Carrera GT Headlights on a Cayman?

Has anyone considered painting the inside areas of the headlights black ? (not the reflective areas that help reflect the light) It would give it kind of a Carrera GT look? Thoughts?? Quick & Dirty Photoshop... Edited by - johnb21 on 09/02/2006 3:40:24 PM

StudioTorino thoughtabout thistoo: RK Coupe headlight detail: Edited by - mpollard on 09/02/2006 6:04:08 PM

I have not seen these before. They painted these even more than I was considering. I may end doing this as well. I wonder how hard it is to open those up to paint???? Edited by - johnb21 on 09/02/2006 9:09:07 PM

these headlights r sick!!!!!! someone please take the plunge and tell us how it goes..

Iam going to get someone to look a doing this next week. Doesany one know how hard these are to open up? Edited by - johnb21 on 09/03/2006 05:43:26 AM

I like the changes at the air intakes! Russ

Has any one out there painted inside the headlights like this?

There is a guy on the Mitusubishi Evolution site that has been doing both head and tail lights. The quality is very good. I purchased a set of tail lights and was impressed. Here is his link... http://www.lightmods.net/ Here is an example... Edited by - crocrr on 09/03/2006 3:34:08 PM

Very nice. Does any one know how easy opening a Cayman 's lights would be??

not sure abt cayman headlights, but i have openend sti and also audi healights to paint. i put them i the oven at a fairly low temp and then pulled them apart. cannot remember what the temp was or the length they were in there, but i am sure porshe will be different due to different apoxy etc. For what it's worth, my subaru healights came out great, just have to be careful sealing them up.

The RK headlight has totally blacked out the High Beam reflector. I am not sure what that will do to the overall illumination. I just wonder if they came stock blacked out, would everyone go ga-ga over the clear?

They ran out of time and will have to do it next week for me. Sorry I agree on the RK...too much black. I am only painting the areas that are not there to reflect the projection of the beam. On the 'black' vs 'clear' from the factory, just look around... Porsche Carrera GT, Lambos, Ferraris all have black housings. I love the look. It will really set the front off nicely. I will get pics as soon as they do it.

i've been waiting to see how they come out.. good luck with this project

Next week for sure. They will have the car all week while I am out of town for the lights and for lowering.

Here is a very rough Photoshop that I using to show what parts I want painted black and which parts will remain chrome. Thoughts? Edited by - johnb21 on 09/24/2006 1:03:48 PM

Personally, I like the way they look as stock - the entire light becomes a design element that set off the front of the fenders - on my car, which is black, the stock look gives a nice contrast with all the chrome. On your car, which is seal gray, if you do this, I would consider doing it in a dark gray color like the RK. With the gray of your car, the large patches of a much darker hue, in this case the black, might really call too much attention to the headlights and not blend in quite like you intend... kind of like your car having two black eyes... just a thought. I just looked at a whole bunch of C-GT pictures on Google images, and it looks to me like they used a very dark gray on the insides of the headlight buckets, not a true, rich black. See below... brad Edited by - beez on 09/24/2006 1:21:14 PM Edited by - beez on 09/24/2006 1:31:22 PM

They are going to match the C-GT color. I believe it is matte black like the RK. It just looks dark grey since it is a matte finish.

I think the darkened headlights look good, but I wonder how would they look painted in body color.

I thought about that. You see it on the new Vettes and some Ferraris. It would look good as well, but I think I am going with the matte black.

john, i have seal gray too and would love to see any before and after pics if you have any! thanks, justin

Should have it done and have pics posted by Friday.

any updates?

They were going to do this when they lowered it as well but the springs did not get in the shop in time and then they got tied up with the Petit Lemans at the end of the week. I am out of town the next 3 weeks so I am not sure when were are doing this now unfortunately. Edited by - johnb21 on 10/02/2006 04:12:33 AM

I'd like to lower my car also- which spings are you going to use? Did they estimate labor? seems like the springs are the cheap part and the 8 hour job is the killer.