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clear corners on headlights

Postby bosshossbishi5 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:12 pm

So where can i find me some clear corners for my 8g galant?
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Re: clear corners on headlights

Postby beam514 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:34 pm

You can clear the corners out of your headlights yourself, or buy some on ebay that don't have clear corners. Search on ebay for galant headlights and you'll find them
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Re: clear corners on headlights

Postby 4-G-rim » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:28 pm

I thought we had a tutorial on our Knowledge base on how to clear headlights..but there isn't.

Basically the best way is:

-Preheat your oven at 225 degrees and let it bake for about 10-15mins

-Immediately after you pull the lights out carefully with a flathead screwdriver pry the lens and housing apart

-Once the lens and housing are apart you can remove the amber lens or paint the chrome reflective housing black if you choose to have black housing headlights.

-Preheat the oven at 225 degrees again and have the housing and lens bake for 10 mins.

-Immediately take out the lens and housing and firming press the lens and housing together till sealant hardens again to form a firm seal. (Have some oven mits or something to protect your hands while you are pressing the lens and housing together)

Thanks a quick tutorial and summary. Hopefully I can post my tutorial I did for my headlights on my 7g up sometime soon which would apply to majority of any of the headlights or tails on the process of seperating the lens from the housing.
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Re: clear corners on headlights

Postby bosshossbishi5 » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:51 pm

aright thanks 4-g
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Re: clear corners on headlights

Postby 4-G-rim » Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:53 pm

No problem...just make sure you use some mittens or something so you don't burn your hands. 8-)
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Re: clear corners on headlights

Postby average » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:09 pm

beam514 wrote:You can clear the corners out of your headlights yourself, or buy some on ebay that don't have clear corners. Search on ebay for galant headlights and you'll find them

Beam, I believe a couple of members have purchased those "black housing" lights off of ebay; occasionally you'll see a seller trying to pass them off as JDM. Atleast one(02redgalant I believe) said that the light output was absolute crap.
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