FR-S Headlight Reflector Blackout

[tonystewart]

HID projector retrofit while it's apart

[frs]

There is a plug below highbeam how do i remove that?

[DarrenDriven]

Can you describe it or take a photo? I'm not sure what you are talking about.

[frs]

Originally Posted by DarrenDriven

Can you describe it or take a photo? I'm not sure what you are talking about.

the plug with 6 small wires

[DarrenDriven]

We don't have that plug in our headlights here in the US... so do you have some kind of daytime running light built in to the light? Hmmm.

And it seems pretty obvious by looking at the plug that you just push the thumb tab right on the top of the plug and pull it out. Is this a trick question?

[frs]

lol, i have no idea what that plug is for...
well i tried to remove the plug all i can with logic but it just doesnt come off...

[frs]

Oh the plug doesnt need to come off its just tacked in the small housing...

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by mxsled

here mine!


look way better now!

Originally Posted by deedzman

Followed your DIY and it turned out great!


IMG_0792 by deedzman194, on Flickr

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IMG_0788 by deedzman194, on Flickr

Originally Posted by DarrenDriven

Dayammmmmm! Evil!!!! Looks great man!!!

Quick Q guys, Does this affect light projection in any way? Also, does it void warranty?

[Esoteric]

Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24

Quick Q guys, Does this affect light projection in any way? Also, does it void warranty?

Definitely your headlight warranty, but they can't say anything about the mechanicals of other systems unless they prove that mod damaged them. Dealers can always try and give you a hard time though, a call to Scion customer support should help with that. Anyways, thats the short version of the law pertaining to warranty in the USA since the 70s.


There is a way to get the high beam very blacked out while keeping reflection full... Want to see?
In the old school they are called cross-hairs:

Here is an example of standard:



And here with cross hairs:


Cool huh? And no light lost! We will have kits soon, should we do a group buy?

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by Esoteric

Definitely your headlight warranty, but they can't say anything about the mechanicals of other systems unless they prove that mod damaged them. Dealers can always try and give you a hard time though, a call to Scion customer support should help with that. Anyways, thats the short version of the law pertaining to warranty in the USA since the 70s.


There is a way to get the high beam very blacked out while keeping reflection full... Want to see?
In the old school they are called cross-hairs:

Here is an example of standard:



And here with cross hairs:


Cool huh? And no light lost! We will have kits soon, should we do a group buy?

Oh man you should for the members that have their cars already! I don't have mine yet, but thanks for the info! I would like to see them on the car, to see how they look

[Hayashi]

For the bake before and after are you just pre-heating to 225 and leaving it in there for 15 minutes with the oven on?

I've read a lot of these DIYs and thought you're supposed to pre-heat and turn the oven off then put the headlights in?

I might be doing this over the weekend and I really don't want to screw it up lol.

[TennisHsu]

I hope someone makes a JDM style LED eye brow attachment: Open headlights, paint, attach LED strip, replace projectors, and add HID Kit. JDM style headlights at a fraction of the cost of OEM headlamps.

[DarrenDriven]

Originally Posted by Hayashi

For the bake before and after are you just pre-heating to 225 and leaving it in there for 15 minutes with the oven on?

I've read a lot of these DIYs and thought you're supposed to pre-heat and turn the oven off then put the headlights in?

I might be doing this over the weekend and I really don't want to screw it up lol.

I preheated the oven and left the heat on as it baked... no problems at all with anything even close to being damaged. In fact, I put them back in for five more minutes the first time to soften the sealant even more.

[Khyron686]

Originally Posted by DarrenDriven

I preheated the oven and left the heat on as it baked... no problems at all with anything even close to being damaged. In fact, I put them back in for five more minutes the first time to soften the sealant even more.

I have an entry level heat gun (used it for debadging and defrosting a fridge) - for a first timer, just stick with oven or use the gun? I'm worried about the goop you had to deal with.