The MkIV VW guys have been doing this for years. Go to VWVortex and search for the "Joey mod". That should tell you how to pull the lights apart.

Keith Tanner

 

I did this to my Focus last year. It's called the SVT headlight mod. It is styled just like the new SVT Focus headlights.



And here is a complete step-by-step I wrote up on the whole procedure.

SVT headlight mod

I don't have any hands-on experience with the Protege lights (yet) but I imagine the process is very similar.

 

People on this board have posted many times how to take apart your headlight in order to take out the side amber part for the sedans, so it'd be the same procedure for blacking out the inside of the headlights..... I'll search for a good thread and try to bump it up

 

Do you have any problem with water?? I heard the water will go into the headlights after painted it.

 

paolo so your saying that it's all good to paint em black just as long as the reflective parts aren't touched?

 

bump.
Could someone post some pics of the 2003 Canadian Protege5's headlights? I may try to buy them if they look good....otherwise its time for me to paint again...

 

I am trying to find a retailer in the states that sells the autoexe lip, any advice?

 

PM Rishie...he currently stocks the Autoexec parts for the US

ARD_MP5 is his abb.

Or you can get one that has been recreated by these guys.

dg sport