anyone ever managed to take the JDM headlights apart? - Honda Prelude Forum

JDM Lude · 02-27-2002, 02:53 PM

I want to take my headlights apart. (one piece) anyone ever been able to do this?

SLICK96 · 02-27-2002, 03:07 PM

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Originally posted by JDM Lude
I want to take my headlights apart. (one piece) anyone ever been able to do this?

Why do you want to do this? They are hard enough to deal with as it is

JDM Lude · 02-28-2002, 09:30 AM

no they aren't

they bolt straight in...

I want to clean them, and paint the housing a different color.

SLICK96 · 02-28-2002, 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by JDM Lude
no they aren't they bolt straight in...

I want to clean them, and paint the housing a different color.

Yeah, I know the bolt in, but it's not easy. You kinda have to remove the bumper, which isn't the easiest thing in the world.

Good luck on the dismantling ... let us know how it all goes.

H23Lude · 02-28-2002, 12:14 PM

I never done it. But my friend took apart his headlights on his accord and civic to paint them also. I think they used a heat gun. Kind of the same way people take apart the tail lights. It came out good.

OutlawLude · 02-28-2002, 12:17 PM

I suggest 4 minutes in the oven at 250 degrees! That is how I take apart the taillights.

Plus, what color are you gonna paint the housing?

slo mo · 02-28-2002, 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by JDM Lude

I want to clean them, and paint the housing a different color.

**gasp** painting jdm headlights???

what color and why?

SLICK96 · 02-28-2002, 01:33 PM

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Originally posted by slo mo

**gasp** painting jdm headlights???

what color and why?

Seriously, hahaha. Aren't they bad @$$ enough black? Just my opinion, though.

inlinefour · 02-28-2002, 03:04 PM

Not all of them have black housings.

Jape · 03-02-2002, 05:40 AM

black or chrome housings... I dont think any other color would look good.... except maybe pink.

fourthgeneration · 03-02-2002, 06:41 AM

what color are you gonna try?

brendon2k · 03-03-2002, 01:09 AM

How about you paint your car to match the headlights?

Lude_conduct · 03-03-2002, 10:13 PM

I almost had to ask this question earlier this evening.. damn I'm relieved! I switched the parking bulbs in the corners of my JDM one-piecers tonight and somehow, the bulp popped out of the socket and dropped into the housing. I managed to fish it out using a flexible plastic straw with a sticky putty ball on the end of it. Once I managed to bring the bulb up to the opening, I grabbed it with a pair of tweezers. To make matters worse, this was on the driver's side corner.

SLICK96 · 03-06-2002, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by Jape
black or chrome housings... I dont think any other color would look good.... except maybe pink.

Hahaha ... you guys and pink. I'll never figure you all out.