I am painting my headlights and fogs this coming weekend. I have one question however. When painting my fogs, I am going to tape off the concave reflective area and just paint the top and bottom sections of the fogs. Has anyone done this yet? I am pretty sure the reflectivity and light output would be fairly comparable to stock, since I am leaving the whole concave reflector area chrome. Do you all agree that the light output will still be pretty good? I do not want to jeopardize too much reflectivity from my fogs.

I took this picture from k1ngoftheranch, I hope he doesn't mind.

I will be painting them all black except for the area in the center inside of the red square. This area will remain the reflective chrome.

 

the light output shouldnt be affected to much. i like that idea its a good compromise. make sure to post picks on how it works out.

 

mask it off with a wax, or something like chapstick

thats what they tell you to use in the instructions for the painted ford emblems

 

damn dude you stole my idea.just kidding make sure you post pics and instructions i was thinking about this the other day.i need new headlights anyway but i want to paint my fogs.i was thinking the exact same way.

 

sounds like a good idea.. make sure to post pics

 

I am hoping to start this in the next few days. I have been really busy with work. Pictures will definitely be posted once I start!

 

i have a question how do i seperate the lense from the other peice?

 

let us know how much light you lose

 

Opened up the heads and fogs tonight. Painted the fogs and tinted the orange lens for the heads. I will paint the heads after work tomorrow. Hopefully reassembly will be Saturday afternoon if I am not too busy. Pics will be up soon. My only concern right now is that I am nervous about the masking tape pulling off the chrome on the fogs. Hopefully it wont, if it does, I will have to explore other options.

 

use the 3M blue masking tape, it wont peel any chrome off or leave any glue residue..good stuff

 

how do you get the front glass off the fog lights.. is it just a silicone seal and some clips?? ive been thinking of doin this mod also... but i want to get a color that will match the new FX2,FX4 headlights,, the dark charcoal grey...

 

yeah what did you do to get the lense off?did you bake it?if so for how long and what temperature i want to do mine next week i need insight thanks.

 

^Search, there are threads everywhere about the process.

Yes, you bake them to soften the silicone.

 

Pictures will be up soon guys! Sorry for the delay.

Everything is done and I am just waiting on the silicone to dry before reinstallation.

I ended up painting the turn signal area too, which I think looks great! The only chrome area on the headlights now is the headlight area.

 

Headlights, with turn signal area painted and side marker smoked...


Masked and sanded...


Yes, I have to polish my lenses!...


All four...