urban4 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Has anyone gone the distance with their headlights and painted all the internals body colour etc? If so did you do it yourself or did you have a professional remove the lens cover (in the oven) and paint them? I've heard CINCITY in the US do it but I've been waiting 3 months for side reflectors so don't fancy it! Plus if you've got projector headlights what's the score with the MOT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 I've done it, IMO dont do it unless you can do it properly they will start fogging up and look crap. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhavin85 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 You can DIY this mod...just make sure you seal up the headlights properly after...I used silicon sealent around the edges and thats stopped them from fogging up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Heard some bad reviews lately from cin city messing uk clients about so I'd avoid them. There's a company taddy recommended to me in Mansfield that will do them for approx £100 or I think a certain member on here might be doing them soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I'm taking my z to a bodyshop in mansfield shortly to fit a few parts, i've seen a few examples of the housing painted and it looks very nice! have you any more info on the place that does this? cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 any more info on this guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Want to get mine done too...keeping an eye out for that member Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 +1 my oven isnt big enough whoever the mystery member is please hurry before i george foreman grill them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 been reading a lot about this - I am thinking its not worth the risk of them getting condensation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thats why i havent tried...i wanted these but dont know if they are off a newer zed, a random aftermarket light or someone has D.I.Y them??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thats why i havent tried...i wanted these but dont know if they are off a newer zed, a random aftermarket light or someone has D.I.Y them??? nope - they are the same model as the one in your profile pic. Most likely that someone has DIY'd them.... risky business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 what other option is there then?? i guess that flyeye stuff might be worth a shot... ooo just found these might be worth a stab http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/03-05-Nissan- ... 1c2142d6dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 what other option is there then?? i guess that flyeye stuff might be worth a shot...ooo just found these might be worth a stab http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/03-05-Nissan- ... 1c2142d6dd not many at all! probs a good idea to buy them off ebay - if they get foggy you can get your money back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Will the beam be pointing in the wrong direction though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Will the beam be pointing in the wrong direction though? that is a very good point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I got flyeye on my car, prefer to have the internals painted though - it does look stunning with it on - but does cut down the amount of light by something like 8%-10% by all accounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomS Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 It's one thing that I really want to get done on my car, new front headlights. Some of the custom LED ones I've seen around the web just look stunning. Shame there isn't someone on the forum that does them or somewhere in the UK that is reputable, unless there is secretly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 there must be someone somewhere that can do this...it will go well with your new rear leds eh Tom im only joking i missed out by like minutes i too like you have been hunting for a while im sure your zed will look ace with them all web ones seem U.S originated and like coldel says the beams will point wrong way then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomS Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 And you can never tell what the bulbs/light is going to be like, don't think I'd buy lights off eBay as every cheapish pair of headlights I've seen/heard of seem to have crap quality light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I've got a set of painted 06+ headlights fitted to my Z. Me and a mate used a head gun to get them apart as neither of our ovens were big enough. To be honest the heat gun would be my prefered method anyway, at least then you're only heating up the bits you need to heat, an oven is a bit of a sledgehammer to crack a nut IMO. Just keep the gun moving and go around the whole edge of the casing. After around 5 minutes of this the sealant goes very gooey and you can then start to pull the lights apart. An extra pair of hands to help heat up / cut any stubborn bits of sealant really helps here. Once they were apart we disassembled them and I gave the plastic pieces to the bodyshop for painting. I went with the same gloss black as my wheels, door handles, etc for most of the bits, but did the central plastic piece around the projector lens in Audi Ibis White to match the paintwork of my car. The bodyshop loved me for asking them to paint that bit! I'd really recommend shelling out the money to get the headlight bits painted properly, the finish on the gloss black pieces was well worth the extra dosh and the piece of mind of knowing the paintwork will last without bubbling etc is nice. You don't want to have to split the buggers again if you can help it! Whilst they were apart I also added some Sti clear projector lenses (i.e. non-fresnel type for sharper beam cutoff) and some new 5000K Morimoto headlight bulbs. Once that was all done we reheated and cleaned out all of the old sealant leaving a nice clean channel for the lens to sit in and then added all new sealant, a bit more heat and then gave them a good squeezing together. We then put some clamps on them and left them to cool off for an hour or so before refitting. Oh, and make sure you don't forget to reconnect the 4 orange marker LEDs on one of the headlights or you'll have to split it and reseal all over again!! I'm really pleased with the end result, it's totally transformed the look of the front on my 53 plate Z and was well worth all the effort. They've been fitted for about 3 or 4 months now and there's been no fogging up whatsoever. I don't have any pics at the moment but when I give the car a good clean over Xmas I'll get some taken. Regarding CinCity, I've been seeing bad feedback on them for years on My350Z. I've seen reports of long delays, bad workmanship and people not getting their lights back so I would definitely avoid them at all costs. There really is no room for cutting corners on this job so you need to make sure you give it to a company you can trust. The only company that would ever get my lights and cash is ClearCorners. They're very expensive and you'll probably be waiting 3 months (or more) but their work is top quality. Having done the job myself I can see why they charge the prices they do. As others have said, if you get a company in the US to do this mod you'll have to send a set of UK spec headlights to them first which is another cost to consider, a set of headlights with all the required packaging is a BIG box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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