Painted Headlight Bezels
Thread Starter
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 535
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
Painted Headlight Bezels Well been playing around all winter with mods here is the latest.
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~leathl/lights.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~leathl/lights1.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~leathl/lights.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~leathl/lights1.jpg" alt=" - " />
Copy & Paste Moderator
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 9,764
Likes: 208
From: Eastern MA
Re: Painted Headlight Bezels That looks great. Good Job! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Although mine came body color from the factory. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
--VIP1
Although mine came body color from the factory. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
--VIP1
Re: Painted Headlight Bezels I did the same thing with my pewter T/A. It's a small thing, but comparing two cars of the same color, the color matched car starts to look 'normal' and the one with black bezels starts to look out of place.
Great job.
Great job.
Teching In
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
From: Lisle, IL
Re: Painted Headlight Bezels Oh yeah, that was my first mod i did over a year ago. it makes a huge difference and looks awesome. im glad to see other guys doing the same! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
<img src="http://www.geocities.com/aerobfa/f-body/popups2.JPG" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.geocities.com/aerobfa/f-body/popups2.JPG" alt=" - " />
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo Thread Starter
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 535
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
Re: Painted Headlight Bezels a friend of mine runs a body shop I took him a bunch of stuff to paint and it cost me 100 bucks for all of it.
I would say most shops would charge you aroun 50 bucks to do them.
I would say most shops would charge you aroun 50 bucks to do them.
Re: Painted Headlight Bezels I did mine myself. I ordered the spray can touch up paint from the dealer ($8 for a 4oz can) and just cleaned and prepped each side. Put on about four coats of lightly applied paint with gentle use of fine steel wool in between each layer. Topped it off with another three coats of clear-coat following the same procedure.
It looks really good, but I don't have any pics, I'm working on getting a digital camera.
It looks really good, but I don't have any pics, I'm working on getting a digital camera.
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
From: Brentwood, Ca
Re: Painted Headlight Bezels It looks great, I should do that to mine also!
Lethal_WS6: Your cars finish looks like silky white milk, looks damn good for some reason.
345hp-Blender: Sorry to see your WS6 totaled. It makes me wanna cry and barf <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" /> at the same time. I don't know what to say. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
<small>[ March 07, 2003, 01:40 AM: Message edited by: 02SilverWS6 ]</small>
Lethal_WS6: Your cars finish looks like silky white milk, looks damn good for some reason.
345hp-Blender: Sorry to see your WS6 totaled. It makes me wanna cry and barf <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" /> at the same time. I don't know what to say. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
<small>[ March 07, 2003, 01:40 AM: Message edited by: 02SilverWS6 ]</small>
Thread Starter
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 535
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
Re: Painted Headlight Bezels </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 02SilverWS6:
<strong> It looks great, I should do that to mine also!
Lethal_WS6: Your cars finish looks like silky white milk, looks damn good for some reason.
345hp-Blender: Sorry to see your WS6 totaled. It makes me wanna cry and barf <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" /> at the same time. I don't know what to say. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks its just liquid glass on it. I just got my qrder of Zaino I'm waiting for the weather to break so I can put it on.
<strong> It looks great, I should do that to mine also!
Lethal_WS6: Your cars finish looks like silky white milk, looks damn good for some reason.
345hp-Blender: Sorry to see your WS6 totaled. It makes me wanna cry and barf <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" /> at the same time. I don't know what to say. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks its just liquid glass on it. I just got my qrder of Zaino I'm waiting for the weather to break so I can put it on.
TECH Fanatic
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,206
Likes: 0
From: San Antonio Texas
Re: Painted Headlight Bezels </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 2002_TAWS6:
<strong> anyone tried it on a navy blue metallic trans am? I know its really close to black but you never know... </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Anyone?
<strong> anyone tried it on a navy blue metallic trans am? I know its really close to black but you never know... </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Anyone?
On The Tree
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 116
Likes: 0
From: Elizabethton, TN
Re: Painted Headlight Bezels </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by The Alchemist:
<strong> I did mine myself. I ordered the spray can touch up paint from the dealer ($8 for a 4oz can) and just cleaned and prepped each side. Put on about four coats of lightly applied paint with gentle use of fine steel wool in between each layer. Topped it off with another three coats of clear-coat following the same procedure.
It looks really good, but I don't have any pics, I'm working on getting a digital camera. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maybe a dumb question, but can you get any color touch up paint in a spray can from a dealer? I've just looked at parts stores for touch up paint in spray cans and haven't found NBM anywhere.
<strong> I did mine myself. I ordered the spray can touch up paint from the dealer ($8 for a 4oz can) and just cleaned and prepped each side. Put on about four coats of lightly applied paint with gentle use of fine steel wool in between each layer. Topped it off with another three coats of clear-coat following the same procedure.
It looks really good, but I don't have any pics, I'm working on getting a digital camera. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maybe a dumb question, but can you get any color touch up paint in a spray can from a dealer? I've just looked at parts stores for touch up paint in spray cans and haven't found NBM anywhere.