Headlight baking help - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

RaineyStar · 12-26-2014, 05:32 PM

Anyone blackout the housing on their headlights ? I m not brave enough to do it myself but i cant find anyone to do it anywhere

BRZFern · 12-26-2014, 06:43 PM

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ight=headlight

Ultramaroon · 12-26-2014, 07:08 PM

preheat the oven and use a teflon pan.

Bergen23 · 12-26-2014, 07:42 PM

@BRZ_Fern and @Ultramaroon both of you misunderstood what he's trying to say. He doesn't trust himself to do it and would like someone to come over and help him with it.

I've personally never done it, but with the amount of people who have successfully done it, I've not heard of one person who messed it up. Maybe see if you can find another set of cheap OEM headlights and give it a try on your extra set. If you make a mistake, it's not a big deal and you can see what you did wrong. If all goes well, it isn't difficult to swap the lights.

BRZFern · 12-26-2014, 08:13 PM

What part of it do you find intimidating? The baking process, painting, sealing correctly, putting the front end back together, etc?

RaineyStar · 12-26-2014, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BRZ_Fern

What part of it do you find intimidating? The baking process, painting, sealing correctly, putting the front end back together, etc?

Resealing , a lot of people has condensation problems after a few years*i plan to keep the car* because they didnt do it properly

Ultramaroon · 12-26-2014, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RaineyStar

Resealing , a lot of people has condensation problems after a few years*i plan to keep the car* because they didnt do it properly

That's not baking, though. A good seal is all in the prep.

Joker · 12-26-2014, 10:52 PM

I baked my first headlights ever last week and I was surprised at how easy it was. If I had any advice to give, I would have to say take your time and have at least one other person with you to help with the sealant separation. I'd help since I live close by, but unfortunately slammed during the holidays with events D;

BRZFern · 12-26-2014, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Joker

If I had any advice to give, I would have to say take your time and have at least one other person with you to help with the sealant separation.

I completely agree with this. Also, if you decide to DIY, you can test your skills first by painting your reverse lights black chrome. If you screw it up (unlikely), it's a cheaper replacement or something that won't hurt your feelings everyday since it's so low and out of the way. It's the same baking process.

12-26-2014, 05:32 PM	#1
RaineyStar Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Brz Location: Toronto Posts: 36 Thanks: 18 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Headlight baking help Anyone blackout the housing on their headlights ? I m not brave enough to do it myself but i cant find anyone to do it anywhere

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12-26-2014, 06:43 PM	#2
BRZFern Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 SSM BRZ Location: Florida Posts: 38 Thanks: 5 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ight=headlight

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Bergen23 Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: '15 Halo FR-S Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,317 Thanks: 922 Thanked 950 Times in 492 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@BRZ_Fern and @Ultramaroon both of you misunderstood what he's trying to say. He doesn't trust himself to do it and would like someone to come over and help him with it. I've personally never done it, but with the amount of people who have successfully done it, I've not heard of one person who messed it up. Maybe see if you can find another set of cheap OEM headlights and give it a try on your extra set. If you make a mistake, it's not a big deal and you can see what you did wrong. If all goes well, it isn't difficult to swap the lights.

12-26-2014, 08:13 PM	#5
BRZFern Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 SSM BRZ Location: Florida Posts: 38 Thanks: 5 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What part of it do you find intimidating? The baking process, painting, sealing correctly, putting the front end back together, etc?

12-26-2014, 10:52 PM	#8
Joker Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: Car Location: Canada, Ontario Posts: 20 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I baked my first headlights ever last week and I was surprised at how easy it was. If I had any advice to give, I would have to say take your time and have at least one other person with you to help with the sealant separation. I'd help since I live close by, but unfortunately slammed during the holidays with events D;

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