very good thread i will use this good pics too

Heres my progress pics

this is the legal way to do it.

Spent today splitting and painting the insides of the headlights matt black, love how it has turned out!!

lights out



Light unit heated, with a hair dryer, and split open



silver insert taken out and sanded down with 120 then 180 grit paper



painted it



fitted again



finished and back in the car





no need to prime or lacquer them if you know how to paint properly

so you didint pop it in the oven just used a hairdryer yeah?
looks great

yea no need for an oven, 5 minutes with a hairdryer and a small screwdriver does the trick

just done mine in the oven "over cooked" lol....

5 mins would be better than 10 i reckon

lmao your a legend, melted headlights ftw

everyones guna want a set now....

This is a step by step guide of how to smoke saxo MK2 lights.

Its as simple as possible because i am simple.

The commentary for each picture is mainly underneath each picture

Firstly open the bonnet and disconnect the lights.
You will be faced with this



the next pictures will show how to disconnect two of the four wires.



This will pull out



this needs to be twisted then it ill come out



The other two are easier to get out when you have got the light out.

There are three screws holding the light in



those two are easy to get at with a 10mm spanner/socket

there is another one under the brow



This is hard to get at but i used a 10mm ratchet with an extension.

You will need to remove the brow, they are attached with three clips

these are very delicate, i broke 3 of them. short trip to citroen will sort that out



With them bolts undone the light can be pulled out.

Now you can disconnect the other two wires.



this has a clip on the side that you lift then it will slide out



you will need to put a screwdriver under the clip and pull it up, mine flew 20 feet in the air and i spent the next 10mins looking for it.

Now the light should pull free





Now do the same the other side



AHHHH I'M BLIND

Now the lights are out pull the rubber off the back, it will pull off.

Now release the spring clip and the bulb will come out.





Don't touch the bulb lense

Next twist the indicator bulb and pull it out



Now there are three clips around the lense of the light, pull them off with a screwdriver.



The light is now ready to be put in the oven.

Yes it does feel very wrong.

I put it in the oven on gas mark 2 for 10 minutes

when you get it out it will be very hot

I used a screwdriver to help ease the lense off



now take out the part you are going to spray



remove the indicator lense by the three clips on the back



Because there is a reflective part where the indicator bulb sits i didn't want to spray that so i cut out a piece of cardboard to the exact size and placed it in

now sand it all down and spray it with primer



apply three coats leaving it 15mins between each coat and sanding down between the first two coats



after leaving the primer for about 30mins apply black paint, i'm using gloss black from halfords



I applied 3 coats with 15mins between each coat.

now its all sprayed leave it for a good hour or so to let the paint fully dry.

Put the light and lense back in the oven WITHOUT the part you just sprayed.

This will start to melt the glue. i put the oven on gas mark 2 for 5 mins

Now get it out the oven and place the part you sprayed back in

Make sure you put the indicator lense back in before you put the headlight lense back together



place the newly painted part back inside and put the headlight back together.

Put the clips back on and allow to cool.

I also put some cable ties on to ensure it stuck well



once the light has cooled down, put all bulbs back in and the rubber back on.

Now you can put the light back on the car, reattatch all connections and screw in the 3 bolts.

also clip the lower brows back on.

Heres some pictures of one light as i need to go and buy some more clips for the other brow!



ta dah

its mostly common sense but this guide makes it easier.

sorry about some of the pictures but if i don't hold this camera completely still they all blurr.

a guide inside a guide... i like it

done this, very easy looks alot better

can u do mk1 headlights

looks great, if im feeling brave after all my other ideas i might attempt this one, think ill try buy some spare lights to do it!

Salmon1 not liking the silver route myself, looks too silver! also why would you want to spray the reflective bit silver?? lol :geek: p.s what did you do with the little cap that fits around the the main headlight bulb that allows you to adjust the position of it??

Cheers for this guide mate:D really helpful, couldnt of done it without it. im very pleased with how neat they look, especially when i looked in the 'styling' section and saw some smoked headlights (looking exactly the same as mine now do!) for an 'approx.' price of £200!! mine cost 13:d

Vtr craig, Very good step by step guide,and picys too!! nice one....

did mine last weekend

works really well

jus did my mk1's yest, look ace. N simple to do. Can maybe do other peoples if they dont wana?

Well when i'm doing something i like to know everything about it with pics.

Basically i am very simple and need everything to be simple so i can do it

cheers

i just painted mine but didnt mask off the indicator part like here...



legeal to have that painted black and not masked off or what?

yeah u will be fine with the indicator part, as long as the main headlight reflective unit is still reflective, should pass MOT okay, well done on doing your lights!

does this procedure also work for the fopglights

It is the same as the fogs yes...

Whats the colour to use is it Matt or Satin black? I think its matt but not sure?

im pretty sure ts matt black asweel :y:

just done my lights looks great ! thanks for the guide VTR_craig

Yes buddy, it is the same basic principle for doing the fog lights...
But i have done a step by step guide with pictures for smoking the saxo fog lights...

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82938

It's for premium members only im afraid though...

Many thanks,
Alex
:)

great guide, thanks!

i am goin 2 do this 2 mine on friday an think its guna look mint, great guide.

Great guide, getting my paint tonight and will do my lights tomorrow!

indeed, pics!!!

im going to do mine as conor of here ripped me of on a broken set grrrrrrr

great guide m8 i did my fogs 2 an i think they look sweet

is it safe to put lights in the oven? To break the seal... and the seal goes back on perfectly right? No retouching needed?

the heat of the oven will allow you to prise the lens off the light and should be able to stick it back on too. dont let the light get too hot as the plastic brackets will start to melt. even so once you have stuck them back together its still worth going around the edge with a sealant gun to ensure there are no gaps

Umm this probly isnt a good idea if you have a flame oven is it? would i be able to use a hair dryer? to warm and soften the glue?

Yes...its perfectly fine to use a hair dryer...its what me and Matty_VTR used when we did mine on Sunday...

Here's the outcome...



looks alot better imo...i also did my grill...theres a guide on here for that also :)

Cheers mate, my car needs a new grill so ill pop to a scrap yard and get them done! :D

Awesome guide mate, wana do my lights when i get paid :D

All the pics of them on here look wicked!

how long will this take?
i've heard people can do them in half days but normally you gotta leave days and even weeks for all coats to apply

Takes about 2 hours mate from removing the lights to fitting them back in. Easy job!!!

Bondie