that type-r look

i was wondering what do i have to do to give my headlights the type-r look... cant afford em... but i think ide get more satisfaction that i made them... does anyone have a DIY guide?? thanks for your input... im also gonna put this in the 92+ civic section...

Read this... (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=44357&highlight=painting+headlight)

I followed his directions with one slight modification, I used Permatex gasket sealer. Everything came out perfect, read his instructions, they are great.

thanks... but do u have the instructions on how to remove the headlights??? damn i need to get a helms manual... lol... did u do black too??? i was thinkin of doin a gunmetal type of color...

I think you'll find how to remove the headlights on this site:

www.jdmfan.com

Yeah I painted mine black. Removing the headlights is easy. To start take off the bumper. There are 6 or so clips on the top right where the hood starts, there are about 6 bolts under the car, and one in each fender. Once the bumper is off there are 3 or 4 bolts holding the lights in place, they are easy to see. I think all of the bolts are 8mm or 10mm, I can't remember now. The hardest part is removing the light bulbs themselves. I can never figure it out, always takes 10 minutes of jiggling or me.

does anyone know what kinda paint that is? cuz somone told me to use testors translucent black, but i cant find it anywhere.

i was gonna paint my turns/corners black so they can match my CF tails and my soon to be getting Black projectors.

I just used Rustoleom flat black. Cost about $3 at Home Depot. Looks profesional. I've seen people say to use 5+ coats, I don't know why. I used 2 coats and no primer. Don't spray it thick, and just get full coverage, take your time.

what did u use to make the silver reflector???

JuMBoBeaTS said:
what did u use to make the silver reflector???

Who?... Me?

yeah... u seem to b the one whos answering all da questions...

I'm not sure what silver reflector your talking about. But, The only silver left inside my headlights is the main bulb area, the turn signals are black now with hyper whites in them. They look very intimidating at night. Keeping the main bulb silver is easy, when you open the light and take the housing out the main bulb area will stay seperate with the backing. It's hard to explain, but as soon as you get it apart you'll realize what I mean.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/257990sidebyside.jpg

check out the pic... see how the OEM has an amber reflector in da sucky box i drew... n the CTR style headlight assembly got a silver reflector in da sucky circle i drew... i was wondering what material did u use if modified your headlights like the CTR headlights in the pic??

Well, I have a 98, so my headlights are slighly different. If you look at the link I posted with directions you will see what I did. Mine are exaclty like the ones in the other forum.

is it easy to see the bulbs at night? or during the day, or is the flat black so dark that you cant see it blink?, cuz i wanna paint my whole lense not just the housing.

I didnt paint the glass (actually, mine are plastic) I only painted the housing. They are easy to see no matter what time of day or what angle you view them from, but if you were to paint the lense it might cause trouble.

Yo JumboBeats,

I like ur "knight rider light"! Was just wondering how you mounted that light and also was wondering does it damaged or melted by heat since its up front? Or does having it in the grill keep cool enough to not melt? Thanks. So how did ur lights turn out? Any pics?

Originally posted by riight112
Yo JumboBeats,

I like ur "knight rider light"! Was just wondering how you mounted that light and also was wondering does it damaged or melted by heat since its up front? Or does having it in the grill keep cool enough to not melt? Thanks. So how did ur lights turn out? Any pics?


thanks... the lights came wid mounts but they didnt exactly fit my car... i didnt know exactly how to mount it either... lol... it wuz kinda lucky that the Type-R grill i bought had screws in the back to hold the mesh... i just use those... naw.... i dun thin theres any melting... i just made sure that the wires dodged anything hot... the only pic i have of it so far is in my sig... but im gonna take sum more photos this weekend...