Eyelashes on headlights: how to make your own hands?
Today, there are many ways to tune cars - improving the radiator grille, airbrushing, bumper recycling, toning, etc.. P. Along with these methods of changing the appearance of the car, something new is constantly appearing, example, eyelashes on headlights. These are special headlight covers, which completely change the visual perception of the machine. Given the simplicity of the manufacturing procedure, There are many who want to make eyelashes on the headlights with their own hands.
What are eyelashes on headlights and why you need it?
Car headlights are one of the most noticeable elements of a car, especially in the dark. So any, even the most insignificant, changes in their appearance significantly change the exterior of the car. Setting thin lashes on the headlights, you thereby create a kind of "facial expression" for your car, if you can put it that way.
The topic of external tuning in recent years is becoming increasingly popular
in addition, drivers successfully use LED pads as daytime running lights. Traffic rules set strict requirements in this regard - each car must move at any time of day with lighted running lights. This is necessary for that, to make it more visible on the road and reduce the likelihood of an accident.
Installing LED lashes on the headlights, drivers get the opportunity to follow the requirements of traffic rules and at the same time look special.
In stores today you can easily buy ready-made LED pads. However, their cost is quite high, in addition, not everyone can find the right shape or color. Therefore, many car owners are looking for information about it, how to make eyelashes on headlights with your own hands. You can find ready-made descriptions of it on the Internet, how you can make eyelashes from film, fiberglass or plastic.
This work will require you to have knowledge and skills in handling materials and tools. If you can't boast of anything like that yet, don't worry - it's never too late to learn. Regular practical exercises are the key to gaining invaluable experience, which, as you know, do not wear over the shoulders.
The first option is fiberglass
To begin with, let's take a look, how to make eyelashes on headlights with your own hands from fiberglass. This is quite a time consuming process, in addition to knowledge, you will need patience, accuracy and attention.
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Before starting work, make sure that such materials and tools are available:
- Epoxy resin.
- Car putty.
- Car primer.
- Putty knife.
- Rubber gloves.
- Construction tape.
- Rubber roller.
- Sandpaper with different types of grain.
- Grinding machine.
Once you have stocked up on everything you need, you can get started:
- Remove the headlight from the car. Wash it thoroughly and wipe dry.
- Remove all required dimensions.
- Seal the entire surface of the optics with masking tape. It is necessary, so as not to spoil it with "epoxy".
- Draw on paper a sketch of the future product in the size - make sure there are allowances for trimming.
- Transfer the sketch to fiberglass and cut out a pattern from it.
- Prepare epoxy for work.
- Impregnate the resin template with fiberglass and apply it to the surface of the optics so, how the overlay should lie - watch that, so that all bends and angles are preserved.
- Cut another pattern out of fiberglass and place on top of the first.
- Use a rubber roller to expel all air bubbles and re-impregnate both fragments with resin.
- This is how you make a sandwich of five pieces.
The fastest and least expensive way to make such an accessory, this is the use of plastics or colored films
- Wait for the workpiece to dry, then remove it and grind thoroughly with a sander.
- Cover the surface with soil and after it dries putty.
- Wait for the putty to dry and carefully sand the surface.
- If necessary, put it there, where you need more putty and sand after drying.
- When you are convinced, that the surface of the resulting product is smooth, you can start painting - this is the last stage of work.
After, as the paint dries, attach lashes to the headlights with double-sided tape and take the admiration of everyone around the new exterior of your car.
Eyelashes made of plastic
Many car owners use thick PVC as a material for tuning headlights 2 – 3 mm. He is good at that, easily processed, does not require experience or special skills and can afford almost everyone.
Buy a PVC sheet beforehand, how to make eyelashes on headlights with your own hands, draw a sketch on paper in size. Transfer it to the plastic with a marker and cut along the contour. If you want more than just headlights, and the product in the form of real eyelashes, coquettishly bent, use a hair dryer. Heated plastic easily changes shape, and you can make everything out of it, what your imagination will tell you.
The finished product is attached to the degreased surface of the lantern with double-sided tape - and your car is ready for use.
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Instead of plastic for making eyelashes, you can use film - it is more convenient than plastic in that respect, that is amenable to cutting contours. Overlays from the film on the headlights can be made fancy - this material is well processed with ordinary scissors.
Turn on your imagination, draw on paper drawings of future jewelry, cut out and transfer to film. Cut out of the film along the contour of the eyelashes and glue them to the main optics of the car.
If you decide to make curled lashes, do not forget about the influence of the oncoming air flow while the machine is moving. Take this factor into account and take care of it, so that the resistance to air flow does not destroy your work.
LED inserts
If you want to place LED inserts in the main optics of your car, you can also make them yourself. The process cannot be called complicated, however, it needs attention and care. It can be presented step by step as follows:
- Remove the lantern from the car and disassemble it. This will require heating the joints, to melt the adhesive resin.
- Try not to touch the reflectors with your hands - it will negatively affect the performance of the lantern.
- Cut a piece of LED tape and glue to the top visor. This is important, that it was high-quality car glue, because the surface of the tape is covered with a special composition, which is difficult to glue.
LED inserts in the headlights
- Wires commuting with a chain of position lights. We follow the correct polarity and carefully insulate the joints.
- Check the operation of the new device, and if all is well, collect optics in reverse order. To do this, you will need to reheat the sealant, which glues the body.
- Do the same with the second headlight.
At this point, the work on tuning the main optics of the machine can be considered complete. It's time to show your achievement to others, get behind the wheel and leave the garage.
Conclusion
Headlight covers, so-called "eyelashes" are one of the most popular types of car tuning in recent times. It can have purely decorative significance, and applied, when it comes to LEDs, working as daytime running lights.
There is nothing complicated in the work on self-manufacturing of such products - only intuition is needed, imagination and patience.
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