Painting the Headlight Bezel 300C Pictures

[HEMI4ME?]

Ok I started out this project like some will thinking about the Halos. I am not a fan of the company, and their product seems to have some issues, I have read that many times over on the forum. BUT, I love the look of the painted headlight bezel. I thougnt about possibly color matching them to the silver, but recently I decided to paint the roof a DARK TACTITE Grey Metallic, so I decided to have the painter shoot the bezels the same dark gray. I am trying my best to set my Silver SRT apart from the rest!

I will say this, any of you that have successfully removed the headlights, and taken them apart by baking them from a 300C, CONGRATULATIONS. You are unbelievable... Anyway I could not even a little bit get the glue to soften up. I tried up to 250 degrees for 25 minutes. I mean literally the plastic was softer than the glue was!!! I finally got so pissed that I used a dremel and cut all the way around the light to get to the inside. And yah, getting the bezel out is no easy task either.

SO, Here are the pics of the painted bezels. I will send some more pics tonight when I get the assembly back together. I feel they will go back together easier LOL. I will use some plastic weld epoxy to get them back together without leaks... I guess no angel eyes, or halos for me...

I also threw in a pic of the roof. Its not color sanded or buffed yet. Oh, and the finish on the roof is a normal clearcoat where as the clear on the bezel is a matte finish!

[CUEBALL]

Let us know how they go back together!

thanks for the pics!

[NJBatmobile]

looks good.... can't wait to see finished pics

[dunsantos]

Wow, unbelievable. Can't wait for the pics.

[HEMI4ME?]

Here are the lights put together. I wil have to sand and paint the edges with the excess epoxy I used. I wanted to slop it on there to be sure no leakage.

[AdyRo]

looks good, im thinking about doing that myself. Hope everything works out well

[catch]

wow, looks perfect!

[HEMI4ME?]

The second one turned out much better, I used this stuff from Wal mart called Welder? Its a plastic welding adhesive that is permanent and waterprrof. Its much easier to use than the mixed stuff I used on the first one, and it does not turn yellow like the first one did...

I am happy with the mod so far, I am excited to see the color in the light, I wonder if it will lighten up at all? It looks rather dark, but next to the absolute black granite you can tell its not black for sure...

[Casey]

looks really good man. i like that you went with a nice flatish black, and not gloss black. much much better choice, IMO. same thing i woulda done (which you need to stop doing, haha, i cant do my mods yet!)

i havent looked at our headlights in a while, is the upper half of the circle, the piece that is our driving light/signal light thing, painted as well? meaning no chrome behind it anymore? i love the look, i had the same thing on my maxima. it made the light considerably less bright and effective, but looked very good.

i cant wait to see the finished product, like everyone else. should flow nicely with the wheels and the roof. stay outta my head!

nice job again.

[HEMI4ME?]

Only thing I can do is

Check out the picture media post in a minute for the roof and all... WOW I love it