Painting the rim of a parking light housing

[mikeykey]

I just got these in the mail and want to paint the rims of them black to match my grill.

Any advice on painting them, there plastic. I would prefer do it myself than take it somewhere

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe002.jpg

[haks310]

I would rough up the rim with some sand paper the spray it with some Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter and then your black.

[nytahoe]

tape off the lense, use like 600 wet sand paper

[96ProCompTahoe]

they look like the metal trim rings like on the first set i got, they pop off if theat the case.

if not tape off the lense, sand, and paint.

[mikeykey]

Spent some time today and painted the parking lights and corner lights. I can't believe how good it turned out. I ended up using krylon fusion for plastic.

roughed the surface with 400 grit sand paper.


http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe011.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe006.jpg

taped the areas up with regular painters tape.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe007.jpg

Razored off the excess tape
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe012.jpg

Then flipped it over and painted it
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe013.jpg

Finished product
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe016.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe014.jpg

[AtomicHoe094]

looks pretty damn good

[96ProCompTahoe]

very nice!

[mikeykey]

looks better in person!!! I was just in a rush to throw the grill back on because I had plans. I'll try and take a picture tomorrow of it finished and installed.

I went from faded, shitty headlights, fog lights and corners to a really nice HID headlights, LED turn signals and clear corners in one day. Only set me back around $300 for everything too.

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While I was at it, I went ahead and did the top reflector project too. Its almost impossible not to scrape the inside plastic with the drill bit when doing it and with clear corners it shows more. I haven't ordered my 194 LED bulbs yet for it, but i think with the bulbs in, it will camo the small scrapes I did.

[tast101]

looks good.

[haks310]

Can't wait to see the pics!

haha top reflector mod FTW!

[mikeykey]

no likey top reflector mod huh?

I'm optimistic

[haks310]

I have it done, I did a write-up on it over at TF.

What color bulbs did you get for the reflectors?

[mikeykey]

I haven't ordered any yet. I'm leaning towards white, but think orange might look cool. Not sure

[jomulk56]

Looks good. Glad you had luck with that fusion junk. I tried painting some plastic trim for my car and it turned out like crap.

[AtomicHoe094]

where did you buy your headlights from??

[1999hoe]

pics on the truck?

[haks310]

Yeah, I think amber would look nice, match the parking lights. Would just make sure the base is clear, like this:
http://v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/CornerSide-Marker-LED/Amber-LED/2-SUPER-AMBER-6-LED-LIGHT-p4481074-1-2.html

Also, if I had known you bought those corners I would of told you to silicone them, I had the same ones and they manage to get water in them.

I think he went ahead and bought the TYC HID kit.

[mikeykey]

everything was from Ebay......I know, I know...we all hate Ebay but I found the best price on everything there.

HID Headlights
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400047090990&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

LED Parking lights
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310143151475&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

Corners
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270393708676&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

everyone listed I gave good feedback, however everything took about 10 days to arrive.

[haks310]

Yeah, just silicone the corners to be safe because they will start to collect water and the chrome will start to peel off. Either that or just drill some drain holes.

[AtomicHoe094]

wheres the pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mikeykey]

I still need to paint the screws heads on the parking lights and order LED bulbs to fill the corners.

I have my billet inserts off as well because the paint is flaking off and im debating having them powder coated all black instead of chrome and black. What do you guys think. I'm "murdering" it out, so im thinking i might just keep the bow tie chrome and everything else black.

Next project.....taking off them bumpers and powder coating those black too!

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe028.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe029.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe027.jpg

you can see the scrape I was previously talking about. Thinking about it now, I should have used my drill press and not tried to free hand it.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe030.jpg

The billet inserts. from this pic, it looks ok but not the next pic.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe031.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/tahoe032.jpg

[96ProCompTahoe]

looks good! i'd powdercoat the inserts.

[AtomicHoe094]

looks really good. keep up the good work.. youll have to get some nite shots with your camera and truck soon too. How did those headlights go in? after redoing mine, i notice peoples headlights are always cocked up and down side to side.. yours look good tho.. the adjusters and shit always strip on them, but yours dont look to bad!
bumpers would look tits powdercoated!
PS> id take that bug deflector off : )

[mikeykey]

my old headlights adjustments stripped out too. I spent a lot of time aligning these. I must have put on and taken off the grill 100 times.

Night shots for sure in the near future. I like it due to the fact that it makes it look really clean.

[AtomicHoe094]

deff pays off to do shit more then once ; )

[mikeykey]

wheres the best place to find black rims online? I'm not specifically looking to buy online, but want to look and find the style i want?

All I keep finding is American Racing. maybe I'll start a new thread....

[AtomicHoe094]

did you ever get that top bulb in?? of your corner lights?

[haks310]

LoL they have been in. Did you want a picture, I think I have a couple of mine.

[roadrageror]

Looks good. I'm doing a 98 conversion on my girlfriends 88 chev tomorrow, got the whole kit from c/k resto. Hope it looks that nice. I'll throw up a before/after pic when done.

[efeeloc]

looks good man!

[mikeykey]

did you ever get that top bulb in?? of your corner lights?

No...never got of my ass and ordered the bulbs yet. Maybe payday this week. I figured if im going to order from them, might as well order everything from exterior to interior i need to do the job.

[AtomicHoe094]

LoL they have been in. Did you want a picture, I think I have a couple of mine.

shhhurre.. thanks

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No...never got of my ass and ordered the bulbs yet. Maybe payday this week. I figured if im going to order from them, might as well order everything from exterior to interior i need to do the job.

well get your lazy ass up and do it.. lol

[haks310]

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn136/richaks310/reflector3.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn136/richaks310/reflector.jpg

[AtomicHoe094]

thats a pretty cool mod you got there.. did you tap into the wire in the corner light below it??

[haks310]

Yeah, just a simple tap. Damn, surprised you did not see the write up I did on it over at TF.

[AtomicHoe094]

ahha noppe.. must of been banned.. haha..

[TahoeGoBoom]

i went the other way with my corners.. mine dont function well. lmao

[mikeykey]

After taking the parking lights out, I accidentally put one upside down and, of course, it rained that night. We’ll needless to say the light filled up with water and ruined the inner chrome. After pouring out the water, the plastic chroming started flaking out like crazy.

I was able to return the light but now I’m back to square one with parking lights.

I was thinking about these:
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.aspx?category|category_root|-26=Lighting&category|cat_-26|143=Clear+Corner+Lenses&partfamilyid=6234

But was thinking maybe just going back to the ole crystal clear w/ LED bulbs inside.

What do you think?

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http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/lights001new.jpg

[AtomicHoe094]

youll pay a hefty price on those LEDS. but dang that sucks. water really took a toll on that light huh? sucks

[mikeykey]

Yeah, it screwed them up pretty bad. I know i'd fork out $200 for the lights but the other option (clear euro with led bulbs) would put me pretty close i'm guessing.

Perplexed....

[haks310]

Yeah, a nice pair of TYC parking lamps will run you $60 and two sets of nice LEDs for $110.

[mikeykey]

Well, just ordered the one's from Stylintrucks..... I did however find a $10 coupon off for any order though (enews).

I just paid more for my parking lights than I did my TYC HID headlights...now that sucks...

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btw, the first cheaper LED parking/bumper lights were not that bright either. Just in case someone else was looking to buy some similar.

[qlc1964]

i know what mean with drilling into the top marker light i used

a step bit and came close to hitting the lense. will the 194 l.e.d

fit in that top hole and they ars brighter to? i took the amber

out the top and tried the white i will be changing it back to amber.

[AtomicHoe094]

whered you get your TYCs at?? headlights

[mikeykey]

Atomic, look up "carpartnation" on ebay. I bought them from them for $120 i think. He sells them for $130, but has a "make an offer" thing on his page. I've heard he'll go as low as $110. I should have tried lower.

[qlc1964]

i can't remember the co. on ebay where i got mine but be sure

the head lights are glass not plastic like the ones i use to have

[mikeykey]

The TYC lights are plastic lensed and im am nothing but happy with them.

I had the cheap plastic lenses before and they were useless. Leaked and the lense almost came off. Its all about quality with headlights, but if they are plastic or glass.

The TYC light is completly different. I was going to go glass too, but am glad i listen to some guys on here.

[AtomicHoe094]

deff worth 110 bucks then? i need some head lights bad, but wanted black housings :(

[foreverfalcon40]

Looks bitchen!

[haks310]

Buy'em!

You can get them with the HID kit or without...around $240 and $140, respectively.

[AtomicHoe094]

are the hids worth the extra 100 bucks? any one have pics of theres at nite?

[haks310]

If I were to do it over I would buy the headlights without the HID kit. The color temp is 4300K, while this offers the most lumens I do not like the color. I have LEDs in the parking lights and they yellow out the HIDs. I will be replacing the kit with a 8000K 55W one. You will be legal if you get the headlights with the HID kit though.

[AtomicHoe094]

legal?? lol.. where are you buying your new hid kit at?

[haks310]

Yeah the TYCs with the HID kit are DOT and SAE legal.

DDM Tuning, already coming in.

[TahoeGoBoom]

I bought my HIDs, now im gettin clears with no HID kit. mostly cuz i wanted 8000k and not the 4300k that comes with it.

[AtomicHoe094]

so it seems like everyones or well 2 people are taking out the hids that come with the TYCs.. maybe if i order TYC without the hids one of you will hook me up with their old set? :)

[haks310]

The only problem with that would be the fact that you will be missing the wiring harness. You can still do the kit without it though, but you will not have the 4 Hi mod and your wiring might not be up to it.

[AtomicHoe094]

ahh pisss out my ass!

[Dr. Overkill]

Yeah the TYCs with the HID kit are DOT and SAE legal.

DDM Tuning, already coming in.

I wonder how TYC managed that. They're not projectors so they must have achieved the top cutoff through some other means.

I've really got to go over to DDM. They're like 5-10 minute drive from my work. Want to upgrade my wife's car's lights.

[haks310]

They use D1R bulbs along with a HID reflector. Most Lincoln vehicles with HIDs use this.

Projectors use a D1S bulbs. This is what you are starting to see more and more of.

[mikeykey]

This is the HID TYC headlight I got off Ebay from carpartnation. They sell for max $130. There is no "extra" cost for HID. I'm not to sure where you guys got the $200 number from.

The only complainant I have is as you can see the high beams are not HID's, which I was quickly told they never are. I think Hak's has a link though to get some bulbs that look like HID's for the high beam.


http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/nbpdmjk/v011.jpg

[haks310]

Carpartnation sells the TYC HID headlights for $250 then has the "Make Offer" option, always has. The TYC headlight housings without the HID kit are around $140, depending where you get them from.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-99-CHEVY-PICKUP-TRUCK-SUBURBAN-HID-CLEAR-HEAD-LIGHTS_W0QQitemZ400061260308QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMot ors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5d2582621 4&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A2148


And these are the bulbs:
http://hirheadlights.com/

[mikeykey]

I just checked my ebay account and I stand corrected...my bad.

Hak's post above is correct. Always make the offer for at the most $210, since he's accepting that right of the bat.

Worth every cent.

[AtomicHoe094]

do you guys have a night shot like at whats in front of you? mine right now are 2 like blobs right 10 feet in front of my truck lol.. my fogs are more efficient then the headlights.. HAHA damn cheap ass lights..

So is it worth to get the hids 210 or the other for 140 and get bulbs for it??

[haks310]

No pictures.

I have driven my brothers Tahoe and I do not know how the fuck he sees at night. He drove mine and now he wants to get the same kit and install HIDs in his wife's Altima.

They are worth the money, only reason I am changing the HID kit is because I do not like the color, I have LED parking lights and they are bluer than the HIDs. The HIDs are 4300K and the LEDs are "comparable to 6000K HIDs". If I was running amber bulbs I would not mind.

[AtomicHoe094]

igotcha, hmm thanks for the info there.. helped me out a bit..