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83 XJ650RK, 77 TS-250
It's really not all that difficult. I would buy enough to allow a couple of failed attempts, tho.
So you'll need: approx 2 sq.ft. of vinyl for my 8" headlight... = 2 failed attempts before this one came out nice (being very picky). I ordered it on e-bay from a guy who sells it by the sqft, in 12" wide rolls.
- Scissors
- A spray bottle (I used Simple Green Surface Prep because I had it lying around)
- A squeegee (Mine is from a pinstriping kit I bought for $5)
- A heat gun
- Razor blade
- Lint free gloves / don't touch the back of the vinyl or glass
Take out the headlight from the bucket and remove all the chrome trim (write down the length of the adjusters so you don't have to re-adjust your headlight),
Cut out the vinyl to a little bit bigger than you need,
Clean the headlamp very well so there is no dust/bugs/whatever (I used brake cleaner and then surface prep),
Spray both the back of the vinyl and the headlight with some kind of solution... I used Simple Green surface prep from Can Tire, but I think you can use a spray bottle of water with a drop of dawn liquid detergent.
The previous step is so the vinyl doesn't stick to the glass right away, you'll never get the air bubbles out that way...
Place the vinyl on the headlight and squeegee out the spray from the center, working your way to the edges,
Gently hit the edges with the heat gun and roll them over with the hardest part of your squeegee, getting rid of the last bit of liquid and air bubbles,
You'll have to do some trimming with the razor at this point to get a nice edge.
Boom, yellow light.
Hard to tell with all the reflections but it is 2 nice straight edges...
I'll take pics or a vid of the process if anyone is interested next time... I do have a couple of extra beams lying around from the dirt bike.
So you'll need: approx 2 sq.ft. of vinyl for my 8" headlight... = 2 failed attempts before this one came out nice (being very picky). I ordered it on e-bay from a guy who sells it by the sqft, in 12" wide rolls.
- Scissors
- A spray bottle (I used Simple Green Surface Prep because I had it lying around)
- A squeegee (Mine is from a pinstriping kit I bought for $5)
- A heat gun
- Razor blade
- Lint free gloves / don't touch the back of the vinyl or glass
Take out the headlight from the bucket and remove all the chrome trim (write down the length of the adjusters so you don't have to re-adjust your headlight),
Cut out the vinyl to a little bit bigger than you need,
Clean the headlamp very well so there is no dust/bugs/whatever (I used brake cleaner and then surface prep),
Spray both the back of the vinyl and the headlight with some kind of solution... I used Simple Green surface prep from Can Tire, but I think you can use a spray bottle of water with a drop of dawn liquid detergent.
The previous step is so the vinyl doesn't stick to the glass right away, you'll never get the air bubbles out that way...
Place the vinyl on the headlight and squeegee out the spray from the center, working your way to the edges,
Gently hit the edges with the heat gun and roll them over with the hardest part of your squeegee, getting rid of the last bit of liquid and air bubbles,
You'll have to do some trimming with the razor at this point to get a nice edge.
Boom, yellow light.
Hard to tell with all the reflections but it is 2 nice straight edges...
I'll take pics or a vid of the process if anyone is interested next time... I do have a couple of extra beams lying around from the dirt bike.
