EXT: A Complete USDM Black Housing DIY W/ PICS!!! (56K Be Warned!!!)

[JTEK24]

Yeah get a heatgun, its much more mistake proof than the oven. I placed mine in the oven and I just checked on them to see if they start to pull apart every few minutes. They came out fine so you could try a lower temp just to be on the safe side.

[i-07]

hey somone want to do some honda pilot headlights just so i can see what it would look like. and stuff

[enVmeACCORDngly]

more pics

just a little more pics to help people out

supplies



stock




after






on car side view








on car front view

[myk]

DAMN THOSE PHILLIPS SCREWS, both my headlights had one left to get undone. I could do it, i actually BROKE my housing by trying to torque off the screw on that spring/adjustment assembly. Ohhhh when I get my dremel back there dead.

I failed at this DIY... damn i suck...

[betterstolen]

i know this is a bit of a bump but i have a question. i saw this diy and havent had time but my clutch crapped out so i am in the process and i got my headlights opened up and the cone reflector that goes on the low beams... the inside of it is black? wouldnt this limit the amount of light coming out? should it be chrome?
thanks guys ill be sure to post up some before and afters!

[i-07]

i know this is a bit of a bump but i have a question. i saw this diy and havent had time but my clutch crapped out so i am in the process and i got my headlights opened up and the cone reflector that goes on the low beams... the inside of it is black? wouldnt this limit the amount of light coming out? should it be chrome?
thanks guys ill be sure to post up some before and afters!

the inside is supose to be black.

i need to do a new set my lenses are heavily pitted.

[ExCoupe92]

take a looky at mine. did it the other day.

[popeyeamac]

just finished blackhousing and added a projector to my 12k hids not bad if i must say so myself i had my girl mask them for me

[alkoholikwun]

so whats easier:
-painting the high beam yellow, then mask it to paint the housing black
-or-
-paint the housing black, then mask that to paint the high beam yellow

-also, there should be no trace of chrome left in the "high beam" housing correct? (if yellow coating the high beam)
-and last but not least, how are the light outputs from the low beam and high beam afterwards?

[popeyeamac]

so whats easier:
-painting the high beam yellow, then mask it to paint the housing black
-or-
-paint the housing black, then mask that to paint the high beam yellow

-also, there should be no trace of chrome left in the "high beam" housing correct? (if yellow coating the high beam)
-and last but not least, how are the light outputs from the low beam and high beam afterwards?

from bottom to top lol easiest to readlol:

high beam when yellow depends on how many coats you put on it but still isnt as bright as it was before all is done

there can still be chrome on the top and bottom but thats a pregerence


and easiest wa i found is to mask everything and paint it blackand then when done with that do the yellow

[CB7IceMan]

will a blow dryer help separate the glass part of the head lights?

[popeyeamac]

yEA a blowdryre will but it might take a lil longer than the oven best bet is the oven

[i-07]

hey the head lights on a cd5 should be able to be blackhoused the same way right??

[xprojectcb7x]

funny how ive been looking for that krylon stained glass yellow for sooooo long and i didnt realize yall are using the orangish color.

ive had a brand new can of that for a long time. didnt know it looked yellow after its done

[Hostile]

Just did mine two days ago with a heat gun and it came oout really good. I put the silver star 9005 and the light output is better than before. The only thing that sucked was that the driver side light chrome was a little faded from old age.