CDC's headlights are one offs that use jaguar headlights. they are not factory housings at all. i would suggest getting a cheap headlight on ebay, and try it out on that one first, before you have to spend a few hundred on a new OEM headlight....they are not made to come apart like you might think. you might be able to contact a company that remanufactures headlights, called RPW. they might be able to remanufacture a set without the front cover on there, so you can paint them.....