So I finally grew enough balls to bake my headlights...

[ottawasierra]

Baked my headlights and removed the orange reflector and painted the housing black. It took a lot of effort, but I'm really happy with how it turned out. Sorry for the dirty truck and the crappy pics, it won't stop snowing here.

 

 

 

 

[Colossus]

So you had no balls before, eh? What a shame. Usually they are done growing by the time you hit 15..

[ottawasierra]

So you had no balls before, eh? What a shame. Usually they are done growing by the time you hit 15..

There's always one smart ass...don't you have anything better to do?

[chrislcrews]

There's always one smart ass...don't you have anything better to do?

Interested!!

 

What temp did you bake them and what is the process? Did you just pop them in the oven? And for how long and what did you use to re seal?

 

All info welcomed. Looking to maybe swapping out my anzo with stock that are custom if I can

 

 

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[linkz1]

Looks good man! I've been wanting to do mine with FXRs and to add halo rings and clear the signals.

[dblaz4685]

looks good!

[cbrsilv15]

Get Klearz so you don't have that unfinished look!

[ChevyRoofer]

Looks damn good, very jealous!

[ottawasierra]

Interested!!

 

What temp did you bake them and what is the process? Did you just pop them in the oven? And for how long and what did you use to re seal?

 

All info welcomed. Looking to maybe swapping out my anzo with stock that are custom if I can

 

 

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I baked them at a bunch of different temperatures trying to find the best. It seems the length of time in the oven mattered more then the temperature. I found 18 mins at around 250 worked the best. I was really scared to crack the lense so I went slow and had to keep putting them back in the oven. You only get about 4 mins before the seal hardens again. I just used a flat head screw driver and went all the way around loosening the seal. Then once I had it loose I started to pry the lense off working my way around slowly. Then the silver part just unscrews from the lense. I also painted one side of the LED reflector. I painted the side where the LEDs poke through so that the black reflected on the chrome housings and made them look dark without affecting the light output.

As for putting them back together I bought the moronic retro rubber from the retrofit source. You heat it up for a couple mins in the oven and then I just pressed it into the channel where the lense goes. Then I baked the bottom back half of the lights with the retro rubber in the oven for 10 mins without the lense. Got the retro rubber all mushy and I was able to squish the lense in and start the screws to hold it on the right spot. Then I baked the whole things for 15 mins to fully soften the stock sealant and then squished together and finished screwing in the screws and securing the clips.

Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[slj2008]

looks good

[ottawasierra]

Get Klearz so you don't have that unfinished look!

I didn't like the look of the clears, make it look cheap and "ricer" looking. But that's just my opinion. Plus they are crazy expensive.

[bc-chris]

this looks great!

 

i'm planning on baking my headlights at some point next year, just not sure when

[cid.yamaha]

I baked them at a bunch of different temperatures trying to find the best. It seems the length of time in the oven mattered more then the temperature. I found 18 mins at around 250 worked the best. I was really scared to crack the lense so I went slow and had to keep putting them back in the oven. You only get about 4 mins before the seal hardens again. I just used a flat head screw driver and went all the way around loosening the seal. Then once I had it loose I started to pry the lense off working my way around slowly. Then the silver part just unscrews from the lense. I also painted one side of the LED reflector. I painted the side where the LEDs poke through so that the black reflected on the chrome housings and made them look dark without affecting the light output.

As for putting them back together I bought the moronic retro rubber from the retrofit source. You heat it up for a couple mins in the oven and then I just pressed it into the channel where the lense goes. Then I baked the bottom back half of the lights with the retro rubber in the oven for 10 mins without the lense. Got the retro rubber all mushy and I was able to squish the lense in and start the screws to hold it on the right spot. Then I baked the whole things for 15 mins to fully soften the stock sealant and then squished together and finished screwing in the screws and securing the clips.

Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.

I want to do this is I just can't figure out how to put them back together . Do u have the link of the seal u used to reseal them ? And any Better pics by any chance ?

[ottawasierra]

I want to do this is I just can't figure out how to put them back together . Do u have the link of the seal u used to reseal them ? And any Better pics by any chance ?

Here is the link:

https://www.theretrofitsource.com/accessories/build-materials/morimoto-retrorubber-butyl-glue.html

If you go on YouTube there are videos of how to use the stuff.

What kinda pics are you looking for?

[cid.yamaha]

Here is the link:

https://www.theretrofitsource.com/accessories/build-materials/morimoto-retrorubber-butyl-glue.html

If you go on YouTube there are videos of how to use the stuff.

What kinda pics are you looking for?

Ok . Do u remove the original seal before applying the new one ? And if u can more pics of ur light how the look finish for some reason I can't see them . They look really small .