Joey headlight mod question...

[iwaslowr]

I'm wondering if this mod for my Yukon would look better painted black?.. or color-matched to white?

I know mine is different, but here's a white Tahoe that also has dark tinted windows (Chad Lewis I think) and the black in the headlights doesn't look bad on white

Thanks DW for the link to this mod! http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/cadillac-escalade-ext-esv-forum-2007/126935-how-joey-mod-black-clear-your.html

 

[Lil CacAzn Nick]

id love to do this to my tahoe as well.
it looks great.

 

[turboeclips]

go with the black.. that looks good IMO.

if it wasn't such a pain to work with these headlights I would probably do it also.... looks sweet.

 

[yolo]

is this the mod where you heat up the light in an oven and pull it apart?

 

[Effeckt]

I think the black looks good as well. Give it a shot IMO!

 

[iwaslowr]

is this the mod where you heat up the light in an oven and pull it apart?

That's correct.

 

[turboeclips]

is this the mod where you heat up the light in an oven and pull it apart?

I did it on a civic years ago and was able to get it opened up using a hair dryer. Took time and patience. I am sure you can get the same effect from the oven, but I would be EXTREMELY careful doing it this way don't want to end up melting it up.

 

[rockymt21]

Keep it black IMO!

 

[yolo]

i bought a Yukon headlight with a broken mounting tab off ebay to try it on. Im going to put it in the oven at 250 for 10 min intervals.

 

[TEXAS DEMON]

so how did it work out? was it difficult?

 

[DwDrummer]

No problem iwaslowr, personally since your truck has a white/chrome theme I would open them up and just take out the amber reflector and be done but if you decide to paint I would go the white route but that's just me 0.2 cents! Can't wait to see it when you get it finished!

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This guys Yukon lights look good I think!

 

[iwaslowr]

i bought a Yukon headlight with a broken mounting tab off ebay to try it on. Im going to put it in the oven at 250 for 10 min intervals.

I was thinking of doing the same for practice... any progress by chance?

No problem iwaslowr, personally since your truck has a white/chrome theme I would open them up and just take out the amber reflector and be done but if you decide to paint I would go the white route but that's just me 0.2 cents! Can't wait to see it when you get it finished!

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This guys Yukon lights look good I think!

I'd like to see the chrome painted solid black and another solid white for comparison... Looks like I've got quite a project ahead, but this is not high on my list of upcoming mods. Can't have the Yukon out of commission for too long of a period, so buying one off of eBay is sounding like my only option.

 

[DwDrummer]

Yeah I know what you mean man, you can't drive around good at night without headlights! Can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[yolo]

does anyone have pictures of how to remove the front head lights on a NBS Yukon?

 

[BillBlatt18]

i say go black, unless you get chrome mirror covers. then white