Headlight Housing swap

[Southern6er]

Greetings!

Z4 currently has really hazy headlight housings and looks terrible. I know I could find some replacement OEM housings, but was wondering about options for something aftermarket to perhaps incorporate angel eyes into the look and update the look a little bit.

There are lots of 'vendors' for that stuff, but are there any particular brands you'd really recommend if I opted to go away from the OEM look?

Thanks!

[DerrickO]

Same issue here. Spyderco and Umnitza are the only options I've found and the poor reviews have made me think twice. I think I'm going to bite the bullet and stay with OEM assemblies.

[fishboy]

just bought a z4 today and it has hazzy headlights. i am going to sand and clear it and also bake it open and spray paint it black for some diy black housing headlights. will post up a diy thread for fun. im sure there are a few already.

[J-Thurm]

Originally Posted by fishboy

just bought a z4 today and it has hazzy headlights. i am going to sand and clear it and also bake it open and spray paint it black for some diy black housing headlights. will post up a diy thread for fun. im sure there are a few already.

I posted about mine in the general discussion thread, but my paint is bubbling and I need to do something about my headlights to make them look nice again. Any suggestions?

[fishboy]

the more clear coat you throw on top the longer it should last. when i painted my amber turnsignals in the rear red i did 4 coast of red but maybe 8 plus coats of clear. i will clear the shit out of my headlights. how many clear coats did you put?

[pungo]

Originally Posted by fishboy

just bought a z4 today and it has hazzy headlights. i am going to sand and clear it and also bake it open and spray paint it black for some diy black housing headlights. will post up a diy thread for fun. im sure there are a few already.

Good luck baking them open since AFAIK they won't come apart with heat.

[fishboy]

Originally Posted by pungo

Good luck baking them open since AFAIK they won't come apart with heat.

dude after doing some research im so scared to even attempt it i am willing to buy some black headlights just to avoid the trouble. i wanted to do a pattern in the headlight if i was able to bake them open. the headlights are not my priority at the moment anyway so fuck it.