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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 11:53 PM
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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 12:49 AM
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alot of us RA owners would love a professional job of blacked out tails to comadate our OEM blacked out headlights. Evodave would get alot of money out of us if he did some sort of GB, (no joke)
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 02:04 PM
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bump for EVODAVE... make a post in the RA Show and Shine...
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by EVOTEXAS
Heatgun for the headlights, dremel tool for the taillights. It's all over the forums. There is even a How To thread with a video! Search.
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that video's good, but they do sorta of a rough job on those tails.

Yeh, use heatgun at low setting. Don't use your oven.

need silcone chaulk too and primer, paint, etc.
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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do i need to remove EVERYTHING off the head lights if i'm throwing them in the oven for 5 min??
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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heat gun is the easiest and safest way to open them(heads/tails) i did a write up on hot to do the taillights onthe how to section.its pretty straight forward and easy to follow,just make sure that you take your time on doing it rather than rushing it and end up messing it up.

hey arithmetic how many designs are there for the lancer tails like difference in years and model.
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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if anyone is wanting this mod and want them to be done with OEM quality then hit me up with a PM .
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 09:07 AM
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Do it yourself... it's more fun!

Heat gun and gloves will be your friends. And take your time!!
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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how did you guys put the headlights back together after doin them???
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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silicone sealer and blowdryer to heat up the glue again
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 04:19 AM
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Use a heat gun to heat up the glue on both the housing and the cover. Once they are both tacky just put them back together. Make sure you press firmly and evenly. Keep heating the edges up untill the cover is flush and the tabs click together.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by more everything
Use a heat gun to heat up the glue on both the housing and the cover. Once they are both tacky just put them back together. Make sure you press firmly and evenly. Keep heating the edges up untill the cover is flush and the tabs click together.

awsome!! doin it tonight!! i'll add some black silicone too around it just to be safe
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