clear corner headlights - Page 3

stlbsblmattp · 03-08-2010, 07:41 AM

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well what i did was buy the clear corner/chrome headlights...then cut them open and paint the housing black...and there u go black/clear headlights!

not to interrupt or anything... but how difficult of a process is it to cut open the headlight housing to paint the chrome?

stlbsblmattp · 03-08-2010, 07:42 AM

also i saw the black housing headlights with amber corners for sale off pfyc... u think that would b worth the $

bricooper78 · 03-08-2010, 07:51 AM

I'm glad to know they are gone, I tried starting about aug of last year and couldn't find the black housing. mine is silver so i just went chrome and then got the clear led 3rd brakelight, and now i'm having a hard time finding the chrome housing led tails...stoopid ebay keeps giving me people who have backorders grrrr

SuburbGT · 03-08-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by stlbsblmattp

not to interrupt or anything... but how difficult of a process is it to cut open the headlight housing to paint the chrome?

it's not too bad...probably impossible without a heat gun or oven......just gotta heat up the silicone and cut it with a razor when it's hot. then put them back together with new silicone

stlbsblmattp · 03-08-2010, 06:23 PM

does it look good when finished? dont wanna make it look stupid...
if u had a pic that would b nice

SuburbGT · 03-08-2010, 06:32 PM

i think they look amazing...and plus the ebay ones are chrome behind the reflector, if u paint them yourself you can do that part black...lemme look for a pic...

SuburbGT · 03-08-2010, 06:44 PM

sorry for the dirtyness of the car....

02andahalfgt · 03-08-2010, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SuburbGT

it's not too bad...probably impossible without a heat gun or oven......just gotta heat up the silicone and cut it with a razor when it's hot. then put them back together with new silicone

When I cleared my GT tails way back in the day I was able to break the seal without heating them up. I did it on a warm summer day (about 80 degrees), sat outside and slowly and carefully pried them apart. Never tried the headlights though, but I'm just saying that the tails are possible without a heat gun or oven.

SuburbGT · 03-08-2010, 07:34 PM

OE headlights can take apart with a putty knife and no heat...tycs are really hard to do

stlbsblmattp · 03-09-2010, 07:29 AM

nice job on the headlights dude. when you get the housing apart does the outer casing separate from the reflective chrome part that the lights sit in? or did you have to tape off what you didnt want painted?

SuburbGT · 03-09-2010, 08:23 PM

it's all one piece, u gotta tape it up.

99GTCoupe · 03-13-2010, 12:25 PM

Wow yeah I just saw that MPracing doesn't have them anymore either. Thank God I grabbed mine when I did!

DrFabulous · 03-13-2010, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 99GTCoupe

Wow yeah I just saw that MPracing doesn't have them anymore either. Thank God I grabbed mine when I did!

Yeah, nobody has them. Glad I got mine as well. Best headlights made for the GA.

[ChaosweaveR] · 03-13-2010, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DrFabulous

Yeah, nobody has them. Glad I got mine as well. Best headlights made for the GA.

Werd.

nolimit · 03-16-2010, 04:20 PM

DANG!!, i really like those headlights, We cant find them anywhere??

[ChaosweaveR] · 03-16-2010, 05:55 PM

Your best bet is used. Or be like one of the other guys on here, buy the crystal housing, clear corners out right now, crack open the housing, and black out the housing yourself.

stlbsblmattp · 03-20-2010, 06:37 PM

what if i cut the stock housing apart and painted the inner piece black like in the pic above. does the stock orange reflector come out where i could maybe paint it? or if it doesnt come out do you think it would look good with an overlay?

adam139 · 03-20-2010, 07:31 PM

zomkspeed still sells themm

stlbsblmattp · 03-21-2010, 11:12 AM

if u got a url to em that'd b nice. i got to the site through ebay but nothin came up for grand am headlights

adam139 · 03-24-2010, 10:56 AM

nope they dont even sell them online anymore unless you get really lucky and see them on ebay like i did. if you dont see em on ebay you gotta call them and order them over the phone

03-08-2010, 06:32 PM	#46
SuburbGT klusterfuc AKA: Matt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: rehab Age: 30 Posts: 368 Vehicle: colorado	i think they look amazing...and plus the ebay ones are chrome behind the reflector, if u paint them yourself you can do that part black...lemme look for a pic... __________________ cav z24 - sold 02 gt - sold 03 zr2 - sold 01 tj - sold 98 zr2 - sold 90 cutlass - sold

03-08-2010, 06:44 PM	#47
SuburbGT klusterfuc AKA: Matt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: rehab Age: 30 Posts: 368 Vehicle: colorado	sorry for the dirtyness of the car.... __________________ cav z24 - sold 02 gt - sold 03 zr2 - sold 01 tj - sold 98 zr2 - sold 90 cutlass - sold

03-08-2010, 07:34 PM	#49
SuburbGT klusterfuc AKA: Matt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: rehab Age: 30 Posts: 368 Vehicle: colorado	OE headlights can take apart with a putty knife and no heat...tycs are really hard to do __________________ cav z24 - sold 02 gt - sold 03 zr2 - sold 01 tj - sold 98 zr2 - sold 90 cutlass - sold

03-09-2010, 08:23 PM	#51
SuburbGT klusterfuc AKA: Matt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: rehab Age: 30 Posts: 368 Vehicle: colorado	it's all one piece, u gotta tape it up. __________________ cav z24 - sold 02 gt - sold 03 zr2 - sold 01 tj - sold 98 zr2 - sold 90 cutlass - sold

03-13-2010, 12:25 PM	#52
99GTCoupe Teh Pwn AKA: Patrick Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Age: 38 Posts: 750 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am GT Coupe	Wow yeah I just saw that MPracing doesn't have them anymore either. Thank God I grabbed mine when I did! __________________ View Gabrielle here And here

03-08-2010, 07:42 AM	#42
stlbsblmattp that one guy AKA: Matt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arnold, MO Posts: 23 Vehicle: 2003 Grand Am GT Coupe	also i saw the black housing headlights with amber corners for sale off pfyc... u think that would b worth the $

03-08-2010, 07:51 AM	#43
bricooper78 Dammit Sleepy AKA: Cooper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: IA Posts: 4,078 Vehicle: 03 Sierra Z71	I'm glad to know they are gone, I tried starting about aug of last year and couldn't find the black housing. mine is silver so i just went chrome and then got the clear led 3rd brakelight, and now i'm having a hard time finding the chrome housing led tails...stoopid ebay keeps giving me people who have backorders grrrr

03-08-2010, 06:23 PM	#45
stlbsblmattp that one guy AKA: Matt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arnold, MO Posts: 23 Vehicle: 2003 Grand Am GT Coupe	does it look good when finished? dont wanna make it look stupid... if u had a pic that would b nice

03-09-2010, 07:29 AM	#50
stlbsblmattp that one guy AKA: Matt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arnold, MO Posts: 23 Vehicle: 2003 Grand Am GT Coupe	nice job on the headlights dude. when you get the housing apart does the outer casing separate from the reflective chrome part that the lights sit in? or did you have to tape off what you didnt want painted?

03-16-2010, 04:20 PM	#55
nolimit GAGT - Member AKA: Chris Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indianapolis,In Posts: 86 Vehicle: 2003 Grand Am Gt	DANG!!, i really like those headlights, We cant find them anywhere?? __________________ 03 P.O.S

03-16-2010, 05:55 PM	#56
[ChaosweaveR] So that's Vtec... AKA: Chris Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Medford, NY Age: 34 Posts: 6,783 Vehicle: ‘15 Honda Accord Sport	Your best bet is used. Or be like one of the other guys on here, buy the crystal housing, clear corners out right now, crack open the housing, and black out the housing yourself. __________________ 2015 Honda Accord Sport Sedan: K24W 2003 Mitsubishi Galant ES: 4G64

03-20-2010, 06:37 PM	#57
stlbsblmattp that one guy AKA: Matt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arnold, MO Posts: 23 Vehicle: 2003 Grand Am GT Coupe	what if i cut the stock housing apart and painted the inner piece black like in the pic above. does the stock orange reflector come out where i could maybe paint it? or if it doesnt come out do you think it would look good with an overlay?

03-20-2010, 07:31 PM	#58
adam139 GAGT - Member AKA: Adam Join Date: May 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 124 Vehicle: 2003 Grand Am GT Coupe	zomkspeed still sells themm __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3345491

03-21-2010, 11:12 AM	#59
stlbsblmattp that one guy AKA: Matt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arnold, MO Posts: 23 Vehicle: 2003 Grand Am GT Coupe	if u got a url to em that'd b nice. i got to the site through ebay but nothin came up for grand am headlights

03-24-2010, 10:56 AM	#60
adam139 GAGT - Member AKA: Adam Join Date: May 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 124 Vehicle: 2003 Grand Am GT Coupe	nope they dont even sell them online anymore unless you get really lucky and see them on ebay like i did. if you dont see em on ebay you gotta call them and order them over the phone __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3345491

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