Yellow Headlight, le feux jaunes

[robinmasters]

I want yellow lights. I haven't got yellow lights at the moment.

So, I want to turn clear lights into yellow ones, and having searched here it seems there may be a paint which you slosh around inside the light lense, rather than painting on the outside. Seems to me to be the best answer; it's fogs I'm doing, so would rather not paint the outside, and given the shape of the lense I think film would be a mistake too.

Does anyone know what the insidey-light paint is called, and where I can get some? Or would I be better off using paint on the outside, or laminaex type film?

[TurboDieselWeasel]

Hi!

I used yellow bulb lacquer and painted the reflectors with it. Will see how long it lasts ;D I didn't paint the glas, as it covers two reflectors in a housing and I felt it wouldn't look right. On a round head light like in the pictures I would've painted the glas, no doubt! As it saves the reflectors (mine were dull and damaged allready - worth a shot)...



Many french cars have yellow glas covers for the light bulbs, which also give the headlights a yellow appearance; I think the Renault 16 has them installed...

[robinmasters]

Painting the reflectors? I hadn't thought of that. How much paint did it take to do those?

[kevfromwales]

whilst we're on the subject, anybody know if this type of paint is available in er 'other' colours?

kfw

[TurboDieselWeasel]

Took less than 1/8 of a nail vernish sized bottle Get a very good brush for lacquer application, or maybe even better ask someone with a air-brush set to spray it, the paint drys very quickly, brushing it doesn't make a good finish...

@kfw: yes www.amazon.co.uk/Bulb-dipping-paint-set-colours/dp/B005FLR9TE/ref=pd_sim_sbs_light_2

But as said - no clue how long it lasts...

[Rusted Pistons]

Id vote for flyeyes, it's brilliant and works a treat, doesn't block any light either - I've got it on the front and back of the Capri and I'm gonna stick some yellow on the front of the Lada and red on the back

[carlb1970]

i have done all my cars with this sorta stuff,
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RUBY-RED-50ml-TRANSPARENT-GLASS-TILE-CRAFT-PAINT-/310407665762?pt=UK_Crafts_Glass_Art_Supplies_CV&hash=item4845bd1862
cheap n easy to do.. slap it on with a brush, its really runny and seems to level itself out quite well.
lasts really well, wipes off with thinners.

and as ya cna see kev... loadsa colours, lots of different makes too so even more colours availabe
its from art shops etc and is used for fake stained glass windows n gay stuff like that.

[GT4ME]

No help at all but that E12 533i is gorgeous

[Gem]

I did mine with Yellow tint off ebay

[will]

Berol Glass marker pens for me. Mainly because they were there and I didn't have to purchase them I must admit though I have had decent results colouring in the lens and/or the bulbs on various vehicles. They come in plenty colours too

[horney™]

I used the glass paint from hobbycraft.


IMG_3824.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr

[robinmasters]

Plasti-kote spray wasn't quite right:

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[jaykay]

Sept 12, 2012 20:20:29 GMT horney™ said:

I used the glass paint from hobbycraft.


IMG_3824.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr

+1 for hobbycraft



lemon yellow, was about £2. if your doing fogs, don't faff about splitting them, just paint the outside

[Jizmondo Scrotmondo]

I used some yellow film I bought from Thiefbay. I cleaned the glass with thinners then put it on. I used a hairdryer for the curved bits. The yellow Hobbycraft paint does seem like a better option though.

[simes]

Laminex or those Halagon bulb covers.

BTW grey area with old bill.
MOT tester says it's ok but Police seem to think differntly.

[jaykay]

far as I know, its legal,end of...

[mdh]

Sept 30, 2012 18:08:51 GMT jaykay said:

far as I know, its legal,end of...

Thats great til you get a tug. Pretty sure UK law says only white light is allowed at the front- thats why front number plates are white, not yellow like the rear.

Anyway, you can buy a translucent paint from model shops that gets applied to the inside of the lens. I used it when my rear lights got me pulled because they were pink not read due to fading.

[mk1cortinaandy]

had the cheapo ebay film on my lights for a long while now, been through MOT no problem. even been pulled by many not so helpful and friendly police officers and many things have come up none of which has been my head lights ;D









dam looking at these pictures makes me wish i had space to get it started/finished

[robinmasters]

Sept 30, 2012 18:39:57 GMT mdh said:

Sept 30, 2012 18:08:51 GMT jaykay said:

far as I know, its legal,end of...

Thats great til you get a tug. Pretty sure UK law says only white light is allowed at the front- thats why front number plates are white, not yellow like the rear.

Anyway, you can buy a translucent paint from model shops that gets applied to the inside of the lens. I used it when my rear lights got me pulled because they were pink not read due to fading.

1989 lighting regulations say white or yellow. (googling it brought me back to RR, someone quoted the relevant section).

[cianha]

Tamiya do a translucent yellow spray that's just as good on 1:1 as it is on 1:10 lights.