Smoked headlights DIY or new?

[scurran83]

Considering getting smoked headlights just wondering whats the best way to get or do them?

[SPADGE]

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... hhella.htm

[Hyperion]

I suppose if you would like to have the satisfaction of knowing you "did it" yourself, i would go the DIY route.
But if you have a fear of cocking up the whole thing, then buy new.
PS: some zoners will sell you a pair of DIY smoked ones, just another option.

cheers

[psychochild187]

that and if you dont want the fear of breaking originals then go for DIY

[Aragorn]

the only concern i'd have is that quite often the aftermarket lamps have pretty bad quality projectors in them, which may mean DIY is a better approach

[pony2]

Getting the glass of using a heat gun is not much fun, danger of burns and little bits of glass flying around. I gave up and stuck mine back on the car. It can be done, just not a nice job.

[psychochild187]

i got the original hella lights
but the things come with such rubbish plastic adjuster bits they break and remaking the adjusters out of bits n pieces you find off the old light sis annoying too.

[stonesie]

I had to buy a heatgun to do mine so while i was in B&Q i bought some thermal gloves too... that was a few quid well spent as you need to get them quite hot.


Mine took about a day to do and i played it safe by buying a 2nd set of headlamps from Eko on here, mine were held together with tie wraps no wonder they wobbled about a bit, and i managed to make a good set out of the pair.

If i do it again i will do things differently, especially with the cross-haire's.