slk_dds

I have given up on trying to match our parking lights with 6000K HID HeadLights; so I decided to match our parking light with 3000k HID FogLights instead!!!

So I have found the quickest and most affordable way to do the custom match, here is what you will need:
- A bottle of Tamiya Acrylic Paint X-24 (CLEAR YELLOW), got it at the hobby shop for less than $3 bucks;
- rubbing alcohol;
- coffee filter;

1. Stir the paint slowly so air would not get into the paint, otherwise you would have hard time to coat the bulbs evenly without bubbles.

2. Clean the LED bulbs or regular bulbs with rubbing alcohol and coffee filter, to remove dirt and specially finger oils.

3. Let dry for a minute, dip the bulb into the acrylic paint; then use a clamp to place the bulb in up right position, to drip out excess paint.
*** I prefer dipping instead of brushing, so I bulbs can be coated evenly ***

4. Let dry for at least an hour, then test and see if the color match your 3000K HID FogLights.
-- If is not yellow enough, dip into the acrylic paint for second coat;
-- If is too yellow, use rubbing alcohol to remove the acrylic paint; then dilute the acrylic with filtered water, and try again till you are happy with the color.

Hope this helps,

Steve

P.S. I am still trying to match the LED bulbs and regular bulbs with Tamiya Acrylic Paint X-23 (CLEAR BLUE), so far I have diluted 1:2, still not white enough... I will let you know if I can a match!!!

whlkev

hmm... interesting but it looks like a yellow dot, doesn't illuminate the housing at all?

rominl

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i also think it will be quite dim?

slk_dds

Patience my friend, I just took those picture at my lunch break, will take some more at night.

Currently I have the 1W single LED in the housing right now (used as ginnie pig), I will placed them with 25 SMD tonight and will take some more pictures.

whlkev

nice.. can't wait.. and remember.. please use tripod at for nite pics

Stormforge

very interesting, thx for sharing. it looks like you've discovered a cost effective way to color match, once you have found the correct blend. good luck and keep us posted.

ItsChris

iTrader: (16)

nice, good job slk, I wonder how effective it will be. Looking foward to seeing the pics at night.

Just curious, with paint, will it effect the LED circuits or anything like that since your dipping the whole LED in the paint?

xmike714x

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cant wait to see night pics

slk_dds

Here you go my friends...

It turned out to be a little too yellow for me, b/c I dipped them in the paint twice...

So I might redo them by wipe off the paint with rubbing alcohol, then dilute the paint and try again...

But overall I think it is a fun experiment, it would look perfect once I find the correct dilution ratio for the paint...

To avoid damaging the LED circuits, I let the paint cure for an hours then put them in the oven (250~300F) for another hour to ensure all moisture evaporated.


P.S. If you look at the picture closely, I have also put one coat on the front turn signal bulbs (7440 clear) but they looked a little too light...

P.P.S. If I do find the correct dilution, I will post it here... wish me luck...

riboflavin

I think it looks pretty nice or even better than 3000k.

great job!

vuiskool

woah, that looks great so far! I think if you have overlays on yourwith the 3k hid fogs it would match nice

vuiskool

If someone who tries this can find a match for the oem headlights, chime in plz!

ItsChris

iTrader: (16)

wow, great job silk, that looks good !

One last thing, how long will the paint last? You'd figure the LED will get pretty dayam hot, so the paint will melt or flake off after hrs of it being on? Thanks again man ! will definetely try it on mine !

whlkev

props for trying something diff! but definitely not the look for me =P

IXI187IXI

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agreed. i dont mind the 3000k hid fogs but yellow city lights dont look good next to the 4300k or 6000k hid bulb for the headlight.