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Originally Posted by Josh_Ng
Hey man, I love what you did with your headlights. I'm thinking about doing something like it myself but seeing how I've never done anything like this, I'm a bit worried. Would you be able to let me know what kind of paint you used and what sort of prep you had to do? Much appreciate it!
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Hey, it was the first time I had done anything like it as well - it was all pretty straightforward.
I would explain it all but it's all pretty much right here:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8788
You can use pretty much any high-heat paint - you need to decide whether to use gloss or matte paint - I believe I used a gloss black (but I've seen matte black and in my opinion looks better matte). I can't find what I used but like I said, any heat resistant paint should be fine.
If you want to get the same chrome strip I have, I would suggest finding clay and molding it around the area you want. I used tape but it was a pain in the ass and was not a clean finish.
I didn't prep much, just made sure they were clean and painted right on the chrome. If you have any further questions let me know. I've helped a few people with this and they all came out really well. I think it's probably one of the best mods to the FRS - gives it a much more aggressive look.
Best of luck.