DIY 2006-2011 Blacked-out Hatchback headlight housing

[GibbsYaris07]

This weekend I blacked out my headlights. I couldn't find a DIY so based on past headlight from past vehicles I did it myself.

1. I did the usual dropping the bumper and removed the headlight housing (removed all bulbs)

2. I preheated my oven to 250 degrees, then baked for 5 minutes.

3. After 5 mins, I carefully removed the housing and with a flathead screwdriver I pried off the plastic lens along with carefully removing the amber reflectors. Watch out for the sticky adhesive. Repeat steps for the other housing

4. Now its time to mast off all the reflective areas to avoid overspray.

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5. This is when I applied a light sand and then a layer of primer. I let it dry overnight, then the next morning, I applied three coats of gloss black.

6. Once dryed (after 2 hours), I applied additional black adhesive, put them back together then baked each housing for 3-5 mins just to secure the housing clips.

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7. Time to reinstall the headlights. To top it off, I performed a oxidation clearcoat cleaning and it turned out looking good.

8. Im done
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Thank you for checking out my first DIY on this forum. I'm relatively new here and I already received helpful advice from fellow members. I hope I could return the same.