Cheap way to yellow headlights

[Madness]

Go to Hobby Lobby, Wal-Mart :fu: , or anywhere that sells Krylon spray paint

and pick up a can of Yellow X-Metals paint. (Although i think they are going

to discontinue it :confused: )

 

Spray right onto your current headlights. Multiple light coats are best.

 

Let it dry and spray on a few coats of Clear Dupli-color Engine Enamel. The

more coats of clear the more durable it will be.

 

There you go, a cheap easy way to get yellow headlights. From testing on

several vehicles, the paint does a pretty good job of holding on even though

its on glass. Just don't be tailgating any dump trucks.

 

 

 

 

[Bob3]

COOL ! Thanks for the idea.;)

[jefe de jefes]

yeah,pretty cool. Did you scuff them before painting?

[datzenmike]

Scuffing would make them opaque like a frosted 60 watt bulb. Definitely de-grease. Maybe a coat of clear first if it holds better. Then the tint and then the clear.??

[Jester]

That looks pretty sweet. I might just try that. Get the look but still have high beams that are worth a shit.

 

Thanks Madness.

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Stained glass paint will also work. Remember with every coat it will get a bit darker. Thanks for the writeup & pix. D-mike your right just degrease 1st then spray away.

[scooter]

sweet i'm going to try this tomorrow

[rat tail dragger]

hey fellow ratsuns i went to napa and got 2 high beam headlights amber for $44 bucks for both for the 620 that is

[motavated]

You can also "red" out lights with Testors Spray paintTransparent Candy Apple Red 3 oz. Product # tes1605. for like 4 bucks a can.

My rear 4runner lights were amber and red. Now there all red! Really nice!!!

 

How can you smoke "black" out lights though for cheap?

 

I think I found one cheap! But I dont know if it works...

 

[djmoreron]

this stuff seems to work well for blacking out your lights

 

VHT Nightshades Spray Tint

 

http://www.modernperformance.com/product_info.php?cPath=174_320_321&products_id=1779

[510er]

hey fellow ratsuns i went to napa and got 2 high beam headlights amber for $44 bucks for both for the 620 that is

 

whats the part number for those lights you got?

[jesusno2]

Crazy I never seen that kinda krylon in my life !

[Llittle_Llama]

VHT is alright, i dont use it personally though....

[zerow]

You can also "red" out lights with Testors Spray paintTransparent Candy Apple Red 3 oz. Product # tes1605. for like 4 bucks a can.

My rear 4runner lights were amber and red. Now there all red! Really nice!!!

 

How can you smoke "black" out lights though for cheap?

 

I think I found one cheap! But I dont know if it works...

 

 

Just don't red out the front lights - definite cop-getter everytime:eek:

[Llittle_Llama]

lol, thought we all knew that, but glad you said it!

[brysjclue]

hey fellow ratsuns i went to napa and got 2 high beam headlights amber for $44 bucks for both for the 620 that is

 

 

let us know what part number!!!

[71DIMER]

Yeah I used this small $20 can of this Japanese glass paint. I bought it at some import shop. Here's some old pics of when I first did mine about 16 months ago. One thing to remember is that this paint doesn't hold up to the sun all that well. They faided pretty bad so I just hit them up again with a few coats and they're good as new. Beats paying big bucks to get the 'look'.

 

Here they are before:

 

First Coat:

Second Coat:

Third Coat:

Fourth Coat:

Fifth Coat (ran out):

All Dry

On Dime:

Edited November 17, 2008 by 71DIMER

[brysjclue]

sweet thanx for the whrite up 71dimer!!!

[ariascarlos1990]

You thinkin about doin this brysjclue?

[brysjclue]

the thought may have crossed my mind... did you want to do them too, cuz if i do them i think im going to get band new lights from work and paint them so i can take my time on it...

[71DIMER]

OH CRAP...I just remembered that the ones I did first (in above post) I did using a $20 Japanese headlight paint...you'll find some on ebay or some import shops. I say don't waste your money. I did these below for my 521 with regular old Krylon stained glass paint, it's a lot cheaper and you get a LOT more than that tiny $20 can. Sorry for any confusion.

 

No problem, here's some regular old style Sylvania sealed beams I did for my old 521...using a stained glass paint. I saw no difference between the two.

 

Here they are OFF:

 

Here they are ON:

 

On both of my Ratsuns

Edited November 17, 2008 by 71DIMER
I remembered which paint I used on these.

[ariascarlos1990]

Or you could get the film and do it this way. They wont fade, chip, ware off, or anything like that!

 

[Madness]

Hobby shops have a lot of really cool candy colors that can be used on anything clear.

 

If you want tint, look for RC car spray window tint. It holds up really well because it etches itself into the plastic.

 

 

I used the testors red candy on my 92 GTI back in the day and it still looked good for years after.

 

[71DIMER]

Or you could get the film and do it this way. They wont fade, chip, ware off, or anything like that!

 

I'd love to see your lights upclose, can you post some upclose pics? Is the film perfectly smooth and see thru or is it hazy and crimped around the lights?

[ariascarlos1990]

Ill get pictures tomorrow its dark right now and my camera doesn't like to focus in the dark.

 

aight