DIY: Black Housing
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Originally Posted by LaoSiFu
wait are you taking off the ballast or opening the ballast?
since there is water in the ballast, just shake off the water off and leave it out in the hot sun to dry. crossing my fingers for you that should work.
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since there is water in the ballast, just shake off the water off and leave it out in the hot sun to dry. crossing my fingers for you that should work.
~Robert
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Originally Posted by sno
FYI - You don't have to put the headlights in the oven. I just did mine with the help of a forum member and we used a heat gun.
Heat guns works too , however u have a higher risk in warping the protective cover/other parts; the oven heats it evenly.
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Originally Posted by j3dz
Laosifu: thanks for the tips today bud....got Marco_Mendoza's Z's headlight unsealed and resealed without a hitch....Great freakin write up man!
~Robert
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Originally Posted by LaoSiFu
No problem Jed. BTW did the ballast trick work?
~Robert
~Robert
Thanks again man,
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Originally Posted by uhhtrayyou
so you didnt do anything with the orange reflector? you just left it out?
what abou the light that lights it up?
what abou the light that lights it up?
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Thanks a lot Jedz for working on this together over the weekend. The original intent was using these directions to take out the 1/2 cup of water inside my headlight.
My HID worked after drying everything and and resealing. I'm sure since we were able to experience this, the headlight blackout is next!!!
My HID worked after drying everything and and resealing. I'm sure since we were able to experience this, the headlight blackout is next!!!
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well after gawking @ this thread for what seems like an eternity now, ive finally gotten off my lazy *** and done it. ill post pics of it tomorrow. i started at 2pm today and finished at 9pm lol.
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Originally Posted by nickZ33
well after gawking @ this thread for what seems like an eternity now, ive finally gotten off my lazy *** and done it. ill post pics of it tomorrow. i started at 2pm today and finished at 9pm lol.
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Originally Posted by nickZ33
it really wasnt that bad but it is very time consuming and does require a lot of percision
have fun with your new lights!
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Great job on this thread, I just blacked out the lights on my friends G35. IMO it was pretty easy but a pain in the ***. When cookin the lights, i found that 7-8 min at 250 wasn't enough. I ended up trying that 3 times and it wouldnt budge, so i just said screw it and bumped it up to 15min and it opend right up. I can't wait to find the time to do this on my Z, and im also thinking of modding the tail lights since there the 03 editions.