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Old 09-20-2004, 03:38 PM
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wow that looks awesome

wait so i must of missed a thread somewhere though... all you gotta do is bake em for 10 mins and it clears up?
Old 09-20-2004, 03:50 PM
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hehe, no you heat it up in the oven to get the adhesive that holds the headlight assembly together more supple, this way you can pry the assembly apart & remove the amber reflector. then stick it back together & hope it seals up good enough!

-justin
Old 09-20-2004, 07:35 PM
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u cooked ur headlights???????????????

WTFFFFFFFFFFF
Old 09-20-2004, 09:32 PM
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so what do u do to seal it back up?
put it back in the oven so the glue melts again and stick it back on?
Old 09-20-2004, 09:45 PM
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i don't think i could do that to my car. i really really want to, but that's pushing it. poor headlight. it's too expensive for me to mess with. how much would you charge me?
Old 09-20-2004, 10:22 PM
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Originally posted by ZRACING
u cooked ur headlights???????????????

WTFFFFFFFFFFF
another useless post by ZRACING

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Old 09-21-2004, 02:23 PM
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Dave, looks great! Just wondering how much you charging for this?
Old 09-21-2004, 08:44 PM
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Originally posted by dave079
I will prob charge around $75 or so including shipping back to you.

P.S. what part of MS are you from?
What's the turn around time?
Old 09-21-2004, 08:49 PM
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Remember Im from biloxi, but going to school in hattiesburg right now.
Old 09-21-2004, 09:22 PM
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how did you seal it to make sure there was no moisture caught inside?
Old 09-21-2004, 09:55 PM
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Alot of WRX owners do this mod...
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...hreadid=384488
Old 09-21-2004, 10:29 PM
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WOW that is a great job! Now, did you cook the headlight with the light bulbs in it? Because from the pictures, it looks like the light bulbs are still within the head light?
I'm planning to clear it this weekend as well, but trying to debate whether to use oven or the heat gun? I will also paint part of them black and insert the new Ares Clear stripe as well.
Old 09-21-2004, 11:15 PM
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Originally posted by ZISBAK
WOW that is a great job! Now, did you cook the headlight with the light bulbs in it? Because from the pictures, it looks like the light bulbs are still within the head light?
I'm planning to clear it this weekend as well, but trying to debate whether to use oven or the heat gun? I will also paint part of them black and insert the new Ares Clear stripe as well.
Tony, what time are you going to work on your car this Saturday? call me and let me know.
Old 09-22-2004, 12:24 AM
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Welcome to the clean headlight club

Now all you have to do is pass the no condensation test... good luck...
Old 09-22-2004, 05:02 AM
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Originally posted by dave079
I took out the HID's out but left the rest of the bulbs in. I would use the oven over a heat gun just because its much easier and its one constant temp over the whole thing.
hmmmm.. that makes sense! I think I might try the oven method too! Now I think about it, if I use the heat gun and by the time I heat up all the area, but one side end up cooling down while I try to pry it open, that would be not good! and for some reason, I've already got condensation build up in the headlight already, so it's actually a good time for me to take them apart to clean them anyway!


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