Painted Headlights

[Stove]

I haven't worked on my Yaris or been on here for quite a long time. I'm finally back to a place where I can work on my car. This weekends project was painting the unnecessary shiny bits in the headlight housings.
Before and after pics.

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[ilikerice]

I have mixed feelings about this....

[deathwisher]

I think there has to be more "black" in your colour scheme to match those painted headlights.

[NZ-FE Vios]

I like it. Get your windows tinted to match. But I think painted headlights always look good. Adds finer lines to the front end. Looks nice tho again. Cheers. Want to do mine?

[yaris2010RS]

u did a very nice job, if i didnt have to drive my car everyday i would definatly do this

[KCALB SIRAY]

Get some eye lids and I think it will look even better. Nice job!!

[403RS]

Would love to do this on my black pearl!

[Stove]

u did a very nice job, if i didnt have to drive my car everyday i would definatly do this

Would love to do this on my black pearl!

Its not that hard to do. I did one light on Saturday and the other on Sunday. It took me about 3.5 hours per light.

I used the HID Install thread to disassemble the light. Yaris LB HID Installation (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22124&highlight=HID+installation)

Two differences, I didn't completely remove the front bumper, I left the bottom bots/fasteners in place and lightly pulled it out of the way to remove the light. I didn't bake/heat the light housings, I was able to work the lights apart and cut the sealant as I went.

FYI if you end up doing this:
The chrome finish on the housings is really easy to scratch. Wiping it with anything other than a really soft cloth will dull the finish and leave scratches. The masking tape didn't leave any blemishes but I was careful to place it and not move it when it was partially stuck down.

Finger prints are a pain to get off of the housing, don't touch any part that you aren't planning on painting and wear clean latex gloves while disassembling, masking and reassembling the light.

[cali yaris]

excellent - I think it looks great.

[bzinn 1]

I like em.....looks really good.

[catliektheif]

I didn't bake/heat the light housings, I was able to work the lights apart and cut the sealant as I went.


how did you seal it back up?

[Stove]

how did you seal it back up?

High Temp Silicone. I used it sparingly around the joint between the lens and the lower housing after I reassembled them. I wanted to be able to separate the parts easily if I decide later to add some LED's or do something else to dress them up little. If I end up with a little condensation in them, I'll pull them and reseal them.

[JBougie]

I painted mine also - and I took out the amber inserts .... with the amber being out of there, it really made a *huge* difference and made it look a *ton* better, IMO. Nice job though :)

[NZ-FE Vios]

I painted mine also - and I took out the amber inserts .... with the amber being out of there, it really made a *huge* difference and made it look a *ton* better, IMO. Nice job though :)

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[JBougie]

haha fair enough ....

here is one from this morning (my car got wrecked, so its filthy and I just went out and snapped a shot real fast, so I apologize for the lack of quality photgraphy here...)

[JBougie]

lol - I am still in my PJs, I didn't notice that showed up in the pic. Oops. Oh well, I work from home - I have an excuse :P

Here is also a picture farther away:

[NZ-FE Vios]

Looks so good. This mod has been around for at least a decade. Never ceases to amaze me how much a difference it makes. Cheers

[JBougie]

I had projectors, and they didn't work - and with the lack of aftermarket options available; I said "screw it" and just painted them. The car wasn't but a month old when I did it, and it was still wasn't set fully so I just pulled them apart with my hands and a pry tool; very little effort was involved in it. And just taping them off and I sprayed mine with black chrome which I think added a little bit of depth to it (I'm a nerd) and made it a bit different from the norm.

I love how they turned out, and now I will never replace them because I love them so much :)

[Betrivent]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought "Why not just straight up retrofit to projectors?".

Great job, and that's exactly why I think you can do a real good retrofit.

[JBougie]

^ aren't retrofits HIDs? Maybe I'm just confused.

[catliektheif]

lol - I am still in my PJs, I didn't notice that showed up in the pic. Oops. Oh well, I work from home - I have an excuse :P

Here is also a picture farther away:

your car is so tight.

[Betrivent]

^ aren't retrofits HIDs? Maybe I'm just confused.

Well retrofits are hids.. in the sense that they're MEANT for HIDs. You could very well run normal bulbs in a retrofit but that's kind of a huge waste.