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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 09:14 PM
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OK I finnaly got around to doin my headlights,I practiced on my old set,and today did my new ones..heres how I did it
1. preheat oven to 380 degrees. with pan of water in bottom..take all the bulbs out of the light..
2.take pan with water out,and put headlights on cookie sheet with layer of paper covering the surface of the cookie sheet.(so no plastic from the headlight is touching the sheet.) also make sure you dont touch the light against any part of the stove!!!
3. turn off oven,and slide in cookie sheet with headlight on it..
4. let cook for 3 and a half minutes.
5.remove cookie sheet and take headlight off,use flat head screw driver to pry the cover off the headlight,(be careful not to be to rough with it,It will bend the plastic parts easily.)
6.pre heat oven again,and repeat steps 4 and 5.
7.once the covers off remove the 2 screws in the bottom of the headlight ,pull the two pieces apart,and pry amber part off..screw the cover back on.
8.no you can either get the 2 pieces hot in the oven again and use Big plyers to squeeze them back together..or you can remove most of the silicone,and replace it with new silicone.(make sure if you add your own silicone you buy the gray kind from home depot,and also dont get it anywere you will be able to see through when the headlights on the car..(ie. the edge that meets the fender.)
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 05:19 AM
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i want do this when spring comes around... but im scared lol ill probably mess something up so ill have someone experienced do it for me
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 05:54 AM
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I am part of Toronto Accord Club and they offer the headlight clearing / painting service, but you need to send your lights here to do it..

the instructions importstylz gave is good, except that the pan of water needs to be bigger and I won't remove it from the oven, the moisture helps the silicon to seperate and also keeps the tempeature constant inside the oven

importstylz, did you just take out the vertical amber reflector off to the side? i thought you watned to take out the round turn signal one

-joe
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 11:12 AM
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yeah I just tok of the vertical one,I dont mind the circle one..someday If I find a clear piece to cover that I will take it off aswell,as for now It looks clean with the side one off..I will take pics as soon as my bumpers back on..I need to bend one of my tabs back its a little off right now..back to the magic oven i go!
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 11:51 AM
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came out nice importstylz, but I thought you mean the turn signal (blinker)...? Anyways, good stuff and write up.

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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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thanks i hope to see more come out this way i love it "to each his own"
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=78174

thats the evo black out how/to it looks fun,but we dont have to do that to ours cause they come blacked out!
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 06:00 AM
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I might try this, I like the way the headlights look without the vertical yellow strip. Here's my question though, I had to get a headlight replaced because of condensation and the dealer said they had to have it for the whole day because removing the headlight requires taking the bumper off. Is this true or where they just BS'ing me?
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 03:56 PM
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no its true
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:01 AM
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Are there any walkthroughs to remove the bumper?

Great work by the way importstylz07, can you post a pic of it on your car?

Last edited by kongslide; Dec 16, 2004 at 09:04 AM.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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thanks i dont know why the ones on here dont work..http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/648843/1
theres my car domain site but i havent put the pics of it on yet..youll see it after this weekend,i need to bondo the rest of the mesh in..
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