Just wanted to share this with the Armada folks...

I went with a different route with this headlight mod.

I didn't do any sanding with this one. I just sprayed windex to clean the chrome areas, then some Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter clear primer and ultra black paint.

I used the same painting process with my current headlights and they have held up well.

I left a chrome trim on the side and bottom of the housing just to match it up with the rest of my truck's chrome trim.

Also, I went a little bit further with painting the housing. I also painted the floor of the inner chrome housing, the convex wall between the highs and lows and a little bit around the high beam housing.

By painting these areas, I'm hoping to reduce some of the glare produced by HID kits.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/Titan/photo-101.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/Titan/photo-102.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/Titan/photo-103.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/Titan/photo-104.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/Titan/photo-105.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/Titan/photo-106.jpg


Update:

I put my headlights back on today. I'm not liking the flat black. Eventually, I'm gonna repaint them to a shinier back to match the body color.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/Titan/photo-108.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/Titan/photo-107.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/Titan/photo-110.jpg


Update:

I repainted my headlights to a more glossy paint. Also, I tapered the chrome accent towards the top corner.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/photo-110.jpg


FYI: Do not use flat black paint. It looks crappy. Only use gloss black or paint color matched to the body.

Happy Modding!

That looks Awesome! Great job!

WOW, turned out great! I guess this answers my question of where you are going to put those Black Magic lights.:rolleyes:

Thanks fellas!

The Hellas are gonna be in the lower air dam. (for now)

One nice and clean Titan. Good work on the headlights.
The Black Magic gonna blend in well.

That is one excellent job.

clean! me likey!!

Very Nice!!

That looks pretty sweet! nice job!

Quick question, how'd you separate the clear plastic?

Thanks!

If you're refering to the clear lens. I followed the DIY: Headlight Mod threads found in the Titan forums.

Basically, each headlight was placed in the oven to soften the gasket seal, painted and resealed.

That does look nice

Looks great - Can you post a description on how to remove the headlight housing/lens without damaging anything - I may just attempt this mod in the future - thx

Headlight Mod thread from TitanTalk (http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-faq-howto-area/85091-how-headlight-mod-painting-inner-housing-our-lights.html)

That looks great. Well done.

nice looking job

Looks good, just noticed that you painted the turn signal reflectors black also; Won't it affect the output since halogen bulbs tend to also throw light to the sides?

With halogens, yes. But I have LED parking/turn signals. The LEDs are plenty bright.

Do the headlights pop out as easy as stated in link? Took a look and I don't want to crack anything. Just one bolt?

Headlight removal video

lol. Unfortunately, it's more than one bolt.

Looks real good bro

Pics with the Hella 500 Black Magic.

Next project: Open up my fogs and create a "black magic" effect for them.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/photo-122.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/time2board/photo-121-1.jpg

That's TIIIIIGHT! I am diggin' your chrome nerf bars too! :thumbup:

That is clean n2titan. I tried separating the lens from the housing once, and it didnt work out at all. I just bought headlamps from ebay that were already painted, but when you can save money and do the leg work yourself it comes out better that way I think.