Trophy Headlights - How to DIY.
Please excuse photo quality as I took them on my phone:
Bumper off:
Screws and indicators out:
Primer and Paint used:
Wiped the surface of the headlights with this just to clean it:
Primered (did about 3 coats on each light):
As the bumper was off I cleaned it and re-sprayed the grilles
Now to the painting
Coat 1:
After 2nd + 3rd Coat:
Final coat and laquered:
Between each coat, I used this heat gun thing for a few seconds to help it along:
The finished results:
Overall a good couple of days, which I enjoyed.
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The Lidl bulbs are also clear and flash orange, They are also made in germany.
Cheers Brydon
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Mr Brydon;8375 wrote: The head lights look great but the indicators look a bit like fried eggs Osram DIADEM indicator blubs look a clear blue colour but flash orange, abit expensive at almost £13.00. However Lidl (honest) sell very similar bulbs on some other monthly offers.
The Lidl bulbs are also clear and flash orange, They are also made in germany.
Cheers Brydon
Ah the old fried-egg look!
You can also get chromed indicator bulbs that lose the egg-look too.:yesnod:
Otherwise looking good, Sam.
You still need a splitter though.:yesnod:
David
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I already have the splitter David Since the how-to I have completed quite a few mods.
Taken today after a clay, wash and polish:
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Replied by David Aiketgate on topic Re: Trophy Headlights - How to DIY.
Posted 13 years 5 months ago #24958David
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Are you sure?
They are a safety feature, making you more visible at night. See how this speeding bus managed to see me in time and take avoiding action :lol:
Hi Sam, love your car and when I first got my MGF and looked at doing Trophy lights and the K&H splitter on mine I followed your How To for each.
Only joking about the stripes.
Nice to see you back posting on the T-Bar
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Thanks I love your car too. I really like the white stripes, but just think they aren't for Blue Belle. There seems to be a stripe pandemic at the moment it seems! :lol:
Glad you found my How-To's useful
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Perhaps this is where some women go wrong, they should write a How To for the all the jobs they want men to do and post it online :lol:
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