DIY cutting headlights apart to remove orange reflector or paint

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scottrick

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Okay so I hate to be a tease (and not have any pics yet), but I have just finished cutting my headlights apart and I have painted the orange reflector black to match my tahoe. And I have a bunch of pictures along the way so that you all can see just how easy it is and how sweet it looks when done. Paint is drying now and then I will be putting it all back together and finishing my pictures for the DIY. Hope some of you are excited to see this thread come about:)

More to come...
 

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I ahve Lamin-X smoekd sidemarkers, but this should be interesting!
 

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So.. Where are the pics?! We need to see 'em! Get 'em up! :)

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You gotta do a writeup for your fellow members with pics. I know there's a walk through for the silvy's on GMFS, but we need one over here.
 

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Not as easy as the older lights where you can just bake them to soften the adhesive...the newer lights do need to be cut and it is fairly easy especially with a dremel...the hardest part of the whole process is resealing the lense to the housing..making sure there is enough sealant to prevent water and air leaks but not too much that it squeezes out and can be scene inside the light. As with the others...WE NEED PICS AND A WRITE UP!!!!
 
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sorry guys....i checked back a few days after my original post and i didnt see anybody getting excited. felt like i was doing this for nothing, so i kinda wrote this off my list of things to do. i have been really busy and havent checked back for about 2 weeks and i see there is a few people wanting to see the outcome.

so i will do my best to continue the write up with pics (i have like 100) by the end of the weekend.....

hope everyone has an awesome 4th of July!!!!!
 

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sorry guys....i checked back a few days after my original post and i didnt see anybody getting excited. felt like i was doing this for nothing, so i kinda wrote this off my list of things to do. i have been really busy and havent checked back for about 2 weeks and i see there is a few people wanting to see the outcome.

so i will do my best to continue the write up with pics (i have like 100) by the end of the weekend.....

hope everyone has an awesome 4th of July!!!!!



:pics-stfu:



:joke:
 

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