All black headlight project
#45
11-20-2013, 09:06 AM
Phil your grill is badass but I like when the grill rounds outwards like mine.it keeps the round lines of the car and makes it all flow.. Stay tuned im in the prosess of making a lip for the rear decklid kinda like the new xkr has.its going to be a blend of xkr and aston lips but to match our xk curves
#46
11-20-2013, 09:12 AM
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Phil your grill is badass but I like when the grill rounds outwards like mine.it keeps the round lines of the car and makes it all flow.. Stay tuned im in the prosess of making a lip for the rear decklid kinda like the new xkr has.its going to be a blend of xkr and aston lips but to match our xk curves
How did you deal with the rubber gasket that's attached to the lens? btw
#47
11-20-2013, 11:16 AM
#48
11-20-2013, 12:23 PM
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Finally got my lenses off! DAMN!!! That was WAY harder than my 88 XJS lenses. Did you use any solvent to clean off chrome? My right lens that had a bad water leak just wiped off most of the plastic but the other is really on there!!
I'm going to try my body color for mine. Enderle painted his blue inside to match his color. Always thought it was cool!
I'm going to try my body color for mine. Enderle painted his blue inside to match his color. Always thought it was cool!
#49
11-20-2013, 12:34 PM
I used some xylene.very little.and some gray scotch bright..then lots of soap and water to clean the solvent off.then I scotch bright again dry then when I was satifyed.some panel wipe then let the etching primer do its job..i never got all the chrome off but I know I got all the bad stuff off...
#50
11-20-2013, 08:40 PM
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I really hate you!!! I've spent all day messing with these lights, now they're primed and I'll paint tomorrow. Did you have any trouble with sealant squeezing inside? I've cleaned off all of the old from glass since some of it stuck to the housing.
And how do your turn signals work without the chrome behind?
And how do your turn signals work without the chrome behind?
#51
11-21-2013, 09:55 AM
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11-21-2013, 10:09 AM
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#54
11-21-2013, 11:25 AM
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And of course my chrome is now painted behind signal. I may try to do something about that.
#56
01-03-2014, 05:00 PM
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02-26-2014, 04:55 PM
What I did to separate the lens from the body was put it in the oven when the wife is out, at about 150C for roughly 30 minutes. I found doing it with a hot air gun was a bit hit and miss and I broke a lens, doing it in the oven you just take it out every few minutes and give it a little tug, eventually it pulls away quite easily.
To stick them back on is simple, you want some polyurethane sealant, commonly known in the trade as "bond n seal", a few trade names are Tiger Seal and Sikaflex. Don't go made with the sealant just a thin line in the track the glass sits into, what you don't want is the sealant squeezing out on the inside of the glass. leave it for 24 hrs, then go back and seal some more around the edge, I even used it to stick the rubber trim back on, clean off any excess with some spirit based liquid, panel wipe or brake cleaner works well...... Jobs a goodun!!
To stick them back on is simple, you want some polyurethane sealant, commonly known in the trade as "bond n seal", a few trade names are Tiger Seal and Sikaflex. Don't go made with the sealant just a thin line in the track the glass sits into, what you don't want is the sealant squeezing out on the inside of the glass. leave it for 24 hrs, then go back and seal some more around the edge, I even used it to stick the rubber trim back on, clean off any excess with some spirit based liquid, panel wipe or brake cleaner works well...... Jobs a goodun!!
Hi gents, XKRacer.
I would like to improve the look of my headlights this spring, and after many failed approaches I decided to go the "oven" way
. However, killergsxr1 (the black headlight mod thread founder) mentioned getting seals from eBay which he used in the process of putting the lenses together. I was unable to find compatible seals no matter where I look, and judging from your the above (XKRacers) "bond n seal" suggestion I may not need to worry about seals after all. Could somebody advise whether it is feasible to assemble the headlight without the seal?
Thank you in advance for your time and help.
#60
02-27-2014, 06:39 AM
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Hi gents, XKRacer.
I would like to improve the look of my headlights this spring, and after many failed approaches I decided to go the "oven" way. However, killergsxr1 (the black headlight mod thread founder) mentioned getting seals from eBay which he used in the process of putting the lenses together. I was unable to find compatible seals no matter where I look, and judging from your the above (XKRacers) "bond n seal" suggestion I may not need to worry about seals after all. Could somebody advise whether it is feasible to assemble the headlight without the seal?
Thank you in advance for your time and help.
I would like to improve the look of my headlights this spring, and after many failed approaches I decided to go the "oven" way
. However, killergsxr1 (the black headlight mod thread founder) mentioned getting seals from eBay which he used in the process of putting the lenses together. I was unable to find compatible seals no matter where I look, and judging from your the above (XKRacers) "bond n seal" suggestion I may not need to worry about seals after all. Could somebody advise whether it is feasible to assemble the headlight without the seal? Thank you in advance for your time and help.
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