I thought I'd just move this, so it doesn't get lost in the tail light section

Pics of my Rolla Mod
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures...l?id=2105619827

Here is the link to the US DIY's to paint your headlights

removing bumper & headlights
http://9thgencorolla.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4608

cracking em open and painting the surrounds
http://9thgencorolla.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8682

No need for a DIY same as US version with the following differences.

1.When taking the bumper off disconnect the foglights. When all the bolts are off, just pull the sides of the bumper since they are cliped in then pull foward. Just take the whole bumper off its easier to work with.

2.There are 3 three bolts in our headights. 2 on top and one on the side. A little notchy/clip thing holds in the bottom to the car.

2.With the headlights out have you will notice our lights have these little screws holding the lense in. So take off all of them around the outside plus one near the indicator lamp before placing in oven.

4.We also took alll our globes out before placing in oven.We left the wiring in.

3.We used an oven temp of 170 deg celcius. Be sure to turn the oven off, place it on hand towel and make sure no parts of the light are touching any metal in the oven.

4.When u take it out be quick cuz the sealant will dry. We put the first one back in the oven 4 times before we could get the lense off.

5.We didnt have use any more sealant. I just checked my car this morn, on a moist, dewey morning in the hills of Upwey and they are as clear as daylight. So the seal is good.

6.You wont be able to put the lense and casing on properly till you put it back in the oven. So just sit them in as well as u can.

7.As soon as you get out of the oven, be quick and push the lense and casing toghether and put in all the screws.

8.We put our lights back in the oven 1 more time just to let the sealant soften then clamped around the outside.

Thats it.

We were very nervous about puting our lights in the oven, but they did not melt at all and there is no moisture in my headlights this moring, so the seal is good. It a worthwhile mod, our cars look so much better now.

But take care, cuz you must be cautious when doing this mod. I take no responsibility here.

nice! i used a heatgun for mine too ages... does the plastic surround of your light look all buggered up or is it like how it was orginally?

and is 170 degrees for a fan forced over or a non fan forced??

That looks great man!!

thoughts guys, my car is cascade blue but i dont wanna do it black cos i reckon that'll look ****, i reckon black looks awesome on black or silver cars. would it look gay to do it body colour? or would it be alright?

Great DIY Zav. It looks awesome and so does you car

Micky, I think that's a great idea man. It'll look nice, check out MaxxHavoc's Sig in here http://9thgencorolla.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8682. I think it looks mega

Oh btw, this belongs in the 'Inside and Out' section

BigBum u are awesome!!!! thats what i was looking for someone who had already done it so i didnt have to be the guinea pig and have it look ****!!!

thanks man... now u got me really thinking... hmm when do i have time???

im going to put this in the Inside and Out Section and sticky it as its a good post

Looks absolutely stock, its not funny. We didnt bugger up anything, its like a brand new headlight. It even looks better in person.

It was fan forced, but you have to turn it off, so i dont think it makes a difference.

It looks really nice on silver too.

just checkin on the legality of this mod??

does it affect it in anyway?

Nope doesnt effect the light beam in anyway. The surround is just trim, they do then same to commodores (exec chrome, SS black) and lancers (ES chrome, VRX black)

awesome dude... ok final question... what did u actually paint it with? what kind of paint? did u use clear coat? with a brush or what? haha sorry man i just dont wanna stuff mine up!

It was spray high temp paint in black. I cant remember the name but specialised32 may no since he bought it. No clear coat, since it comes out a nice mat black.

dude!!! wts wrong with black and blue!!!!
it would look great...

when you open the headlight is it separate bits or did you have to mask the areas off that you didnt want black

I took off the indicator plastic cover, then masked behind that side the indicator so it still reflects. The suround is screwed onto the lense from memory, but its easy to work out what to do.

The links are stuffed!

Please fix them!

on rainy days... will water seep in?
i asked the panel beater to do it for me... but he wont.. coz he said.. its too much trouble and.. if he didnt do a good job in sealin.........
so.. did u guys have any.. "side effects"

after those horrid two weeks of rain in Sydney, the lights are still fine.

fix the links! please please please please

Yes please!

Gotta get around to doing this sometime this summer. Thinking of painting them the same colour as my car colour. You still thinking about that Micksta?

il do the mod for ya if the price is right so far i have done 4 cars no probs

mmm i am... have to get around to it sometime... been too busy!! might do it this summer.

good to see someone else has the same idea!

Would it have the same effect on a pre-face lift, or is der no point?

same effect on any car... just colouring the inside of the headlight

anyone towards sydney way done it before? and maybe want to do it for me hehe

Daz is the only one from syd that im aware of who has done this mod. Looks really tough with a white car.

Cheers mate.. i think gtirboy has the prefacelift rolla.

check out KT_haha's ride in the members section for pics of black surround on prefacelift.

PM us if u want tips, otherwise the DIY here is pretty much everything you need

http://9thgencorolla.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28944

Anyone in melb that could do this for me? I'll consider paying if you want.. C'mon help the sedans out we need a better rep on the streets

i have seen a few guys in melb do this mod in black, looks absolutally great. i agree its one of the best DIY mods. Jus wonderin has anyone done this mod in another colour apart from black. i havce a red mica colour and was thinkin somethin a lil different...

the links are dead and no photos .... can anyone help me cause i would like to see what this turns out like?


thanks

http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/inde...?showtopic=7433

on kaze stivo's car...


damn.. none of the url is working!

sweet thank u !!!

dam the links would be nice right about now lol

i think i need to change my sealant... coz its reeeally old..

which one should i use?? any suggestion?

i need some help! got a few questions/requests
i know there 3 screws on the preface lift head light (2 top, 1 bottom)

1. do i need to remove the front bar to unscrew the bottom one? cant i just jack up the car and unscrew it?
2. can some1 post the pic of their paint headlights, prefer preface life.
3. how far in am I able to paint?



i basically want to paint everything on the bottom level and any other flat surface...
is it ok??


I saw Daz, but its a facelift.... I tried to figure it out by looking at KT_haha's in member's ride but i need a close up.


hope some1 can help me.. coz im planning to do it this wk

yeah peoples. im really keen on doin it to but im scared if i stuff it up as i rang toyota for some new head lights and they said about 220 each head light so i really dont wana stuff them up. i wana kno how to get to the bottom screw and also how to crack open the head lights.

crack open should be easy. put it next to the heater and use an hairdryer!
just dunno where to spray.. and how to take of the headlight

ur best bet would be to remove the front bumper completely. (not hard)

determining wat to paint becomes clearer once u open the headlight up. u cant jst paint everything coz the lights obviously reflects of the rear and sides of the fitting...

ive attached some pics from when KT and myself did the mod..

HTH

thx Daz!!! just wt i needed!!

theres not much to see especially if we have eyelids!!! damn! i was soooo tempted to spray a bit of inside...

too bad our car doesnt have the head lights like the US corolla.. and the civics! they just spray the whole thing!

btw.. why did KT_haha spray his headlight silver?


dun want to remove the front bar... coz i dun wanna take out the my wheels!
but i guess.... i have no choice

Daz, when you have some time on your hands you should come over and show me how it's done. I don't trust myself.

how do u remove the bumper bar. and does the front wheels need to come off. and do u need to spray anythin before the black color goes on. and i also wanted to kno when your puttin the headlight back together, do you need to replace the seel on it or can u just heat it up and put it straight back on with the original seel. thanx alot. just scared shi**** on doin it.
simon

lol he didnt spray anything silver. thats the reflective part of the light fitting.. it's normal!


No need to remove the wheels to get the bumper off! im sure there's a write up somewhere for removing front bar


haha it's not as scary as u think! seriously the hardest part was getting the lights off and thats not hard!


read above^^


No you dont, jst the black heat resistant paint


for a newer car i had no troubles resealing with the current seal. jst heat and hold together.
for Dan's pre-facelift we jst needed to heat a bit longer to melt the seal more but otherwise was ok. if anything, do it once and if the seal isnt soft enuff do it again..

i just took out my head lights.. without taking off the front bar... bcoz i couldnt.. the clips (both in the center) are so tough and yet.. fragile..
i broke 1 of the clip so i stopped and just pulled out the headlight.. and it worked.. now i have a few cuts on my hand.. bcoz of those stupid clips...

i only removed the screws on top of the grille (to allow me to move the front bar) and the 1s one the front guard..

the bottom screw is more like.. on the side.... LUCKY!! so i didnt have to remove the front bar..

tonight.. im gonna try crack open the headlight.. and spray it!! muwahahaha

hope it will work!

the right hand side look alright...
but the left hand side is stuffed..
coz i think its been opened b4..
the clips were broken already.. so i could seal it!
sigh.. now i have to decide... buy the japan black head lights? or buy another LH headlight and redo it!


just realised that my previous panel beater really did a **** job... wrong screws and used broken clips!!!! fuk!!! so it too me extra time to complete it!!

btw.. i reckon it looks WAY better on a face lift....

I wanna give this a crack for my headlights, might even try this weekend....

has anyone painted there's red (on a red car)....?????

guys in the US have done colour coded painting on their cars.. looked ok but i think the black as standard stand out the best IMO

maybe someone get can you a pic .i know ther's a link about somehwere

other colours may look good. especially body colour matching but i think plain black works the best and gives it the meanest effect.

Anyone from melb that have done this mod before that would like to give me a hand?. Im not really confident putting the headlights in the oven.

you could always just use a hair dryer, might take half a day longer but it still works, i know cause i did