FR-S Headlight Reflector Blackout - Page 30 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ck-GT86 · 03-08-2014, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JordanWho

Thanks for all the advice guys.

I think I'll get a heat gun and try and do it that way. Anyone else substituted the oven for heat gun with success?

Risky, that's direct heat on a concentrated area moments at a time; it won't be evenly distributed. Put it in the oven, much easier and save yourself a lot of time.

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VakaGT · 03-09-2014, 07:17 AM

DONE! finally. neighbor let me borrow a socket extension

unfortunately i may have made a smudge mark on the low beam or something and apparently its in the same place and somehow the same smudge on both headlights... (UNLIKELY)

when i turn on my headlights both lights reflect a keyhole like outline within but onto the lens... wtf did i do..?

can anyone tell me...? or is it a smudge and i really do have to open them both up to clean it again..?

and if its a smudge, lol..., HOW is it that its on both on the same place on the lens (when on) and both in the shape of a keyhole... wth is going on..?

or is this some illuminati shiet and my headlights unlock some crazy long lost treasure when the keyholes are matched with their respective keys...

sorry im tired but what did i do

(the key holes are super obvious unless you within 5 feet of the headlights but still

)

cant find anyone with a similar problem

EDIT: BUT IM SO HAPPY WITH THIS. my car looks meaner

thanks for the DIY. it was perfect

Andrew025 · 03-09-2014, 08:06 AM

The "keyhole" defect you're referring to is from the light coming out of the projector and it's normal. It was like that before you opened them up but you probably never noticed it.

Pics would also be helpful if it happens to be something else.

VakaGT · 03-09-2014, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew025

The "keyhole" defect you're referring to is from the light coming out of the projector and it's normal. It was like that before you opened them up but you probably never noticed it.

Pics would also be helpful if it happens to be something else.

oh thank god. well thats dumb though at the same time but whatever. as long as i didnt do it haha. ill take pictures later today

thanks

userjack6880 · 03-10-2014, 12:57 PM

Potatocam pics. Did the turn signals as well.

zoltiz · 03-10-2014, 01:11 PM

Interesting take. Works great on a darker car

userjack6880 · 03-13-2014, 10:24 AM

I know there's a few other guys on here who kept a bit of chrome. A red one, a white one, and a black one. I didn't quite like the black-only headlights on the darker cars. Also has a slight BRZish look to the chrome.

Hadalet · 03-15-2014, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by D_Thissen

Sorry if I missed the picture but, does anyone have pics of an Argento with blacked out lights?

Just did this a few days ago

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ck-GT86 · 03-16-2014, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hadalet

Just did this a few days ago

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The first one looks almost matte grey, hmmmmmmmmmmmm.......very, very interesting. I like

.ck

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BMGladish · 03-20-2014, 12:29 AM

Has anyone done this with the winjet headlights? If so does it differ in anyway?

retrosmiths · 03-20-2014, 12:44 AM

If the winjets are retrofitted, there's no need to do this.

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Gixxersixxerman · 03-20-2014, 01:13 AM

10 series that I painted up and added a halo and demon eyes, left the chrome on a couple places as he didn't want it all black.. Also did satin black

And my winjets retrofitted with mini D2S 3.0 projectors, painted satin, yellow DRL bars, etched lens

BMGladish · 03-20-2014, 12:16 PM

Looks good man, yeah appreciate it, I was just talking about breaking it open, 225 oven for fifteen minutes

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Gixxersixxerman · 03-20-2014, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BMGladish

Looks good man, yeah appreciate it, I was just talking about breaking it open, 225 oven for fifteen minutes

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I've never baked anything over 200* or longer then 10 mins.. The FRS, BRZ, and 10 series lights pull right apart by hand with 200* and 10 mins

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03-09-2014, 07:17 AM	#408
VakaGT Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: None Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 629 Thanks: 121 Thanked 133 Times in 74 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	DONE! finally. neighbor let me borrow a socket extension unfortunately i may have made a smudge mark on the low beam or something and apparently its in the same place and somehow the same smudge on both headlights... (UNLIKELY) when i turn on my headlights both lights reflect a keyhole like outline within but onto the lens... wtf did i do..? can anyone tell me...? or is it a smudge and i really do have to open them both up to clean it again..? and if its a smudge, lol..., HOW is it that its on both on the same place on the lens (when on) and both in the shape of a keyhole... wth is going on..? or is this some illuminati shiet and my headlights unlock some crazy long lost treasure when the keyholes are matched with their respective keys... sorry im tired but what did i do (the key holes are super obvious unless you within 5 feet of the headlights but still ) cant find anyone with a similar problem EDIT: BUT IM SO HAPPY WITH THIS. my car looks meaner thanks for the DIY. it was perfect

03-09-2014, 08:06 AM	#409
Andrew025 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Neptune GR86 Location: Portland Posts: 3,862 Thanks: 1,438 Thanked 3,505 Times in 1,806 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	The "keyhole" defect you're referring to is from the light coming out of the projector and it's normal. It was like that before you opened them up but you probably never noticed it. Pics would also be helpful if it happens to be something else.

03-20-2014, 12:29 AM	#416
BMGladish Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: Frozen FR-S Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Has anyone done this with the winjet headlights? If so does it differ in anyway?

03-20-2014, 01:13 AM	#418
Gixxersixxerman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Toyota GT86, 66 beetle, 11 GSXR 750 Location: Las Vegas, NV. Posts: 1,382 Thanks: 575 Thanked 836 Times in 436 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	10 series that I painted up and added a halo and demon eyes, left the chrome on a couple places as he didn't want it all black.. Also did satin black And my winjets retrofitted with mini D2S 3.0 projectors, painted satin, yellow DRL bars, etched lens

03-20-2014, 12:16 PM	#419
BMGladish Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: Frozen FR-S Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Looks good man, yeah appreciate it, I was just talking about breaking it open, 225 oven for fifteen minutes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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