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ok, after seaching and not finding much.......here is how to do it............first heres what you need
2 flathead screwdrivers
7/32nd socket and rachet
oven preheated to 200 degrees farenheight
rtv silicone sealant
gloves
ok, put the light in the oven, bake for 12 min at 200 degrees
remove, and pry the clear lens from the housing, its tough, but the black glue will separate
separate the black shroud from the clear lens, by prying the glue off
unclip the orange reflector
remove the 2 bolts from the turn signal lens
install bolts back in turn signal housing,
clean all old sealant off of light assembly
paint shroud what color you want
clean all parts prior to reassembly
put it all back together, making sure to use rtv sealant where the old glue was
reinstall on the car
its a pretty easy job and i'll post pics later of mine when its all painted
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Thanks!
Nice little write up!
I think I'll do this tomorrow! since I have some directions.
2004 Cavalier
13.2@105........
Mods...
BFG Drag Radials
Saab Turbo kit
2.5 exhaust, w/cutout
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one thing.......removing the old sealant is a bitch....takes a while to clean up.....but man does it look sweet.....and its not even painted yet....just getting those reflectors out makes it look 1000 times better
and i know these directions have been posted before, but theyre hard to find, so since i just did it, i figured id make a nice write up, who knows, mabey it'll get to be a sticky
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Wait a min. Did you turn off the oven when you put the lamps in? I did when I did mine
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no, i preheated the oven to 200 and put the light in when the oven was at 200 and baked it, just like a cake
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get some pics up and you probably got yourself a link to the sticky.
will do, probably tommorrow
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nothing gets made a sticky....
and easiest way to remove the sealan i with a razor knife and flathead screw driver thr the width of the gap
and temp i cooked them about 10-12 minuets at 350 I think it was
oh and since some idiot will do it.... DO NOT COOK THEM ON BROIL (where there are actual flames) they will melt/deform or light on fire.... trust me a buddy of mine did it
Darkstars wrote:nothing gets made a sticky....
and easiest way to remove the sealan i with a razor knife and flathead screw driver thr the width of the gap
and temp i cooked them about 10-12 minuets at 350 I think it was
well i was just posting what i did, i used one screwdrifver to pry and one to hold tension, guess a razor would be better
and damn man you got bigger balls than me, mine were quite pliable after baking at 200......i thought 350 would melt them for sure
and wow...thats funny about the broil thing.......too funny
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Ahhh, here we are
I think I'll do this tomorrow
I vote for sticky i looked for this exact thing for like 2 days and still wasnt as sure as i am now that you have posted this. Thanks man
hey, no problem, just doing my part to help out the
and pics will be up tommorrow.............im excited to see them painted and cleared, they look great now just cleared
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Life's too short to be focused on insanity
I've seen the ways of God
I'll take the devil any day
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Darkstars wrote:nothing gets made a sticky....
and easiest way to remove the sealan i with a razor knife and flathead screw driver thr the width of the gap
and temp i cooked them about 10-12 minuets at 350 I think it was
i said get linked to from a sticky
heres a pic of the car with just clear corners.....already looks better, heres a couple more
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oh, and i know hte car's dirty, sue me
but i don't think i'll have dissassembled pics or painted pics till tommorrow, the paint store is closed on holidays, and thats when i was gonna get the disassemmbled pics
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So is this only for the newer style headlights?
not sure, i only did them to mine, but im sure that the older ones will come apart in a similar manner....i just haven't done it because i don't own an older one, if you try, please post it here, and if there is any differences in the way its done
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Life's too short to be focused on insanity
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jeremy stanke wrote:So is this only for the newer style headlights?
I know for the 00-02, they turn signal lamps were a different set, so they were easily buyable. For the 03-05, they combined the whole set into one mount, so I'd think that these instructions would only be useful for the 03-05.
Has anyone run into cop trouble with the clear corners? My friend got a ticket with his for a "misuse of lighting system" cause the light bulb was white instead of orange. So do you have to buy an orange bulb?
well, i havent' got an orange bulb yet, but i'd strongly suggest it, i think white turn signals are illegal, but not sure, i know that the white signals are bright as hell
and i think clear corners are illegal, but i doubt anyone will say anything, and if so, just hang on to the reflectors so if they do say something, you can just put them back in
You'll never touch God's hand
You'll never taste God's breath
Because you'll never see the second coming
Life's too short to be focused on insanity
I've seen the ways of God
I'll take the devil any day
Hail Satan
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its a nice write up but you have to remember that everyones oven is different. so one time for you might be different for someone else.
well....i figure if the oven is 200 degrees, it will be the same for all ovens, but still, if darkstars heated his at 350 and his were ok, im sure heating for even 20 min will be ok at 200 degrees
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You'll never taste God's breath
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Life's too short to be focused on insanity
I've seen the ways of God
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I didn't want to get any @!#$ from the cops about it, so I removed the middle oragne reflector, and left the one in the corner. It still looked pretty good, specially since I painted the bezel blue.
post some pics man, i wanna see how it looks!!
and as far as the legality.....you may be able to get a yellow reflector and stick a magnet on the back of it and just put it on the fender so it'll look like its installed..........just a thought
You'll never touch God's hand
You'll never taste God's breath
Because you'll never see the second coming
Life's too short to be focused on insanity
I've seen the ways of God
I'll take the devil any day
Hail Satan
(slayer, skeleton christ, 2006)
Hopefully I'll get some pics up by tonight since my friend is coming by with his digital camera. I need to get some pics of my car up here anyways
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