I have stock HID headlights. I want to open them up and paint them black but its too expensive for me right now so im looking to do that in a year.

So my alternative right now is nightshade. I put this stuff on my tail lights and its amazing... If i put it on my headlights, will it come off easily? If so, what can i use to take it off. I'm not sanding my headlights, just spraying it right on. I want to keep that shiny underneath so i dont want to use nail polish remover or anything to ruin the polish on the headlights.

also, will the amount of light be affected dramatically with 2 coats of nightshade?

 

Don't do it! A couple friends of mine tried it, it always cracks from the heat of the lights and will kill your light output. I strongly addvise against it

 

I want to paint the inside housing but im too scared to do it myself. taking apart everything isnt the problem. I'm scared about resealing it... I dont want water to get inside and im not a pro.

what about tints, if i get 35 percent tints on it, will it kill the output of my headlights?

 

Unfortunately putting tint on your headlights won't work either for the most part. If it goes over the light it will just heat up too much when the lights are on. Some people here use the vinyl overlays for the headlights and it covers everything except where the headlight projects light.

If your willing to take them apart I'd say that's the tricker part. I'm sure if you take your time re-sealing and thoroughly check and inspect your work you should be okay.

I would be nervous to open my headlights too, mostly same reason you have. I would hate having the slightest water in my headlights

 

^^^ about the tints your wrong. i have had tints on my headlights for a while and have had no adverse affects.. tints are your easiest option for removal later on just use a 35 percent or higher.. it will affect output a little but not bad at all.

 

I don't understand how it is expensive to open your lights? The cost of a can of spray paint and a tube of sealant?
You will not get water/condensation in your headlights if you take the time to properly seal them. A tube of sealant is around $6 and will do the job for you.

Don't do the outsides man. Of course light output will diminish. Even the overlay stuff looks extremely tacky and cheap.

I hope 1Neeto doesn't mind me sharing, but he did the same thing. He then decided to paint the inside, so removed the tint on the outside. These are the results.

 

Please don't tint your headlights.

 

I don't breftayka, I was gonna share those same pics as well and advise against tinting the lights.

Don't do it, you will lose about 40% of the light output and make your car unsafe at night. Opening the headlights is not that big of a deal but you must be confident. If anything, removing the bumper is what could be daunting for some since that's the hard part. Just follow breftayka's DIY and use a whole tube of sealant at the very least. Buy two just to be safe, last thing you want is to run out of sealant because you used a bit too much on the first headlight. Oh yeah I think my headlights are still salvageable but I need to remove them again and sand them some more. There's no condensation after a month.

Here's how my car looked with the tint.



The look of tinted lights is a matter of preference but just be mindful that you will lose a considerable amount of light output.

 

Please don't!!!!

 

can you paint the inside of your lights with plastidip? also if i put a clear coat spray on top of the plasti dip will it look like a gloss black or will it still be flat black

 

Lol that crap will melt. Things get pretty hot inside the headlight housing. It is recommended to use heat resistant paint for that same issue.

 

On another note, it makes no sense to open up your headlights, spray them with platidip and then clear coat it so it looks gloss. Why not just get gloss black spray paint? It's pretty damn cheap. Certainly cheaper than a can of platidip and a can of clear coat.

#dafakisupwithdatshet

 

Note to self

Do not tint Head Lights, i was thinking of doing the same but not after reading this ill just open them and paint them there are plenty of DIY guides to help

 

I'm really concerned about opening them up and doing it myself. I really think ill screw it up somehow. Anyone lives near central nj that can do it for me?

 

so you can blame someone else? haha. j/k

seriously....i think if you take your time and follow the DIY here it'll come out great.

whatever you decide, post some pics so we can see how it comes out.

g/l!!!!!!!!!!!!!