Headlight painting project complete

[Epastor01]

Trying to find ways to keep myself entertained during the COVID-19 quarantine I decided to give this a shot:

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[Epastor01]

Before and after:

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[Epastor01]

Mid process:

 

[Tessaract]

I like it. Imparts a slightly more dangerous look.

 

[Akikiki]

Yes, but speaking of dangerous. Isn't blocking that air louver vent to the front also? Let me help. Yes, I believe it is.

 

[nomis_nehc]

Tesla headlights are regular butyl and not permaseal?

 

[nguyentoogood]

it's permaseal

 

[jimtelsa]

Great job! This is number one on my list
Hook me up

 

[Doanster1]

Nice job/looks great! I never had the patience to do this as the front bumper needs to be (partially) dismantled, then baking the headlights, etc. to even begin the job.
I did a diff COVID19/lockdown project that I’m about to post about.

 

[akng126]

Trying to find ways to keep myself entertained during the COVID-19 quarantine I decided to give this a shot:

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i like what you did to the nose cone there. Very clean. Did you wrap it yourself ? I might give this headlight project a try, looks hella nice

 

[BlueOvalFan]

Very nice. What kind of paint and what sheen did you use...?

 

[Epastor01]

Great job! This is number one on my list
Hook me up

Thanks! I followed this video by @nguyentoogood:

and also this other by GRC lights:

Nice job/looks great! I never had the patience to do this as the front bumper needs to be (partially) dismantled, then baking the headlights, etc. to even begin the job.
I did a diff COVID19/lockdown project that I’m about to post about.

Thanks! It is honestly a lot of work and the only reason I did it myself was to keep myself busy during the quarantine! If you like the look I recommend https://www.facebook.com/GRC-Lights-234566457371182/, they’ll do a 10x better job for a very reasonable price!

i like what you did to the nose cone there. Very clean. Did you wrap it yourself ? I might give this headlight project a try, looks hella nice

Thanks! Yeah I wrapped the nosecone with VViViD Satin Flat Matte Stealth Jet Black: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FXYG3YU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZpGKEbQAY9YWK

Very nice. What kind of paint and what sheen did you use...?

Thanks! I used Rust-Oleum 249061 Painter's Touch Multi Purpose Spray Paint, 12-Ounce, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BWORSG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_lsGKEbZQ7BXHX to delete the chrome and Rust-Oleum 1903830 Frosted Glass Spray Paint, 11 oz, Frosted Glass https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009XCKBA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GtGKEbWMMY1P9 for the DLRs and turn lights

 

[Epastor01]

I had to remove my bumper so I could debug what I think is an issue with the air suspension and I used the chance to black out the last few remaining chrome parts (base of the nosecone and air louvers), I think this completes the look quite nicely:

 

[random155]

Very Very Nice. Great job. And thank you for removing the license plate from in front of the vent. Looks so much better now

 

[Shadious]

This project looks awesome! Just curious about the light output with the lenses black instead of reflective chrome. Did you notice any degradation ? In the video you mentioned replacing the bulbs as well- what bulbs did you end up using?

 

[nomis_nehc]

This project looks awesome! Just curious about the light output with the lenses black instead of reflective chrome. Did you notice any degradation ? In the video you mentioned replacing the bulbs as well- what bulbs did you end up using?

It shouldn't since pre facelift is projector based lighting.

 

[EvilHeadlights]

This project looks awesome! Just curious about the light output with the lenses black instead of reflective chrome. Did you notice any degradation ? In the video you mentioned replacing the bulbs as well- what bulbs did you end up using?

It doesn't affect the light output at all. The beam doesn't to fully disburse until a couple of feet in front of the car.

Kudos for your DIY! Came out great.
We've done many of these builds as well! If anyone is interested we have core sets in stock so there is 0 down time for the vehicle

 

[Dsancho]

Trying to find ways to keep myself entertained during the COVID-19 quarantine I decided to give this a shot:

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Looks good. How much to do my headlights? Lol

 

[Nick70d]

Done mine