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10-07-2009, 07:54 PM
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 >> 2010 Mazdaspeed3 HEADLIGHT BAKE & PAINT!!! **Photos & Video!**
...and so it begins... As promised, I was going to 'rip out' my headlights, bake 'em and paint 'em. Clearly I plan to follow through (nana) For those of you who are impatient and cant wait to see how its done, check out the video I did on my '09 R3 headlights... I absolutely HATE the chrome and amber nonsense in the 2010 headlights, the mission here... ELIMINATE IT. Today, the plan was to just get everything apart, out of the car. I will be posting pictures as I go along as well as a video of the process. 1. Remove 3 wheel well clips (with a phillips then small flathead) and 1 small 8mm bolt that attach to each side of the bumper. 2. Remove all 8mm and 10mm bolts under the bumper. 3. Remove all clips on top of the bumper and screws. 4. starting at the wheel wells, pull the bumper straight out and it will "snap" out of the clips (dont worry nothing breaks). 5. Pull the entire bumper out a few inches and gently lay it on the ground, right side up. You may need someone to hold it while you undo the foglight wiring. 6. Remove all foglight wiring, unplug the harnesses and clips and the bumper comes off. 7. Remove 3 bolts, and one plastic screw per headlight and unplug the single headlight wiring harness and out slides each headlight. Todays photos are as follows...     The wimpy horn...     All hardware removed  Rain is on the way. Gotta keep that wiring dry.  Subscribe and watch the progress daily. If you have any questions feel free to ask. If you like what you see please click "thanks". I'd appreciate it =)
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10-07-2009, 08:08 PM
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WOW!!! That's pretty awesome!!! Nice mod, and nice video too!
__________________ Never settle for mediocrity! 2010 4-Door Graphite Mica Mazda 3i Touring Mods: 20% tint, Xenon Expert aluminum pedals, zoom-zoom decal, CorkSport SRI, 55w 4300k DDM Tuning HIDs, CorkSport LED Lighting Kit, V-LEDs 5k LED Trunk Light | ||||||||||||||||||
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10-07-2009, 09:13 PM
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I would like to do this to my headlights, but I'm not sure how it would look on a white car. Also, I think the chevrons in the HID headlight might be a problem.
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10-07-2009, 09:22 PM
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I'm sure you can figure it out though!!! 
__________________ Never settle for mediocrity! 2010 4-Door Graphite Mica Mazda 3i Touring Mods: 20% tint, Xenon Expert aluminum pedals, zoom-zoom decal, CorkSport SRI, 55w 4300k DDM Tuning HIDs, CorkSport LED Lighting Kit, V-LEDs 5k LED Trunk Light | ||||||||||||||||||
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10-07-2009, 09:34 PM
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| UPDATE... Headlights wont fit in the oven. It is a standard size oven, so if anyone out there is planning on trying this, you will need an oversized oven. The 2010 headlights are about 4" longer than the RX-8 headlights. I could have measured before hand. Working on plan B as we speak... Heatgun. Stay tuned
__________________ //DarkSpeed3 2010 Mazdaspeed3 - Drag DR-31 Gunmetal 18x8 +48 - Nitto NT 555 235/40/18 - H&R Springs - Custom Headlights (pics) (video) - Tinted Windows - Xentec 10,000K HID - DecalFX Yellow Fog Light Film (pic) - DecalFX Smoked Tail Light Film (pic) - CorkSport Intake - Spoiler Swap - Black Emblems - DecalFX Matte Black Wrapped Fog Light Trim - DecalFX Matte Black Dash Wrap (how-to video) - DO NOT BUY A TWM SHORT SHIFTER! - Also check out my blacked out 2009 RX-8 R3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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10-07-2009, 09:34 PM
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I'll probably just leave them. I'm not keen on putting my $1100 headlights in the oven and changing them permanently. If I had the cheaper headlights, I'd go for it and just replace them when I sold the car.
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10-07-2009, 10:58 PM
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I'm interested to see how this turns out. BeEvil
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10-07-2009, 11:09 PM
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10-07-2009, 11:11 PM
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afraid to do this but its soooo tempting. cant wait to see the results
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10-07-2009, 11:26 PM
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