Headlight "Joey Mod" FINALLY ON THIS SITE!

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Originally Posted by WOLFMAN AK907

Ok, so I know there is already a topic like this that we put in the Exterior FAQ, but here's some pictures that walk you through it with a few pointers.
Remove the 3 bolts on each headlight and remove the housing. Take out your headlight bulb, the ruber gasket and all 3 rubber breather tubes on the housing.
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Your headlights are out.
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Once your oven is pre-heated to 170*F on bake, put your headlight in for 10-12 minutes.
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When you pull it out pry the little clips holding the lense to the housing with a small screwdriver and pry the housing from the lense with all your man power.
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Where the chrome frame attaches to the clear lense there should be quite a few little silver screws holding them together, remove them all so you can take the turn-signal reflecter side out and you just have the frame you want to paint now. This is where you have to make a choice about what you're going to do with the reflector in you headlight housing. You can remove it like I did, tint it with some form of transllucent paint or you can remove it and replace it once you've painted your chrome black. I left mine out completely cuz' I hated them. Clean it with a wax, grease and oil remover and do not touch it with your fingers or your paint will bubble. For paint I used Dupli-Color Black Low-Gloss Engine Enamel. Start painting.
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Nice even light coats.
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Let it dry for a while, don't be in a rush even though it looks reall cool now.
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Once dry, put it all back together the way it was, but don't try to get a tight fit with the 2 pieces yet. Make sure before you put it all back together that the inside of your lense is clean, so you dont have fingerprints or smudges on the inside of your headlights. Put it back in the oven for 10-12 minutes, run a bead of clear RTV silicone around the whole thing and smash it back together until it clips in. Make sure you don't get any of your silicone on the lense cuz' it's a bitch to get off, if you do clean it immediately with windex and a paper towel while it's still wet.
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Finished product:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...7/100_0305.jpg
Put it all back on your car and bolt em' down. If you left the reflector removed you will need to get a pair of 194 amber bulbs for your sidemarkers.
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No light output lost.
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Have fun and enjoy your new custom $10 headlights.

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Excellent. I was planning on doing this tonight, this helps quite a bit coupled with the existing guide.

P.S: Love the action shot of the spray paint coming out :P

Thanks!

You should really reference aveonetwork as the source, and provide the link to the original thread.

Do you have those HID XENON light bulbs that are available on ebay? They're like $18.00 with shipping and handling?

i think this mod looks greatt!
just dont get why you have to put them in to bake :S

can any one help?

baking them softens the silicone/adhesive that holds the lens to the housing, if you dont back them the silicone is as hard as the plastic, so the housing or the lens will break instead of the silicone pulling apart.

Again, awesome guide! I didn't get around to doing it the night I said I would... but I just did it this evening. I am just waiting for the final coat of paint to dry. It was extremely easy to get the lights apart. But a word of caution, they are freaking hot when they come out lol. I will post pics tomorrow if I get a chance to!

What tha hell is that thing sticking out of the lower front cowl, by the license plate on the car? Look like a bottle with a cork on it? Is that where Joey hides his booze from the wife? If it is, I need to do that mod on mine!!!!!!!!:cyclopsani:

nice microwave

the op lives in alaska, thats his block heater plug,

to the revival, when i get board, my counter usually gets covers in beer bottles.

he had the whole box sitting there!

Oh, tnks, I see the plug now, jezz I think I may need an eye exam! LOL

box was MT LOL

thanks, glad i found someone that did this!!! I was just talking to a friend about doing this!!! Except while we have mine apart we were going to install some LEDs and LED halos in there too. Cant wait not to get it done i think i am gonna give it a shot this weekend. I found some halo LED rings for $6 bucks

AE series Angel Eye Headlight Accent Lights

Check it out!

did you install them lights? they look cool. I would like to see them lit on a car before I got a pair.

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Originally Posted by Otownracer

thanks, glad i found someone that did this!!! I was just talking to a friend about doing this!!! Except while we have mine apart we were going to install some LEDs and LED halos in there too. Cant wait not to get it done i think i am gonna give it a shot this weekend. I found some halo LED rings for $6 bucks

AE series Angel Eye Headlight Accent Lights

Check it out!

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Can this be done on the rear taillights too?

in a sense yes, the plastic lens is attached in a different way though so you need to figure that out. If i was going to do it, i would buy a second set and use the lens from one and the back from another, so you have two good pieces, as i think separating them would break them.

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice thank youuu so bad haha I will do it on mine =D I'm a 100% beginner tho I'll try to mess everything up x). Do you know how to put some Led Lights? like this picture? They're so beautiful. This is Hanszg's Aveo =)

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AE series Angel Eye Headlight Accent Lights

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Looks cheap no?

Well would be really nice to have a pair of lights with that kind of led lights as Audi's car has + angel eyes.

Does it work on Pontiac Wave 2005 Headlight? (The tricks not the angel eye :p)
Because the headlight are not exactly the same...

If its work, this mods might be perfect on my car :D

as long as your wave headlight isnt fluted.. (might be different up there in oh canda) it ill look just like the first post in this thread. it is your style headlamp. Even on a fluted head light this will darken them up..

ive done a similar mod with my friend's 3000gt headlights.
they were glass though.
could the heat make the plastic headlights less clear?
will the 2005 hatch headlights come apart the same way?

you shouldnt be using that much heat, and yes, they come apart about the same.

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Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit

you shouldnt be using that much heat, and yes, they come apart about the same.

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cool, maybe ill tweak with my stock ones after i get me some projectors.
have some backup awesome headlights.

Hey guys. What's the longest part of the process, waiting for the paint to dry? Just trying to time it and see if I can get it all done in one day. Thanks!!

Probably. If not the paint drying, then Sanding down the headlights housing to rough up the Chrome. Self etching paint/primer would speed that up though.

Thanks for the tip!

Why do you need side markers, I don't understand that concept...what are they replacing if you remove the reflectors...the original light is still shining, right?

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Originally Posted by Beneficiall

Why do you need side markers, I don't understand that concept...what are they replacing if you remove the reflectors...the original light is still shining, right?

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Amber Side marker Lights are REQUIRED by US law as a part of FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard) 108, and the PC194 bulbs installed at the factory are the Typical Clear Variety.

I don't follow. Is that the little yellow rectangle on right side in last picture...or it's not yellow in last couple pictures. I don't understand where this bulb would go or what exactly it is he's getting rid of and what he's replacing it with

Hey guys!
To save others the research time: 2005 models are the exact same method!
Sanding with a very fine grain is a must. The paint has trouble sticking to any chrome, even tiny bits. Sand until white plastic!
Using water while sanding speeds things up significantly. Dunno why.

Hope this helps you gen 1 owners!

you dont have to take all the chrome off, applying a coat of etching primer will allow it to stick.

Is the etcher primer necessary for the Joey mod method when using it on the second generation?

i would us a light coat of it yes.

I'm planning this. Need to get some victory red for mine. And I'll just nightshade the reflectors

If I need the 194 amber bulbs, do they just replace the other non main headlight bulb if I've removed the reflector?

These look really fresh. Thanks for the idea.