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Title: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: Mikester on 09 February 2009, 12:02

Taking apart headlights, painting the insides black, and smoking the glass and rebuilding them.

I think i know exactly how to do it, but ive heard u cant mask the lenses as it pulls the chrome off, and im also not sure on the best way to smoke the glass, or the best paint to use to paint the insides. So a thread would be helpful on a good way to do it?

Cheers

Mike

Title: Re: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: Mikester on 09 February 2009, 12:11

found a few how-to's but not of anything VAG, and the lights they do seperate into more peices.

Hmmm help?

Title: Re: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: ToRo on 09 February 2009, 13:28

Put them in an oven or something, a few people have done it in the MK3 section...

Title: Re: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: Mikester on 09 February 2009, 13:30

yeah cheers mate, that part i have done. i just dunno what paint i need, and how to smoke the inside of the glass, maybe use that tint spray stuff you get. Dont want to mess it up, as they are vento lights and not the mk3 ones :(

Title: Re: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: Dec on 09 February 2009, 13:32

Let me know how you get on with smoking the inside of the lens mate, might do that to the ones ive got :smiley:

I think its just regular paint around the non reflective bits though.

Title: Re: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: Mikester on 09 February 2009, 13:52

So far i have took the glass off, and then took the inside chrome part out. Icy of ed38 says i dont need to tint the glass, just spray the insides of the plastic matt black, then paint the unused chrome parts matt black too.

Went and bought matt black paint, and brushes, and masking tape, but forgot the spray paint for the plastic cases, and its raining, cba to go back out, so will get it later on this afternoon when i have to go, and continue the trial.

Im doing this one on a old mk3 lamp i have about, so i dont mess up the vento lights on my first attempt

Title: Re: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: Mikester on 09 February 2009, 15:02

ok, got the spray now as i thought i shouldnt be so lazy, lets give it a go!

Title: Re: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: Wayne on 10 February 2009, 09:04

Check out ed38, I had mine done by a guy on there.

Title: Re: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: tshirt2k on 13 February 2009, 12:29

You use hammerite smooth and only paint the outside of the chrome bit. can paint anything that is not smooth. Dont use masking tape. it will peel the chrome off.

Put light in the oven for 5 mins a 70*C , take out and prise off glass carefully.

Title: Re: Anyone know of a how to thread for
Post by: boneybradley on 13 February 2009, 12:53

Mike I'm disapointed with ya!! You haven't checked Dicky's (bored-welsh-lad's) links thread in the ole mk3 maintence section.. Theres a few links that will be handy for you at the mo there  :wink: