Indepth How-To on Headlight Baking, improved Hightower mod

[Goonz SVT]

CSVT#49, thanks so much for this! I'm glad that you posted it!!! I will be following it exactly within the next couple weeks.

hopefully you clean ur headlights too

[Pudmunkie]

How about sealing the headlight again?

4 hints:
1. Nissan
2. heat gun
3. Seal all
4. Not silicone

[polackSVT]

awesome job/thread CSVT#49.

[CSVT#49]

hopefully you clean ur headlights too

lol. Yea those lights were for testing not actually use. I have another set with a clean set of lenses, or I might just use the lights that are currently on my car since I sanded and polished the hell out of those already.

4 hints:
1. Nissan
2. heat gun
3. Seal all
4. Not silicone

I just stated the silicone because that was what I used in the past on my other cars and it works well. I've never had a leak. It seals nice and is good for all around temperatures (since my car sees -14degF at times as well as 105degF I think its proven itself worthy).

[Sprebound]

Excellent writeup Mike. If I didn't have a silver frost, I would definitely do this! Your car looks the sex... We should try and get another meet together, although, we need to find a new spot...haha.

[Pudmunkie]

lol. Yea those lights were for testing not actually use. I have another set with a clean set of lenses, or I might just use the lights that are currently on my car since I sanded and polished the hell out of those already.



I just stated the silicone because that was what I used in the past on my other cars and it works well. I've never had a leak. It seals nice and is good for all around temperatures (since my car sees -14degF at times as well as 105degF I think its proven itself worthy).

Silicon is hard to make sure you dont have tiny little pinhole leaks. I prefer not to use it, I Like to use something a bit more liquid that finds crevices etc. It will eventually break down too

[CRZYDRVR]

Awesome write up. I will be trying it on my lights come spring.

[CSVT#49]

Silicon is hard to make sure you dont have tiny little pinhole leaks. I prefer not to use it, I Like to use something a bit more liquid that finds crevices etc. It will eventually break down too

You just have to make sure you use a generous sized bead around the groove that the lens snaps into. I drove my 94 SHO for about 3 years after I repaired the headlights before I sold it and I never had a leak

[Pudmunkie]

I sealed 2 sets fine with silicion, its just not a sure bet, one set needed to be resealed.

[JohnnyBravo]

Excellent writeup, Mike! If it were earlier in the year I'd probably consider doing this, but it'll probably have to wait until spring when it warms up a bit.

In re: the little Silver Frost painted bit on the headlight. Do any of you have a decent pic of a Hightowered headlight with that little piece still painted silver? I can't imagine it looking too terribly bad left as-is, but I'd like to see a pic first to be sure.