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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 08:04 AM
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Blacked Out...

I must let everyone know.. Taking your headlights apart is a scary thing. But If its done right they look awesome. In the end its all worth it.

I also Painted the Crome peice around the fogs.

I used Platic Dip Spray.
TnT Tint Spray.
Automotive clear sealer.
Lots of blue tape.

If you guys have any questions let me know.



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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 11:49 AM
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looks great!
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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looks really good!! love it!
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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nice...

how long did it take u?
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 03:32 PM
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Very nice!!! those headlights look like a pain to crack open and paint
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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Yeah it was a pain... Never did headlights before. I took my time to make sure i did not break any thing. Started at like 8AM and finished around 2PM. So maybe 5 hrs... Cause breaks and waiting for the oven to heat and crap. But yeah they were a huge pain. I think they look amazing though. Pics dont even do justice.
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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Nice job! Since you are in Jersey....can you do mine? lol
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 09:34 AM
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temps and baking times? They turned out great. I want to retrofit my GSR. How did you reseal?
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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open- 200 degrees for 30 min

reseal- 200 degrees, 10 min with cover on, tighten screws and cover another 10 min. take out and let cool
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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looks sick bro good job
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by vivimatsuk
open- 200 degrees for 30 min

reseal- 200 degrees, 10 min with cover on, tighten screws and cover another 10 min. take out and let cool

Sorry, can you elaborate a little bit more on the times??

So is that 30min of oven time for both or just one side? Im inclined to say one side as regular sized ovens cant accomodate both headlights at the same time..

So thats not including pre heat time + actual time to pull one side apart... Is this correct??
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 01:10 PM
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I did this process a while back...someone did a good writeup in HOWTOS: I left the orange on the sides on my car:

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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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looks good. still trying to work up the courage to do mine.
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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nice.....how much shipped? lol jk
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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what was the TnT tint spray for?
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