Bake Headlights

[Take Th1s Life]

Ive been wanting to bake my headlights and paint the grey part on the inside for a long time now, anyone who has done it got any tips? im pretty good with this kind of stuff i just heard it was a pain!

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

Yea be prepared to have your patience tested and if you f*** up its $300 lol if you want more info I plus many others have posted about it already

[Hussain]

$300????? maybe NEW lights.... I've seen used ones on ebay for $40 several times.... so $80 for a pair if you look for a while...

as for baking the lights, heres a thread I made a while back when I did mine

baking-my-lights-right-now-t471095.html

[LongBeachCoupe]

I bought one of those $30 headlights, all the tabs were snapped off and the guy shoved it in a box the size of a toaster oven.

Sometimes you get what you pay for... The good thing is, this POS headlight I have is already busted, perfect to experiment on I guess lol

[Take Th1s Life]

sweet thanks guys! ill let you know how it goes tomorrow

[Hussain]

hey you're from Colorado? I'm driving my coupe to Colorado in like 2 weeks.... I'm going to be staying with family in pueblo west.

[GrayCoupe]

Be very patient, don't force and make sure you start at a low temp, and gradually move up, ovens are different, you don't wanna over-cook your headlight. DO NOT leave the headlight more than 6 min at a time in the oven.

Good luck!

In order to avoid condensation problems, remove all the black sealer and replace it with a new NISSAN seal

[Take Th1s Life]

hey you're from Colorado? I'm driving my coupe to Colorado in like 2 weeks.... I'm going to be staying with family in pueblo west.

Oh yeah? Nice yeah im way in in FoCo, long drive from Pueblo. I wish there were more people in CO on Nico, could never make a meet unless i drove out to cali to see my family. And thanks for the tips, i read all through your thread and i think im well prepared. Ill just have to go buy some new silicone.

[DReed86]

DO NOT leave the headlight more than 6 min at a time in the oven.

Grey coupe is right if you leave it longer than 6 you will end up with white spots on your headlights like me cause it burnt it.....

Also make sure that your top tab is not touching the metal on the or u will melt it

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

$300????? maybe NEW lights.... I've seen used ones on ebay for $40 several times.... so $80 for a pair if you look for a while...

as for baking the lights, heres a thread I made a while back when I did mine

baking-my-lights-right-now-t471095.html

Yea but like lbc said it doesn't have all the tabs then ur lights don't aim the right way. The 40 dollar ones suck I know personally.

[Take Th1s Life]

i feel weird doing this in the parking lot of my apartments haha

[DReed86]

i feel weird doing this in the parking lot of my apartments haha

LOL everyone in my neighborhood knows me as the guy who always works on his car.... lol

[Hussain]

oh wow, I didnt know about all that with the cheap lights. I just used my factory lights and it worked the first time.....

so hows it going with the lights? any pics?

[dangeris]

Good luck with the bake. BTW, I leave mine in for more than 6 minutes and I open them no problem. Infact, I've done a few so far, this being the most recent...
dangeris-projectors-t514814.html

[Take Th1s Life]

Well i had some problems at my girlfriends place, her oven is totally broken! It gets stuck at 500 degrees. So im baking them now at my place and i plan on re-assembling them tomorrow morning, ill try n take pics with my sweet camera phone haha.

Edit: Well i put my headlight in for 6 minutes on 350and i either dont know where to start/how to pry them open or im not giving it enough time. Whats everyones thoughts?

[jewelz505]

[quote="Take Th1s Life"]Well i had some problems at my girlfriends place, her oven is totally broken! [quote]
no home cooked meals here

[Take Th1s Life]

making progress, just wondering how dangiers can get one open in 10 minutes

[b88dragon]

dangiers went through a whole bunch and got it down to an art form, but i recommend u start from the top corner since that will give you the most problem, then carefully slide down the sides while pulling it apart.

i've done my own retrofit and it will be a pain, saving up to redo them cuz i sorta messed up on mines and that its missing a few tabs. gonna redo the retrofit and work on a few new ideas im currently thinking of.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

making progress, just wondering how dangiers can get one open in 10 minutes

pry them open slowly this is a tough task no lie took me a week wen i did it lol. Try and try again ide say try on a $40 set from ebay but w/e if u got em open work and work hard on em its tough but just start at the top and go down. When you hit the bottom itll seem like u can just pull it off but just pry anyway or ull break the bottom corner

[Take Th1s Life]

got it open, thanks guys! Too bad i only had time for one, i got it painted and it looks pretty sick! Ill be driving around with one painted till saturday haha. I painted it a sort of gunmetal color, ill post a pic or 2

[GrayCoupe]

you can do it all in 10 min. with experience and knowing your oven, my first light was done in 50 min. my second one in 10 just popped everything, after leaving it a little longer to totaly heat up the seal but not enough to melt the headlight. It IS an artform that depends on many factors that's why at first, take your time. DO NOT FORCE it.

[Take Th1s Life]

Heres a few pics, i think it went well, i just hope i dont mess up the second one and i hope the first one sealed back up well!

Bake them cookies






Spray i used, i think it will match my dark slate well, ill get a pic once i put it on my car tomorrow

[dangeris]

Looks Good! Congrats. You're one of the many few that didn't melt them.

Actual working time (me physically handling the lights to open them) takes me less than 5 min. I'm not accounting time in the oven...

[DAAN.]

wow

sweet

[DReed86]

Actual working time (me physically handling the lights to open them) takes me less than 5 min. I'm not accounting time in the oven...

Show off

[elevate]

me and my friend completely f*** mine up haha
it left my right headlight with a dry lake effect......

[dangeris]

me and my friend completely f***ed mine up haha
it left my right headlight with a dry lake effect......

^^ Case in point!

[BamaCoupe]

Dangeris would you like to share some of your trade secrets on how to open them up in five minutes; you could make a video for us while doing your next set. Don't I remember reading someone suggested wrapping the light with a damp towel while baking?

[dangeris]

Dangeris would you like to share some of your trade secrets on how to open them up in five minutes; you could make a video for us while doing your next set.

ahhh..no

Don't I remember reading someone suggested wrapping the light with a damp towel while baking?

danmp towel? we're baking lights..not shaving them..

[BamaCoupe]

Dangeris would you like to share some of your trade secrets on how to open them up in five minutes; you could make a video for us while doing your next set.

ahhh..no

Don't I remember reading someone suggested wrapping the light with a damp towel while baking?

danmp towel? we're baking lights..not shaving them..

You're right I got baking headlights and barber shop trims and shaves hand book confused, but no I thought I read that to helps prevent from melting the headlight. Come on man; share some knowledge with us on proper headlight baking, and save people from destroying headlights. It's not like we're asking for a list of your clientele, heck I don’t even know what people are talking about with HID much less doing projector retrofits.