Baking 2010 Headlights and spray paint.

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mikethemike
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Hey guys,
So I read the write up on baking our headlights. I use to do headlight work on the 3rd gen altimas. Anyways my question is who here has baked the 2010 headlight? I heard these things are a pain in the a** to pry open....and i know from experience from a friends car now that i think about it.

If anyone had the chance to work on the 2010 headlights, is the rear assembly the same as the 08-09 coupe? I want to spray the inside housing, would you recommend leaving the projector intact or should i remove it?

And one more question. Has anyone used spray paint thats similar to K50 (charcoal grey) color?


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DJ_B_Easy
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mikethemike wrote:And one more question. Has anyone used spray paint thats similar to K50 (charcoal grey) color?
I cant help you on the projector question, but I recently sprayed some parts of my stock grille with K50 spray paint I bought online from automotivetouchup.com. As long as you prep properly and use light colored primer the color is spot on.

mikethemike
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ohh...i bought black primer yesterday. I thought the darker the better since you wouldn't want any light colors showing, even though i'll be putting 2-3 coats of the paint anyways.

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I used light on some pieces and dark on others because I ran out. The light primed surfaces are perfect, the dark primed surfaces are slightly darker than stock K50 but should fade out.


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