Be Carefull when painting your headlights!!!

[PHXLavaVibe]

Well, chalk one up for the village idiot!Last month I took apart my headlights and painted the inner housings black. It looked awesome and I am glad I took the chance to do it.This weekend was the first time I washed the car since painting the headlights. You find out real quick just how well you re-sealed your lights when you wash your car.Everything was going fine at first but then, while I was waxing my car I noticed that the driver side headlight was completely fogged up inside. I threw my normal hissy fit and decided to take the driver side light off again and fix the problem. The passenger side light looked fine until I managed to get the one on the driver side off the car, then I noticed that the passenger side light was starting to fog up as well.Needless to say, I spent my whole Saturday disassembling the headlights, drying them, touching up some of the paint and re-sealing them. This time I actually went to Checker Auto and bought some PCV waterproof silicone adheasive/sealant. Last time I just reheated the factory sealant and pressed the housings back together.Ohh well. At least this time there is more than enough sealant to keep water out.

[rAERRK]

This thread is missing something

[scherry2]

Quote, originally posted by rAERRK »This thread is missing somethingthe part where he says "the silicone sealant didn't hold the lamp housing together and it fell apart?"or pics?

[PHXLavaVibe]

Hmmm...It doesn't make much sense to me either now that I re-read it.Basically I was trying to say that the headlights didn't seal right after I originally took them apart and painted them. The first time I just re-heated the housings and pressed them back together (using the original factory sealant). This time I bought some good Silicon sealant and it works great!After giving it the proper 24hr curing period, it is now completely water proof. I wish I had done this the first time.Here's a pic for you:

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[rAERRK]

Quote, originally posted by scherry2 »the part where he says "the silicone sealant didn't hold the lamp housing together and it fell apart?"or pics? Srsly?

[Kari]

huh?

[PHXLavaVibe]

I have no idea what these people are talking about. I thought it was a pretty simple post myself.

[damronjr]

Quote, originally posted by PHXLavaVibe »I have no idea what these people are talking about. I thought it was a pretty simple post myself.Don't worry, it's a rAERRK thing! Your post was very informative and very well explained! Thanks for the heads up for those that might try this down the road!

[northvibe]

i thought i knew what was going on....now im confused about being confused..... hey goot tip!

[Merzbow]

That looks fabulous...maybe a new project to look forward to in the spring for me!We people of the north do not have the luxury of warmth

[scherry2]

Quote, originally posted by rAERRK »Srsly?merzbow said something was missing. so I just thought it was a picture, the other part about the headlamp falling apart was tongue in cheek. I couldn't fine anything missing in the origional post except for the picture.

[PHXLavaVibe]

Okay, so I didn't miss anything. I feel better now. Time to go home for the holidays. I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas.

[scherry2]

Quote, originally posted by PHXLavaVibe » I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas.you too! and the headlamps look great.

[binary]

The finished product looks great! Now I know what to do when I do mine... sealant!