I have been in contact with a few companies for awhile about sending my headlights in to get the inner housings resprayed with a darker color. All of that chrome just isn't doing it for me. Plus I think the a darker color on the bezel will better accent the cool blue bits of lights.
I dont have $500 to spend on sending my headlights in (plus freight and vehicle downtime of about a week) so I figured I would study some online tutorials and give it a shot.
If you didn't know the Leaf has a 4 piece headlight so instead of starting with the expensive larger section that has the main beam and the height adjustment motor I started with the much cheaper and smaller ($22 replacement cost) rear section. I figured that if I destroyed it then I'm only out 20 bux. Also the car is still drivable this way albeit with a giant hole looking into the hood. Here are some work in progress pics:
More to come...
Update: all finished. Just ran the car through the car wash and no leaks!
I dont have $500 to spend on sending my headlights in (plus freight and vehicle downtime of about a week) so I figured I would study some online tutorials and give it a shot.
If you didn't know the Leaf has a 4 piece headlight so instead of starting with the expensive larger section that has the main beam and the height adjustment motor I started with the much cheaper and smaller ($22 replacement cost) rear section. I figured that if I destroyed it then I'm only out 20 bux. Also the car is still drivable this way albeit with a giant hole looking into the hood. Here are some work in progress pics:
More to come...
Update: all finished. Just ran the car through the car wash and no leaks!