Pete's (Now Nate's) 2003 Denali Budget Build thread

Sevenevez said:

nah. pretty much the opposite. tons of classics and lowriders in Yuma. lil bit of everything i guess

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Onebad1983 said:

So perfect for me then?

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Sevenevez said:

i grew up in Milwaukee for 24 years. moved here in 2000 and never looked back. my favorite state by far

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Sevenevez said:

Custom lower signal/driving lights.

So, i have OEM, amber aftermarket and then clear/chrome ones and none of them really felt right to me.
In my mind, if ANZO actually made a pair that matched the headlights, they would look something like this.
So i did research on baking headlights also got some good tips from @05Single and got busy.

What ya cookin for dinner, Pete? Headlights!



I did mine a little different. The first time i baked them at 220 degrees for 5 minutes. And i couldnt even budge them apart with a kitchen knife. So i threw them back in for another 8 minutes, then shoved the butter knife in at a seam and pulled. It slowly began to release and finally she opened up like a clamshell.



Did the same for the second one. 220 5 mins, then 220 8 mins and they opened. Here's both sets. (the reflectors i bought at the hardware store. you'll see why soon)



Prepping the sections i want to paint match to the ANZO flat black.



To make the amber reflector match, i made a cardboard template, then used that to shape it with the Dremel to fit nice and snug into the shell.



Taped off the clear chrome corner



The ANZO's have a dark but flat type of coating. So i decided to use SEM which is great for heat and wear and tear and has no gloss to it. Painted



starting to make sense now?



Put them all back together and ran a bead of silicone adhesive all around the seam and let them sit.

Installed...

Pics!



Here's an angle to show the reflectors line up great with the ANZO's amber







With lights on








Overall. for my first bake. And a set of $20 lights. They turned out pretty good. They are the best of all 3 worlds (black, clear and amber) and match the Anzo's much better. Let me know what you think

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Sam Harris said:

Damn, those are badass! Nice work!

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HiHoeSilver said:

One of the best mods on the truck, imo.

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HiHoeSilver said:

Anyone who doesn't have the paint job on the top of their list is fired.

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