When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
A few weeks ago I saw a video about using a magnet and microfibre with metal to clean inside of headlight. Well, I screwed up the chrome in the headlight. Expensive lesson learned.
I found a guy on kijiji (like craigslist) selling 996 parts. I asked if he had a headlight. He didn’t but mentioned that he can get the headlight refinished in whatever way I want. He sends me a pic of an example:
Although 996.1, I was impressed. I always liked what was done in another thread here on rennlist with blackening the headlights. I didn’t have the ***** to open the headlights on my own to do this. So, when these guys reached out, I thought right away that maybe this accident could be a good thing. Now, I am in Canada. Finding people that do this type of stuff is always problematic.
i popped the headlights out and drove them over. Only 20 minutes away.
Couple days later, he sent me pics of the light taken apart
then of the dechroming
We had a discussion around the high beam and signal reflectors. His preference was all black. The look I was going for was to have it look in such a way people would wonder if it was an option. I recommended keeping the reflectors both chrome. He said he would paint out the light and leave the reflectors chrome and mock it up before finishing and sealing the headlights.
Here is the mock up:
I cannot express how happy I am with this job. Waiting for the paint to fully off gas before sealing the lights.
Looks awesome man! I’m in Vancouver - can you get me the contact for your guy who does this work? I’d love to get my headlights redone as well. On another note, I’m hoping porsche or another company will manufacture a new black headlight option for 996 owners.. I think there’s a ton of demand since a lot of us need new headlights. Thanks!
A few weeks ago I saw a video about using a magnet and microfibre with metal to clean inside of headlight. Well, I screwed up the chrome in the headlight. Expensive lesson learned.
I found a guy on kijiji (like craigslist) selling 996 parts. I asked if he had a headlight. He didn’t but mentioned that he can get the headlight refinished in whatever way I want. He sends me a pic of an example:
Although 996.1, I was impressed. I always liked what was done in another thread here on rennlist with blackening the headlights. I didn’t have the ***** to open the headlights on my own to do this. So, when these guys reached out, I thought right away that maybe this accident could be a good thing. Now, I am in Canada. Finding people that do this type of stuff is always problematic.
i popped the headlights out and drove them over. Only 20 minutes away.
Couple days later, he sent me pics of the light taken apart
then of the dechroming
We had a discussion around the high beam and signal reflectors. His preference was all black. The look I was going for was to have it look in such a way people would wonder if it was an option. I recommended keeping the reflectors both chrome. He said he would paint out the light and leave the reflectors chrome and mock it up before finishing and sealing the headlights.
Here is the mock up:
I cannot express how happy I am with this job. Waiting for the paint to fully off gas before sealing the lights.
I will post once they are on the car!
LMK if you have any questions.
This is some of the best headlight "mod" work I've seen. I'm not sold on many of the aftermarket LED lights on eBay. But this looks very promising. Kind of reminds me of the factory 991 smoked headlights. I saw a 991 at a recent cars and coffee event and the lights looks similar. I'm looking forward to seeing these on a car. They'll look really nice on the darker painted cars.
That's a really interesting concept. I'd like to see different mockups with different parts blacked out, like maybe to leave the oval chrome and black out everything else to accentuate the round part of the lights. If feel like with the entire thing blacked out it's almost too much darkness.
That is for me, the best option for those willing to have the "round lights" look
In the picture with the white plastic, if you paint only the glossy surface around the holes in the same color of the car, you will have the best approach ever seen to that round look, but without those (for me) uggly covers.
That is for me, the best option for those willing to have the "round lights" look
In the picture with the white plastic, if you paint only the glossy surface around the holes in the same color of the car, you will have the best approach ever seen to that round look, but without those (for me) uggly covers.
What I was thinking exactly. Would be really cool to see how that would look.
That is for me, the best option for those willing to have the "round lights" look
In the picture with the white plastic, if you paint only the glossy surface around the holes in the same color of the car, you will have the best approach ever seen to that round look, but without those (for me) uggly covers.
This really had nothing to do to achieve the round headlight look. I felt that the lights with chrome and gray paint were just too bright looking, especially on a black car. The stock tail lights are not a bright red but a more subdued tone. I think the darkened headlights are simply better looking.
If I wanted a 997, I would have bought a 997. I think the plainer interior of the 996 and the fact that it comes with a spare tire were the reasons I chose a 996. A 997 was less than 10% more.
01-06-2019, 03:29 PM
Updating 996 headlights
