Homer Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Has anyone done or seen any pictures of UK lights with the backs painted grey like the facelift ones? After having UK front lights for years I do like the extra clarity they provide at night, but not the way they look. I’m tempted to try it but don’t want to potentially ruin a perfectly good set of lights in the process! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Mine are UK glass ones. I split them, painted the inserts (satin black rather than the dark grey) and added some polished rings from Noz. Like you I was seriously worried about potentially ruining a good set of UK headlights, but having done it I love them and would never want to go back to the all-chrome inserts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 Mate, thanks! That’s exactly what I was hoping to see and hear Do you have any side profile or quarter angle pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, Homer said: Mate, thanks! That’s exactly what I was hoping to see and hear Do you have any side profile or quarter angle pictures? Not many good ones but I can try to get some next time the car is out. Found this one: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 That seals it for me, love the look. Thanks @Hamilton I think I’ll black out the side light though as the car they’re going on is facelift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Homer said: That seals it for me, love the look. Thanks @Hamilton I think I’ll black out the side light though as the car they’re going on is facelift. Glad to help! I’m not massively keen on the sidelight “blob” either but it’s usually not very noticeable. Think the light is just picking it up in that picture. Hope all goes well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 You’re right, it probably is the angle, but might as well do it while the lights are apart. I won’t be using it as a sidelight anyway. Loving the do-luck front, takes me back to my old car! It sure makes you aware of speed bumps and road height changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Ive learned something tonight, my car has UK spec headlights 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, Swampy442 said: Ive learned something tonight, my car has UK spec headlights Easiest way to tell is to give them a thump with your knuckles. If it hurts they’re UK, if it doesn’t they’re jspec BTW, not fully serious here but it’s a valid check if you’re not familiar with the light differences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, Homer said: You’re right, it probably is the angle, but might as well do it while the lights are apart. I won’t be using it as a sidelight anyway. Loving the do-luck front, takes me back to my old car! It sure makes you aware of speed bumps and road height changes Sure does. I like the bumper but if anything happened to it I’d likely go back to something more OEM. Great work on your RSP build by the way- I’ve been following along each weekend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 It's total faff but I actually make replacement pods for the side lights. Cut the middle piece out and made it smooth so it flows better rather than painting it. I'll grab a photo if you wanted. Takes few hours to do mind. Just cut middle of the pod out. Fibreglass then smooth it. You can't fibreglass the hole. The inserts flex when lights go together. You get a crack sadly, not a strong area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, Noz said: It's total faff but I actually make replacement pods for the side lights. Cut the middle piece out and made it smooth so it flows better rather than painting it. I'll grab a photo if you wanted. Takes few hours to do mind. Just cut middle of the pod out. Fibreglass then smooth it. You can't fibreglass the hole. The inserts flex when lights go together. You get a crack sadly, not a strong area. Hey Noz, if you have a photo it would be interesting to see. I think for my ability and patience level I’ll just etch and then spray the outside of the plastic sidelight pod the same colour as the rest of the insert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 15 minutes ago, Hamilton said: Sure does. I like the bumper but if anything happened to it I’d likely go back to something more OEM. Great work on your RSP build by the way- I’ve been following along each weekend! Same boat here, I loved the look of the do luck but not the most practical! Thanks and good to hear some people are actually following it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 22 minutes ago, Homer said: Easiest way to tell is to give them a thump with your knuckles. If it hurts they’re UK, if it doesn’t they’re jspec BTW, not fully serious here but it’s a valid check if you’re not familiar with the light differences I know theyre glass, and they have black inserts. Thats all I know 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Swampy442 said: I know theyre glass, and they have black inserts. Thats all I know Do you have any pictures mate? As good as hamilton’s look it doesn’t hurt to have a 2nd set of examples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 very beautiful with the headlights and I would also darken the side indicators 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayr Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 16 hours ago, Homer said: That seals it for me, love the look. Thanks @Hamilton I think I’ll black out the side light though as the car they’re going on is facelift. Noz can do a ‘delete’ on that I think. He did it on his @Noz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 19 hours ago, Homer said: Do you have any pictures mate? As good as hamilton’s look it doesn’t hurt to have a 2nd set of examples I can get one but it wont be until next weekend... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 I know someone with a set of Face-lift inserts if you wanted to just do a simple swap. I'll post photos of glass lights with black inserts later. I've done a few. Also got photos of the pod delete. So much cleaner. I've actually a set of rings for Face-lift knocking about too. To be honest with a decent set of polishes jspecs, you'd struggle to tell the difference in photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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