........!!

EK4R
14-06-2006, 03:46 PM
when putting the head light together did you clean out all the old silicon before applying the sellys?

i tried to. used a hot knife and its easier to cut away the silicon, however its also easy to cut off the plastic if you not careful. so go slow.

if you dont have a hot knife, i guess you could burn a blade on fire for a while and try that and repeat the process :)

if doesnt really matter much, as long as the seal has enuff gap to stick together again. make sure nothing is in the way. you could reheat the old silicon and use it or apply a new one or do both like i did. shouldnt be too much problem. just make sure water doesnt get it.

if it does well you could drill a hole at the buttom of your headlight to drain the water out . and it also stops it from fogging up :thumbsup:

tofu R
14-06-2006, 04:58 PM
hahaha i love it how you blurr out the plates in every SECOND shot =P
hahaha

EK4R
14-06-2006, 06:46 PM
finally some1 noticed it...:)

EWCivic
15-06-2006, 09:56 PM
nice job mate, it looks really cool.....

daniel b16a
02-10-2006, 03:59 AM
so does the type r civic lights look exactyle the same as urs? what black spray paint did u use?

EK4R
02-10-2006, 10:48 AM
its the same, the only difference is that, CTR didnt paint their blinker housing black. i did. so if you wanna skip that section thats fine.

i used cheapo paint and it works. you might want to use high temp paint for better coverage and longer lasting due to heat from headlight. but mine still looks new.

honda_ek4
02-10-2006, 05:43 PM
hmmm..ive always wanted to do this but never had the time to..hopefulli ill do it soon and let u guys know how it turned out.

Eclipsor
02-10-2006, 07:00 PM
Great diy man. I recently did this to my headlights. I started doing it your way without the oven. But god damn. So much effort. It is so much easier to just use the oven.

To make sure you don't melt anything though. I used a piece of cardboard underneath that I wet every time I took out the lights to check. So the lights aren't sitting on the grill. Oven on just 110 deg. Also just keep the oven door ajar. Makes sure the heat dosn't get too intense. Then just check them every few minutes gradually prising them apart.

nugget666
02-10-2006, 07:34 PM
nice write up its very tempting.

daniel b16a
03-10-2006, 06:44 AM
which part is the blinker housing?
eclipsor...can i see pics of ur car with the lights? thanks..planning on doing them this weekend....

EK4R
03-10-2006, 10:55 AM
the housing which the blinker sits in......
i wanted to paint that to make it look all black.
but it wont light up as much if you do. but still visible

sugz
09-10-2006, 01:54 PM
is it safe to heat up your headlights if theres cable attach to it? coz my HL uses H3 and H1 and i dont think i can seperate the cable attach from the back of the housing...

EK4R
10-10-2006, 02:49 AM
im sure you can remove it. otherwise how they put it together in the first place?
ask around maybesome someone can help.

or try it without oven ....

Svelte'
10-10-2006, 04:33 AM
:thumbsup: +1 pq m8

EK4R
10-10-2006, 04:51 AM
whats pq? and thanks

blu3illusion84
15-10-2006, 09:52 PM
is it safe to heat up your headlights if theres cable attach to it? coz my HL uses H3 and H1 and i dont think i can seperate the cable attach from the back of the housing...


yeh same.. my headlight have been attach to the cable..
i want to do that to my angel lights
gota lose the chrome ! :thumbsup:

honda_ek4
16-10-2006, 07:42 PM
if anyone found that doing this was easy..would they like to swap headlights with me and i will put $20 on top..(must be genuine honda headlights though)

EK4R
16-10-2006, 07:47 PM
you can have mine if you want, but mine aint perfect :P

honda_ek4
17-10-2006, 02:51 PM
you can have mine if you want, but mine aint perfect :P
what do u mean by not perfect?
hehe how bad issit?

destrukshn
17-10-2006, 03:09 PM
if anyone found that doing this was easy..would they like to swap headlights with me and i will put $20 on top..(must be genuine honda headlights though)
no mean to be rude.. lol, but $20 ain't really worth the time and effort.

honda_ek4
17-10-2006, 03:13 PM
no mean to be rude.. lol, but $20 ain't really worth the time and effort.
well for some people it is mate..
rephrase your sentence to..
"no mean to be rude.. lol, but $20 isn't really worth MY the time and effort":p

EK4R
17-10-2006, 03:13 PM
20 cant even get you the paint and silicon :P + labour + oven electricity fee = alot of money :P

destrukshn
17-10-2006, 03:14 PM
what ek4r said.
lol.

honda_ek4
17-10-2006, 03:19 PM
lol im not after something perfect and expecting to give them 20 bux..
im looking for someone who has done the job and it is satisfactory but they feel that it needs more improvement..
im not picky with these things so yea..
i am willing to swap my headlights with 20 bux on top to someone who feels this way so that they are able to start the job all over agen with another original set and can do it perfectly this time..
and you should still have some paint and silicon leftover from the last time you did it, if not then to bad i guess..hehe hopefulli u will

kn1ghtm4r3
18-10-2006, 05:41 PM
should give it a go man. nothing to be afraid of if your not using an oven =)

NeRV
18-10-2006, 05:45 PM
i used a hair dryer to melt the glue, we found that it doesnt need much heat before the glue starts to melt... then we just used a flat head screw driver and went all around the outside casing to losen it up and then just rip the thing off. its pretty strong stuff, only thing you might worry about is breaking plastic clips but they dont do much anywaiz just use silicon glue to re-seal the thing up so its water tight.

Civic Type R
20-10-2006, 02:21 PM
haha i was wondering if adam was ever going to do that to the car
since he never got around to it im glad you did
good job mate
ill definately be doing this to my car :)
I did try twice tho !

Looking good George :thumbsup:

quang
09-11-2006, 01:39 PM
you might just want to run over the edges with some extra silicon after joining the headlight back together, just in case the original silicon doesn't seal back up properly, and in terms of heating up the silicon, hairdryer works a treat or even a mini heater. and if you have a good mate with you that helps a great deal as well as they can hold the headlight apart at one edge as you work you way down. another tip is once you get it open just get the hairdryer and knife and work you way down. worked for me

honda_ek4
24-11-2006, 10:11 PM
i did mine today
turned out great!

EK4R
25-11-2006, 12:50 AM
put up pix man :)

phantom_civic
25-11-2006, 08:06 AM
put up pix man :)
he wont
lol

honda_ek4
25-11-2006, 06:37 PM
he wont
lol

yes i will:)
here they are:

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9548/1bt8.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/2893/2ak2.jpg

Mrkrooz
12-12-2006, 10:21 PM
hey all just wondering if there was a specific paint can you all used??? what would you recommend.....?? ( i after blk btw)

honda_ek4
12-12-2006, 10:25 PM
export brand ftw!

kn1ghtm4r3
12-12-2006, 10:29 PM
duplicolor for not black ahahah

Mrkrooz
13-12-2006, 08:04 PM
oh ok dats cool i thought u needed a spcial one for heat or sumthin....
Cheers peepz...

daniel b16a
03-03-2007, 03:29 PM
yo whr u man? help me do one...

EK4R
03-03-2007, 04:37 PM
yo whr u man? help me do one...

???

just do it urself easy done. im actually selling my set to get some ek9 headlights. u want mine? pm me if u wish

daniel b16a
12-03-2007, 05:03 AM
how much for urs posted to perth? is urs 98 or 99 spec? im lookin for 98 spec type r lights too....

blu3illusion84
23-03-2007, 05:35 PM
woohoo.. did mine today
thanks for the d.i.y write up

the 10cents didnt work for me.. screwdriver ftw! took me like 5hrs to complete all up :(

edited : this time i didnt black out the reflector for the signal..

steve88
30-04-2007, 07:44 PM
did it in about 45min, just letting it dry too do another few more coats of black.. i want mine too be like jet black.

guys if youre using the oven, dont sit it on anything like the tray or bottom, put 2 timbers or something because the surface bottom of oven gets very hot and started too melt the plastic of my spare headlight way quicker than it did of the silicon. either that or just keep prying it every 30 seconds, and 2 minutes is almost too much ... try every 30seconds if your oven is preheated

i used that export quality for $3 at super cheap, works great.. a primer is also a good idea

did you guys rip off the old silicon? or just add more?>

blu3illusion84
30-04-2007, 08:14 PM
haha i guess my 5hrs job was tired.. got home from work at 7am.. and start DIY straight away.. :p

i use my old silicon and add more

steve88
03-05-2007, 07:05 PM
my bad buddy, 45min was too crack the bitch open, rub chrome off and spray it =] i needed at least 2 hours for a proper re-seal ! smelt really bad lol

Deano_EK
08-05-2007, 10:08 PM
Looking at doing this preety soon, it wont affect the brightness of my headlights at night or the brightness off the indicator????

kn1ghtm4r3
08-05-2007, 10:12 PM
^ nut its fine =P

ddaann
13-05-2007, 03:04 PM
did this the other day looks awsome !! good guide !

steve88
16-05-2007, 11:16 AM
Looking at doing this preety soon, it wont affect the brightness of my headlights at night or the brightness off the indicator????
theres a backing of hte indicator you shouldnt spray or else it makes your indicator not as bright

zco
16-05-2007, 05:09 PM
replica
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6280/107yz.jpg

vs oem
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3589/picture002fz3.jpg

EK4R
17-05-2007, 01:16 AM
oem is just a tint of grey man nothing special

OEM 99-00 CTR headlights are the shit. 96-98 headlights are overrated

pchio
17-05-2007, 01:56 AM
yea but oem still owns replicas/DIY no matter what
even tho there isnt much difference between oem ek1/4 and oem ctr (prefacelift)
its would be like saying
"hey my fake headlights are better then your REAL ones" lol

EK4R
17-05-2007, 02:33 AM
yea ofcos. oem would be the best choice for anything. but just isnt my prefered coloured choice when it comes to these headlights. prefer the darker tint.

sames goes for ek9 taillights. i prefer both lights lit up when brake is pressed not just the top one.

thats what im trying to point out anyways. not saying oem is shit :)

pchio
17-05-2007, 02:40 AM
yea i totally agree with you on that
i wasnt implying that you said oem is shit
just though i would state that no matter what a fake is still a fake :)

Deano_EK
17-05-2007, 10:10 PM
For the price of the two, replica vs oem, ill take the replicas. Just my opinion though.

kn1ghtm4r3
17-05-2007, 10:36 PM
^ im with him lolol. if ur in an accident oh man tha pain lol

kyobibi
18-05-2007, 01:14 AM
yeah oem is of course the best choice but sometimes just silly.

ie. following ek4r's guide vs buying oem ctr headlights.
the money spent on the headlights can be used on spray paint as well as other mods!!

blu3illusion84
18-05-2007, 01:35 AM
haha i cant imagine myself if i do buy the OEM ctr headlights and DIY to make the headlights darker .. *ouch*! :p

Deano_EK
20-05-2007, 07:56 PM
Doing this next weekend finally will post some pics when complete, also should have some white dials and a type R cluster surround arriving this week which im going to right up a DIY for the dials. :thumbsup:

Perry
20-05-2007, 08:32 PM
Guys dont know if u know CTR headlights dont have the reflector housing oppose to the ek civic one which does, but I your talking about the tint more

br3nny
26-05-2007, 06:35 PM
:) :) :) :) :) :) :)
sweeet

i just loved the satisfaction after you get from doing it on your own, ek4's got good DIY guides, try the rear tail lights also its pretty easy

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/179/p1170117sd2mr9.jpg

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1513/p1180123sdlg2.jpg

[ricer]
26-05-2007, 06:58 PM
ur car looks good
but the bottom part of ur bumper grill should be black... looks abit too plastic/white

br3nny
26-05-2007, 07:16 PM
yea i know...i stuffed up when i asked them to paint it

i said colour code all the plastic moulds that can come off

>.< i'm seeing whether if it bothers me enuf to get it repainted lol

blu3illusion84
26-05-2007, 07:34 PM
hahaha love the turtle sticker :p

Lex_EG93
08-07-2007, 08:42 PM
wat sorta paint did u use? n e thing specific or doesnt matter?

Lex_EG93
09-07-2007, 10:49 AM
oh ok i jus read th whole thread! lol . . . dw

doing my gf's car 2dai. will post up pics. . . :)

b18c_crx
22-07-2007, 06:51 PM
hey i just finish doing mine ones :D so far turned out good once they on the car i take some pic and post them up..

Gio
06-12-2007, 08:13 AM
fkn make sure u buy metho not turps

and when prying with skrewdriver be careful!

Gio
11-12-2007, 08:04 PM
Disregard my last message lol, just paint over the chrome! I done this with a mate and it turned out so well.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k177/chrisgiovine/Light.jpg

Sorry my lights had'nt been cleaned before i took the pic. :)

Chris.

EK4R
12-12-2007, 05:10 AM
nice one hope the diy helped you

Gio
12-12-2007, 09:14 AM
yeah man sure did ay, thanks!

lil_foy
21-03-2008, 09:57 PM
Thanks for the tutorial.
A friend and I tryed it today since we were bored.

Original Headlight
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00054.jpg

Bumper & Headlights Off
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00062.jpg

I Has A Bumper :D
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00063.jpg

Hours Later...... Success!
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00055.jpg

Chrome </3:
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00056.jpg

Tape, Tape, Tape. Oh How I Love Tape
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00060.jpg

Only 1/3 Type-R
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00057.jpg

Wooo <3
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00058.jpg

Roll Call...... Ek Headlight "Here", Mr Type-R "Here"
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00059.jpg

Me being a ****wit with the heat gun yeee!
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00064.jpg

Last few bolts.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00068.jpg

HA! Complete. Jdm Points +1!
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/lil_foy/DSC00069.jpg

Not bad for two 16 year olds eh.

Thanks again for the tutorial.

and3ek
21-03-2008, 10:01 PM
Sexy sexy ek9 head lightss!

EK4R
22-03-2008, 04:21 AM
nice work

Mullensxxx
22-03-2008, 12:42 PM
i just wanna no what and why du u need mask up with the pre facelifts?

just cause i wanna do this with my lights

[J]
22-03-2008, 01:12 PM
i just wanna no what and why du u need mask up with the pre facelifts?

just cause i wanna do this with my lights

I think you would mask up the indicator section if you wanted this to remain chrome, once you've painted the surround.

From the pics in this thread, it looks as though EK4R painted his indicator section black, where as lil-foy has masked his off and left it chrome?

Mullensxxx
22-03-2008, 03:38 PM
would anyone see any real problem with painting the whole thing black?

lil_foy
22-03-2008, 07:20 PM
Mullensxxx, we taped my friends up because thats how we saw them on ek9 pics we have.

There shouldnt be to much of a problem not taping them but like stated earlier in the thread EK4R sparyed gloss over the indicator section to create some extra reflections for the indicators since matt black isnt as reflective as plain chrome

Hope that helps.

Mullensxxx
22-03-2008, 08:18 PM
Mullensxxx, we taped my friends up because thats how we saw them on ek9 pics we have.

There shouldnt be to much of a problem not taping them but like stated earlier in the thread EK4R sparyed gloss over the indicator section to create some extra reflections for the indicators since matt black isnt as reflective as plain chrome

Hope that helps.

ok cool, yeah im just a lazy f . . . just wanted 2 no thanks for the reply (Y)

lil_foy
22-03-2008, 08:56 PM
Mullensxxx, in my opinion its best to take your time with the headlights and not rush it. We started at around 2pm and finshed just after 8:30pm. That was with heat gun. Just start in the morning of a day you dont need the car and have a go at it.

EK4R
23-03-2008, 08:37 PM
paint the sucker its looks meaner :) btw EK9 headlight isnt actually black. its more grey/gunmetal tint than black. its reflective and shinny so if you after that look best to get a different colour. Personally black stands out more.


check my ek4r pic thread if you want more pix
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85478

Mullensxxx
23-03-2008, 08:48 PM
yeah i was told to use that head light tint and just keep putting coats on it so u can decide what u want with out goin to the fully black look and spose would give u a look closer to the EK9 look imo

but yeah might give it a crack next weekend

eternityz
23-03-2009, 03:21 PM
sick!

i'll try this sometime in the weekend or earlier :p

i'll post pics up after im done :)

Riviera
23-03-2009, 03:25 PM
i did this on the weekend while installing my freshly DIY rebuilt motor.
turned out pretty good, went for gloss black though
:thumbsup::thumbsup: sex...

jdmEG5
23-03-2009, 03:48 PM
can this work for an EG and ED tooo?? (: if so, i wanna try to do some "experimental" on it LOL :D

EK4R
23-03-2009, 04:53 PM
yes sure can. :)

rep it up ++ hahah

glad its helpin you new comers out

eternityz
26-03-2009, 11:31 AM
just done this last night it look great!!

but i need to get rid of those yellow cloudly haze on the headlight :S

EK4R
26-03-2009, 03:02 PM
use a plastic polisher and buff it off. if doesnt work. then use wet n dry sand paper. start with the lowest grit to the highest (200 > 400 >800> 1200 >1500 > 2000 ) then polish with plastic polisher. Autosol works too

Gio
26-03-2009, 04:52 PM
How come it builds up on the outside?

Thought it would be on the inside, but yeah, it isn't.

mystic0l
27-03-2009, 10:19 AM
thanks for the write up....
haha i sprayed the indicated reflector too -.- but clear coat fixed that
omg it was a the biggest hassle taking off the seal with a hairdryer but in the end my friend did most of the work... =]

Gio
27-03-2009, 02:14 PM
lol yeah its fkn annoying hey

mystic0l
07-04-2009, 08:29 PM
its not worth it if you dont have time...
lols i did it at 12am finished at 3am -.-
didnt think it would take that long ... bad mistake

redefine
11-04-2009, 12:41 AM
hows the visibility of the indicators during the day with the gloss black? theyre already a little hard to see.

mystic0l
11-04-2009, 04:58 AM
mine are fine , put clear cloat on as well

redefine
17-04-2009, 06:10 PM
well, i'm waiting for the paint to dry on mine now! cant wait to get it back on the car :D

Riviera
17-04-2009, 07:01 PM
hows the visibility of the indicators during the day with the gloss black? theyre already a little hard to see.

mine are fine as well

easier if anything, because of the black background with that crystal style
lens over the top it just absorbs all the light emitted :thumbsup::thumbsup:

redefine
18-04-2009, 07:06 PM
yep, got mine in and looking sexeh.
although i ****ed up the putting them back together lol. ah well. know what to do next time XD.
indicators are slightly less, but still perfectly visible :D

imo, oven was easier, as you could heat up the whole thing at once, made it easier to pry off the clear cover.

mystic0l
19-04-2009, 01:52 AM
yeah looks pretty good ayy...
i was gonna buy black headlights off ebay for 180...
but bought 3dollar spray can instead and did it myself...
saved myself like 4 weeks of petrol moneys lol
yess im a titeasss

Sosa_85
27-05-2009, 01:04 PM
Cool Cool, I'll give this DIY a go right now, will post some pics to let you know how i went, thanks for writing this up man!
I (like mystic0l) was gonna be these black style headlights off ebay, so hopefully this will save me money to get a front lip and some other bits and pieces!

Sosa_85
28-05-2009, 09:03 PM
Ok guys, i've kinda just learnt how to post pics, so i hope it works... This DIY was awesome btw! Lovin the new look!

Some tips tho:

1. When using a heat gun place the light on something (careful if using a plastic stool or something) and warm up the joins all the way around. I did it by heating up sections at a time and trying to scrape off as much silicone as possible and was going no where fast. So much easier to get the entire lot warm and then having a good go.

2. If i could do it again I wouldn't really ad more silicone before sticking the pieces back together... I'd just warm up the original silicone and then put it together (bear hug it :P) if needed add some additional clear silicone around the edges, otherwise try to scrape off as much of the original silicone as possible.

3. There's some small black rubber strips on the lights (bout 15cm long) dont rip them off and if u do dont forget to replace them.

Thanks again for the write up!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=515884&l=e0f0dfb873&id=1143511757
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=515883&l=a50b679c7c&id=1143511757
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=515886&l=9f9b92743c&id=1143511757

Frankie
28-05-2009, 09:53 PM
pics dont work

Sosa_85
28-05-2009, 10:39 PM
Sorry bud, still learning... Before u know it I'll be cruising up in this! :P LoL

Before...http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs098.snc1/4739_1168665573825_1143511757_515872_5490279_n.jpg

After...http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4739/49/12/1143511757/n1143511757_515883_7868439.jpg
... http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs098.snc1/4739_1168714895058_1143511757_515959_5505985_n.jpg
I sprayed the whole thing, didn't remove the chrome and doesn't affect my indicators (see pic) if anything my advice is to spary one very very quick coat (leave it greyish, then one cover all coat, THATS IT) I sprayed one too many times. I used gloss black export brand (in case u were wondering :) )
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4739/49/12/1143511757/n1143511757_515963_6181869.jpg

redefine
29-05-2009, 12:48 PM
Ok guys, i've kinda just learnt how to post
1. When using a heat gun place the light on something (careful if using a plastic stool or something) and warm up the joins all the way around. I did it by heating up sections at a time and trying to scrape off as much silicone as possible and was going no where fast. So much easier to get the entire lot warm and then having a good go.






exactly why i found it easier using the oven.

Sosa_85
29-05-2009, 02:51 PM
It would be much much easier to use an oven, just need to be very careful... I checked at my local wreckers and a used pair of oem lights were 40 bucks for the pair anyway.

However, this thread is "DIY: CTR Headlight for EK (without oven)".

saikou27
01-06-2009, 03:17 PM
did mine recently thanks to this thread. used a heatgun and plastikote ftw!

http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp304/saikou27/P4250010-1.jpg
http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp304/saikou27/1-3.jpg

Frankie
01-06-2009, 06:47 PM
probaly worth just getting the oem pair from the wreckers lol save time

vtesh
09-06-2009, 12:41 AM
its not that easy to find oem pair from wreckers, how much type r's are out there?

Riviera
18-06-2009, 07:48 PM
EK9 lights going for 900+ atm... and in the EK theres none road registered in aus...
soooo jap autos and places like that, that import front cuts be ur best bet...

jdmEG5
14-07-2009, 02:40 AM
i failed at this shti. lol How'd u stick it back one? what silicon did you use?

saikou27
14-07-2009, 01:25 PM
i failed at this shti. lol How'd u stick it back one? what silicon did you use?

selleys all clear waterproof. let it set for 24 hours before coming into contact with water

latinstyle69
16-07-2009, 11:44 AM
I did the same over a year n 1/2 ago but i used the oven, was pretty easy but u have more of a chance of melting the headlights if ur not careful.

Plus i prefer leaving the indicater chrome, imo gives the headlight a better look.

here's an example of mine:


http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss71/LTPICS/Sunday&#37;20Avo%20Shoot%20050709/sundayavoshoot003.jpg

im.Kusuma
16-12-2009, 07:53 PM
did this on my EG last night.. turned out good.. I really like it. I'll post some pics up if anyone's interested.. Cant really tell at night, but on daylight, looks like oem black housing lol

Frankie
16-12-2009, 09:17 PM
yeh post some pics

im.Kusuma
16-12-2009, 10:08 PM
not much pics since i didnt have that much spare time.. lol.
In real life it looks real good.. looks like it has eyeliner on lol.
well here's 2 pics that i took and these are the only one i have so far..

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/401/image0072m.jpg (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/image0072m.jpg/)

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3057/image0071c.jpg (http://img199.imageshack.us/i/image0071c.jpg/)

2MPRS
19-12-2009, 03:00 PM
im.Kusuma got more pics i might do this to my eg sedan

im.Kusuma
19-12-2009, 04:10 PM
im.Kusuma got more pics i might do this to my eg sedan
i'll post some up when im bothered taking them.. lol

2MPRS
19-12-2009, 05:39 PM
lol cheers

EK4R
22-12-2009, 11:45 PM
wow glad this thread is still helping people!

keep it up boys

im.Kusuma
23-12-2009, 12:31 AM
here you go

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7628/img1706b.jpg (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/img1706b.jpg/)

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6212/img1707h.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/img1707h.jpg/)

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/3479/img1811x.jpg (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/img1811x.jpg/)

BIGTYM
02-08-2010, 09:16 AM
Great DIY did it last night. BUt now I got moisture in my headlight this morning after rainy night. I will have to re-seal them. Any tips for getting the moisture from the lights without having to pull them apart again????? Help?

quangsuke
02-08-2010, 02:37 PM
Great DIY did it last night. BUt now I got moisture in my headlight this morning after rainy night. I will have to re-seal them. Any tips for getting the moisture from the lights without having to pull them apart again????? Help?

remove your headlight from the car.
flip the light upside down so the hole where the bulb is facing upwards.
leave it in the sun to dry. then reseal it =D

im.Kusuma
02-08-2010, 02:57 PM
remove your headlight from the car.
flip the light upside down so the hole where the bulb is facing upwards.
leave it in the sun to dry. then reseal it =D

Or use a hair dryer?

FongPei
23-11-2011, 04:44 PM
Hey! Just wondering what type of paint you used? Was it black or gunmetal? Nice writeup btw