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Old 09-06-2007 | 10:17 AM
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the only way to separate the 2 halves of the lense is to heat them up....nothing else would even work

the rainbow is not from the heat - its from the degassing of the paint as it dries. In my case at least, it went away completely after a few days in the sun

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Old 09-06-2007 | 10:53 AM
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the rainbow is not from the heat - its from the degassing of the paint as it dries. In my case at least, it went away completely after a few days in the sun
ok, degausing of paint i guess i can understand. the thing is, when i had my 03-05 headlights blacked out by mr zipps, the rainbow color stayed. it was even more noticeable in pics taken with a polarized lense. it never went away.
Old 09-06-2007 | 03:06 PM
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Sorry man when i found the picture, I didn't know who created it... but you did an awesome job with it.. I'm giving credit where credit is due
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hey man this is my picture that i made:



lol its all good, nice nice. anyway, good write up!

the only thing i dont like about the heating method is the rainbow swirls that occur on the lenses. is there any alternative to this??
Old 09-06-2007 | 04:41 PM
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Sorry man when i found the picture, I didn't know who created it... but you did an awesome job with it.. I'm giving credit where credit is due
its all good man. are the rainbow swirls noticeable in person?
Old 09-06-2007 | 05:18 PM
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I don't really notice any rainbows in person.. and i actually want them haha
Old 09-06-2007 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by playa6tnine
its all good man. are the rainbow swirls noticeable in person?
It's due to slight imperfections and changes in orientation of the bonded plastic that's formed during the molding process, aka normal. You'll see the "rainbows" in almost any OEM headlight enclosure.

Put on some polarized glasses or use a polarized filters and you'll see them on your headlights too. I'm guessing he had a circular polarized filter on the camera for these shots.

You won't normally see them with the naked eye.
Old 09-07-2007 | 04:52 AM
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Your Z is ridiculously gorgeous. Nice work.
Old 09-07-2007 | 06:41 AM
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Looks great Mike.....you're gonna make me sell my painted '05's and get some '06's......
Old 09-07-2007 | 06:59 AM
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I believe the rainbow effect is from a couple of things.

I had to redo my headlights completely due to me doing a half-assed job the first time.

The first time I had excessive "Rainbowing" on the headlights. It was even noticable without polarized glasses. It looked like ***. The second time around I made sure to let the paint completely cure before putting the light back together. I also scrubbed the inside of the clear headlight piece well to try to get off any kind of residue that might contribute to this effect.

The second time around there is no rainbow effect except when viewed through polarized lenses. As another person said, this is normal. I think it's an effect of both the clear plastic being "cooked" and the paint not curing enough before being sealed in the headlight. That's the only thing I can think of, since I was able to get mine to go partially away the second time around.
Old 09-08-2007 | 04:04 AM
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I agree with everyone else, your website is top notch and your car is amazing. I sent my 06 headlights out to Mr.Zipps who is painting them SB with a custom Halo. Nice Z!
Old 09-08-2007 | 01:15 PM
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god dammit. I have GOT to find me a set of 06 headlights. Looks great man.
Old 12-13-2007 | 10:29 AM
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OK, so I think I am being dense here, but I still have a question regarding the turn signal bulbs modification.

I have an 03 and am thinking of buying 06 headlights (since my 03's got damaged). I did some searches and keep reading that this swap is plug & play. This is the only post I found that mentions this problem with the turn signal bulbs. Is that because you are re-using your 03 bulbs?

If I order the 06 headlights including all the bulbs that are supposed to come with them, will I still need to modify the turn signal bulbs?
Old 12-13-2007 | 11:44 AM
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yes you will need to clip 1 wire on them, otherwise they will be on all the time
Old 12-13-2007 | 11:55 AM
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OK, thanks. I will keep you in mind when it comes time to purchases the new headlights (waiting for a state contractor to pay out my claim for the damage their road work caused to my car). PM me if you offer any discounts.
Old 12-14-2007 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by g-unit9999
Installing in car, I found a shortcut to avoid removing the whole bumper.. Removing the old headlights and installing the new ones took me about 1.5 hours. all I needed was a flat blade screwdriver and a 10mm socket with extensions.

1. remove the 6 plastic clips on top of the bumper.
2. turn the wheel all the way towards passenger side
3. pull open the plastic driver side wheel well splash guard just enough to get a 10mm socket in.
4. undo the two bolts holding the bumper on driver side
5. turn the wheel all the way towards driver side
6. pull open the plastic passenger side wheel well splash guard just enought to get a 10mm socket in.
7. undo the two bolts holding the bumper on passenger side

8. the bumper can now be pressed down enough to get the two bolts underneath the headlights.
9. unscrew the two bolts on each headlight and also the one on top
10. pull headlight half way out and unhook the electrical connection using a flat blade screwdriver.

11. put new lights in , *TEST*
12. reassemble everything in reverse order. The 06 headlights bolt right up to my 2004 without any issues

here's the finished product
lights off


lights on


lights off


lights off


parking lights on.
DOOOOD how you get your car so darn shiny!?!?!?!?!
Old 12-14-2007 | 08:49 AM
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lookin good

Im holdin back till they get cheaper almost 1k is a **** load hah

-mo
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