Nah this smd strip is ultra thin and all u have to do ist stick in on the side of the the headlight, u cant see u the strip its all hidden away! no baking and stuff, these new designed LED strip lights have LEDs shine on the edge instead of facing up, therefore no matter how you flip the strip, the LED lights are always shining towards the front. Also because these are ultra thin, you can easily insert them in the gap between the headlight lamps and bumper, or under the bumper virtually without noticing anything there at all.