"Stealth Bulbs" Make your own - United Bimmer Community

**EnvyM3** · 02-06-2006, 01:27 PM

In my quest to do away with the nasty "egg yolk" look, I have come up with a cheap way to make your own stealth bulbs.

What you will need:
- Amber bulbs
- a small cardboard box
- steel wool or scuff pad equivalent
- High Heat - Aluminum colored spray paint

Step 1: Remove all amber bulbs you wish to become "Stealth bulbs". (In my case, I wanted front corners and tails)

Step 2: Scuff bulbs with a steel wool or equivalent to roughen surface allowing the paint to stick.

Step 3: Punch holes in the box correlating with the number of bulbs you want to paint and fit bulbs into holes.

Step 4: Lightly spray a dusting on each side of the amber bulbs. Note: Be very careful not to apply the coat too thick as the amber will not show through when lit. Keep the bulbs about 3 feet away from the spraycan to ensure a light coat or dusting.

Step 5: Allow an hour of drying time or until bulbs are dry to the touch.

Step 6: Replace all lights to their original position on the car.

Now all "egg yolk" is gone:

And when they are lit, they still light up amber

Enjoy your new stealth bulbs

Edit: Sorry for the large blurry pictures, they wer done w/ my cell phone.

**komodo** · 02-06-2006, 01:43 PM

Whoa, those are huge pics for a cell phone, haha. What kind of phone was it?

**Hoppy** · 02-06-2006, 01:56 PM

sweet DIY, good job man

**EnvyM3** · 02-06-2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by komodo

Whoa, those are huge pics for a cell phone, haha. What kind of phone was it?

My PPC-6700 from Sprint. There isn't much it can't do.

http://www.sprint.com/business/produ...lPcsPhones.jsp

**komodo** · 02-06-2006, 01:58 PM

Cool.

Do you have photoshop on your computer? If you resize those a bit smaller, I'll add this to the knowledge base.

**EnvyM3** · 02-06-2006, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by komodo

Cool.

Do you have photoshop on your computer? If you resize those a bit smaller, I'll add this to the knowledge base.

Unfortunately I don't have PS b/c I am on my laptop from work. There must be another way though.

**c1apton** · 02-06-2006, 02:02 PM

Nice job bro.. cool trick

**Dudesky** · 02-06-2006, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by EnvyM3

My PPC-6700 from Sprint. There isn't much it can't do.

I'll tell you what it can't do . . be available for me in my area

For some reason they're saying I can't get this phone in my local area

Nice work on the bulbs, I'll have to give it a try. Helps a lot as those damn stealth bulbs are so expensive.

**TJsBimm** · 02-06-2006, 09:05 PM

When i have some time i'm definately giving that a try, and that phone is nuts!

**Dudesky** · 02-14-2006, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by EnvyM3

Step 3: Punch holes in the box correlating with the number of bulbs you want to paint and fit bulbs into holes.

Or stick 'em in the snow . .

Tried it today, and the trick works great- no more egg yolk!!!

**EnvyM3** · 02-14-2006, 07:48 PM

^^^Haha nice. I didn't have the snow as an option when I did mine but we got about a foot yesterday. Glad to hear it worked out for you though

DEATH2000 · 02-14-2006, 10:47 PM

I know this may sound stupid, but weres the damm bolt to remove ur corner lights on an E36? I cant figure it out.

**Rooz** · 02-15-2006, 12:15 AM

EnvyM3, pm me if u want me to resize these... (yeah my phone tkaes huge pics too)

**Rooz** · 02-15-2006, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DEATH2000

I know this may sound stupid, but weres the damm bolt to remove ur corner lights on an E36? I cant figure it out.

No bolt my friend

**Spieluhr** · 02-15-2006, 01:17 AM

nice write up man. very easy procedure and a hell of a lot cheaper than actual stealth bulbs.