who is gonna be the first person to "bake" the headlights?

[birdy]

Who is gonna be the first to do the mod that makes any car look better?

props to whoever knows what I am talking about haha

I am doing it as soon as I get mine.

[DJ_SpaRky]

Black lights on a black car with black wheels....starting to see a tread?? LOL

I'll end up doing mine, but I need to get the car 1st

[celica girl]

I'm too scared to do it!

[birdy]

its not hard to do, I have done every car I have ever owned.

[jcove]

Who is gonna be the first to do the mod that makes any car look better?

props to whoever knows what I am talking about haha

I am doing it as soon as I get mine.


Not sure what you mean here? How do you "bake" the lights?

[Sp33dY]

This is an old DIY i did on my echo ...
http://www.oztoyota.com/technical/diy/bakedlights/
basially u paint the inside of the lights BLACK (or whatever colour your want).

The term BAKED is used, cos most people put the headlights in an oven on BAKE to get the headlights apart to paint them :)

[DJ_SpaRky]

nice write up.

I've seen it done on other cars & some look good, & others don't, so we'll see if I do it or not, but back to the "I gotta get the car first" issue. LOL

[Master]

ricey!

[jcove]

This is an old DIY i did on my echo ...
http://www.oztoyota.com/technical/diy/bakedlights/
basially u paint the inside of the lights BLACK (or whatever colour your want).

The term BAKED is used, cos most people put the headlights in an oven on BAKE to get the headlights apart to paint them :)

Nice car!!! Love the pics on your site!!!:thumbup: :thumbsup: :bow:

I like the look. I've seen it before, but I didn't realize what it was called. Very nice.

[birdy]

ricey!
:confused:

it makes it cleaner

[Sp33dY]

:confused:

it makes it cleaner

Depends on the car .... and the type of headlight assembly ... in some cases it cheapens the look fo the car .... and if you are looking for JDM styling, baking them is the first way to ruin that 'just out of the factory' JDM look :P

[DJ_SpaRky]

:confused:

it makes it cleaner

esp. on Black or White cars.

[why?]

It is the way the cars should come from the factory.

[jcove]

It is the way the cars should come from the factory.

:iono:

The jury's still out on this one for me. I'll have to see one before I run out and do it. I like the look, but I'm not so sure it would be good on the colour I have, the "Tuscan Sunset". (I know that's not what it's called in Canada, but I like the name better than Orange metalic mica or whatever it's called again.)

(Copper orange mica?)

[birdy]

here is my car right now with it, looks 100% better than stock
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/superbirdy/ireallyamaricer2.jpg

[GD-RS]

I agree with Celica Girl...I think it look Sh*t Hot but I don't think I have the balls to put my lights in the oven etc... Once someone does it to their Yaris I'll think about it.

[why?]

:iono:

The jury's still out on this one for me. I'll have to see one before I run out and do it. I like the look, but I'm not so sure it would be good on the colour I have, the "Tuscan Sunset". (I know that's not what it's called in Canada, but I like the name better than Orange metalic mica or whatever it's called again.)

(Copper orange mica?)

Wouldn't it be cool to have the background plastic of the lights body colored instead of the icky color they are now?

[jcove]

Wouldn't it be cool to have the background plastic of the lights body colored instead of the icky color they are now?


OH YA!!! :thumbup:

[jcove]

I also agree with Celica Girl and GD-RS. I don't have the guts to do it either.

I'll just wait until it comes out for aftermarket.....(wishful thinking)

[birdy]

Wouldn't it be cool to have the background plastic of the lights body colored instead of the icky color they are now?
you can do that

go to paintscratch.com and get a spray can of body color and make sure you get clear high temp paint and paint over it.

[why?]

That is what I am saying. It is a good idea. Now if only that factory did it for us...

[hoahmaru]

Wouldn't it be cool to have the background plastic of the lights body colored instead of the icky color they are now?

That's like the Honda Fits. I really like that idea as well.

[Master]

wha? still ricey...y'all need to grow up

[why?]

yea right. And that ugly color looks OH SO Good, right?

[jcove]

wha? still ricey...y'all need to grow up

Heh, to each his own right. You want to have choices right? Everyone like's something different, colour, five door vs three door.... Some like rice, some don't.:thumbup:

[stuffy]

my car is silver, so it would look the same anyway

[H2XcapePod]

ricey my ass. Plenty cars come from the factorry with and and more should, I can't stand all that damn chrome especially with headlight as large as ours. I did it on my stratus and loved it!
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/azdai2k/IMG_1002.jpg

[daq421]

Um... I just do not understand these cosmetic changes, all they do is lower the value of the car. Engine, exhaust, and suspension mods I get, better performance is just that: Better!. But this obsession with neon, chrome, wings, pinstripes, and so on just leaves me scratching my head. It just seems like a lot of work for no real benefit.. In my opinion that time and money is far better on sound or performance upgrades.

But hey, too each their own... it's your car do to it what you will!

[mikeukrainetz]

The yaris is one of those cars people will probably tend to hold onto and enjoy for longer periods of time. Those who mod whether cosmetic or otherwise. Those who leave their cars alone will undoubtedly be the ones more concerned with resale value than enjoyment (not that you wont enjoy driving it). I for one wont be one who trades my yaris in for a Lexus or BMW so im not terribly concerned with resale.

[daq421]

The yaris is one of those cars people will probably tend to hold onto and enjoy for longer periods of time. Those who mod whether cosmetic or otherwise. Those who leave their cars alone will undoubtedly be the ones more concerned with resale value than enjoyment (not that you wont enjoy driving it). I for one wont be one who trades my yaris in for a Lexus or BMW so im not terribly concerned with resale.


I guess I'm not worried about resale (I'm gonna drive this lil' beast til it drops) but I still don't get cosmetic shiny bits... The money is so much better invested under the hood or in the Tires & wheels or in the sound system or in a GPS or... well you see what I'm saying...

-Peter

[yuri2002]

Where can I buy OEM replacement headlight unit? Is the car dealer the only place I can buy them? Also, is the European Vitz headlight the same size as the US verison?

[MrMondayNite]

I too have baked headlights,not to paint them, but to take out the amber reflector in my ol' 2001 Civic. Gave it a much cleaner look in my opinion. Not sure if I would do it again though.

[Kitt]

Done!
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/images/funkygarage/10/09.JPG

[Walter]

I did mine about 2 weeks ago. Ill take some pics and post them up... it was nice to get rid of the reflector too!

[Impresive-G]

Ive been waiting to do mine but havent had the time to do it since im alway driving out or busy.

[elsteverino889]

I dont recomend baking your headlight because a guy in my car club with a chevy colorado truck, we decided to bake his tail lights and his casing for his turning signals. After the baking process we put really good silicon glue to put them back 2gether and the next day the headlights were perfect because we took the yellow piece out but the casing of the turning signals had fogged up the next day and by the next day the lense fell off.

[gravylegs]

walter, any pics yet?

[Yaris TTE JWRC]

I dont think to bake the headlight with the oem yaris head light would look good, u arent going to get the SUBARU look, i will say stick with the oem now, and im sure some new aftermarket headlamp will come out, just like the old yaris in europe/ old vitz in Japan.

[Impresive-G]

I dont think to bake the headlight with the oem yaris head light would look good, u arent going to get the SUBARU look, i will say stick with the oem now, and im sure some new aftermarket headlamp will come out, just like the old yaris in europe/ old vitz in Japan.

TEH SUBARU LOOK IS NOT THE SUBARU LOOK. ITS JUST THE JDM LOOK.

LOOK HOW SICK IT LOOKS ON THIS RED 5DR.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/iloveboost/yaris.jpg

[Yaris TTE JWRC]

TEH SUBARU LOOK IS NOT THE SUBARU LOOK. ITS JUST THE JDM LOOK.

LOOK HOW SICK IT LOOKS ON THIS RED 5DR.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/iloveboost/yaris.jpg

the pic is not showing the headlamp good? looks like the headlights being window tinted, because it is now dark enough, so looks like a tinted window, doesnt look professional to me, i would rather have a headlight conversion, such as the Ford Focus RS

http://www.hella.com/produktion/HellaPortal/WebSite/Internet_usa/ProductsServices/Images/Focus-compare.jpg

[Impresive-G]

Lol. the lights are smoked. not tinted. I can see it already. the lights come close enough to the ep3 lights.

That focus lighting is just rice and can give you a higher chance of having a light bulb crack from a rock.

but hey, w/e turns you on. =P

[spkrman]

focus looks sweet :)

[Blenjar]

Make a DIY with lots of pictures..

-- Blen

[Walter]

walter, any pics yet?


In my garage, there are 4 pics of my headlamps and my front end paint... :biggrin:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/images/funkygarage/117/Spam%20Man%20004.jpg

[Yaris TTE JWRC]

In my garage, there are 4 pics of my headlamps and my front end paint... :biggrin:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/images/funkygarage/117/Spam%20Man%20004.jpg

that looks cool, like the new VW GTI, did you painted urself???

good work:cool: