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clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 4:26 PM
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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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 5:24 PM
Thanks!

Nice little write up!

I think I'll do this tomorrow! since I have some directions.



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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:05 PM
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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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 8:19 PM
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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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 8:36 PM
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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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:11 PM
get some pics up and you probably got yourself a link to the sticky.
Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:13 PM
will do, probably tommorrow


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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:47 PM
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



Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:49 PM
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



Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:55 PM
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


You'll never touch God's hand
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Life's too short to be focused on insanity
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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:25 PM
Ahhh, here we are

I think I'll do this tomorrow

Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:30 PM
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
Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:44 PM
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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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Sunday, May 29, 2005 11:18 PM
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
Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 7:38 AM


heres a pic of the car with just clear corners.....already looks better, heres a couple more






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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 7:40 AM
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


You'll never touch God's hand
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Life's too short to be focused on insanity
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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 7:49 AM
So is this only for the newer style headlights?
Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 8:23 AM
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


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
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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 10:45 AM
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?
Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 11:40 AM
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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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 12:06 PM
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.




Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 12:16 PM
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


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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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 4:53 PM
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.
Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 6:00 PM
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

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Re: clearing headlights.......heres how to
Monday, May 30, 2005 6:02 PM
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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