Opening Headlight without Cutting?

[Btuggle88]

Looks sharp I want to install blacked out lights but don't like the aftermarket lights they offer but I might try this to black out my factory lights.

[Btuggle88]

Has anybody done this on a GMT 900

[dauthier]

looks unreal! would love to do my 14 AT headlamps white but don't have the balls to pull this off myself!

[thewhitestallion]

I'm thinking about giving this a try. Anyone do this with a silver or white truck yet? I'm not sure if my truck would look better with light or dark headlights. Anyone have any thoughts/opinions?

Thanks in advance.

 

I will be doing mine eventually when I get around to it. I think the black headlights look killer on white trucks. obviously there is not a white 14 with blacked out headlights so I cant give you a actual picture. however, look at white 2013+ ford f150 fx4 headlights. they come with no chrome on the inside and all black. it looks killer and I wish GM would do the same.... maybe ill try this on my next 3 days off... im feeling kinda brave.

['014SLTguy]

I'm also wondering if white would look good as well. I don't know what I would like best.

[sinnerz]

I'm also wondering if white would look good as well. I don't know what I would like best.

 

White looks killer against white, going to do mine on a rainy weekend. Found this pic when I was talking to my guy at RBP about grilles.

 

['014SLTguy]

White looks killer against white, going to do mine on a rainy weekend. Found this pic when I was talking to my guy at RBP about grilles.

 

I don't know if it's going to rain this weekend, but you should do it anyway. I'm anxious to see them.

I've got a bakflip coming that I have to install and a bunch of cans of black plasti dip to use this weekend..

[sinnerz]

I don't know if it's going to rain this weekend, but you should do it anyway. I'm anxious to see them.

I've got a bakflip coming that I have to install and a bunch of cans of black plasti dip to use this weekend..

 

I would but I need to wait till my retrofir source HID projectors come in, going to do mine all at once. No sense in opening them up twice.

 

I'd still like to hear from someone about the sealant too, I assume you are peeling off the old stuff and throwing something new on there. My first guess would be to use the same adhesive they use to glue in your windshield, comes in a caulking gun tube - you heat the stuff up in the oven and when it dries it's pretty solid.

[20L8TSierra24]

A heat gun works as well but it may melt the plastic tabs if you leave it on there for too long. I found that out the hard way when I modified the headlights on my R6. The second light came out perfect though.

[thewhitestallion]

 

White looks killer against white, going to do mine on a rainy weekend. Found this pic when I was talking to my guy at RBP about grilles.

 

 

that looks too gaudy... not a fan of color matching the headlight housing... too much white imo

[Mike1220]

So when you put the housing in the oven, you leave everything plugged, installed, such as the bulb, sealing cap on the back stays. But what orientation do you put it in the oven? On it's side? On it's back? I know you wouldn't put the lens down.

[jaysen]

Anyone do this to a white AT. I'll probably be doing mine soon

[Spurshot]

Anyone do this to a white AT. I'll probably be doing mine soon

You're going to paint the LED DRL lenses white and black out the turn signal reflector?

[jaysen]

You're going to paint the LED DRL lenses white and black out the turn signal reflector?

 

haha, no.

 

Just black out the chrome housing... ALTHOUGH, I wish someone made a "clear" reflector replacement for the amber!

[TurbosNV8s]

OP, how did you separate all the lenses from the chrome?

 

I have my lights open right now and it looks like they need to be cut off of the black tabs?