Have you checked lowes or home depot? I would think it'll be cheaper getting it in store rather than online, where you'd have to pay for shipping..it probably balances out.

Nope cuz I'm not the one getting it :p

Whoever gets it should make sure to get rubber butyl sealant, which is the same one that comes with the factory headlights.

Ohh, ok... cool.

Not I.

Welp, we stil have plenty of time to get everything together, no rush. I still havent gotten those bumper clips in the mail, I ordered them almost 2 weeks ago...wtf.

You bought them from China. That's why. International shipping takes forever.

Wouldn't have happened if you had them overnight... from Japan. Just in time for Race Wars where its 2 large buy in.

Those things pull a premium a week before Race Wars.

Dude, I bought two other things from China, and they came around the same time, this last thing I bought, its been a while, it may come today or tomorrow though. I'll have to think twice before I make purchases from China.

They're always cheaper, but take a while to ship. If it's something you can afford to wait for, then it's usually a good deal. If it's something you need in a more timely manner, then you will have to look somewhere else.

Yeah... well i checked tracking, its in my city, i just havent gotten it yet. Ah dude, thinking of usps, I bought lug nuts and a stillen license plate holder, and these guys delivered it to the wrong address, but the mail man doesnt remember which house he delivered it to, so it looks like I got screwed.

:icon18: Mail man lost your nuts :bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

Its soo much bullsh1t. More than anything, I wanted that Stillen plate holder, Im hoping whoever box my box, will bring it to the right address, Im starting to lose hope, its almost been 2 weeks.

Fellas, I got the bumper clips in today, so we're good on that.. I only have 40, so lets not completely fvck something up.. lol

How much did you spend on them?

oh hey you posted that in between me reading responses and posting

Less than $10

Haven't jumped in here in a bit as I got the feeling I was oversteeping my bounds but has no one used a caulk gun before???

First off you can get el cheapo from Lowes for under $20. You don't need the billy-badass version. Next get buy the cheapest tube of any caulk you can to practice on glueing random stuff together before blowing an entire tube of sealant on the lights.

Ok here's what you have to do in these steps:

1. Snip the tip of the tube. Be mindful that the larger the hole you snip on the applicator tip is how wide of a bead of sealant comes out.

2. The caulk gun should come with a little metal rod attached that is used to pierce the inside of the tube. This will be the most derogatory way I can instruct--think of giving yourself a cathedor. Shove the rod into the newly snipped hole of the applicator end and peirce the inside of the tube. If you don't do this you will soon know because the tube will explode in the gun.

3. Insert the sealant tube into the gun and pull the trigger until the sealant starts coming out. If you didn't pierce the tube prior to this step it will explode all over you. Enough said.

4. Get a feel of how it comes out and how much you have to apply. This is where some cheap **** comes in handy to get a feel for how it is going to apply.

And as a side note if I was doing this to my car I would use clear sealant. Just my .02

No problem man, we appreciate and welcome any advice we can get! Are you going to be there to help us out?

The reasoning behind getting the rubber butyl sealant (which might be more expensive) is that it isn't permanent and it's the same one used by the factory. Don't want to use something permanent in case we have to open the lights back up agian. Clear sounds like a good idea, but I didn't see any on amazon, so I'll have to go back and look again.

Do you know of any other type of sealant that isn't permanent?

You dont wanna stick with the Rubber Butyl?

It's fine with me, but if we can find something that will work the same and is cheaper + easier to find in store, then why not?

I wouldnt chance it, if the dealership uses it, thats what I'd use. Just my opinion.

^^^

Use whatever the dealership uses please. Can you ask your guy who works for nissan what sealant they use?

If anything, I'd rather spend a few more dollars on something at or better than what the dealership uses, I for one, DO NOT want any condensation after the fact.

Me either.

Completely agree with sticking with the rubber butyl and if it only comes in black (and that is what the factory uses) I'd stick with it. I was only saying go clear just so you don't see a glob of black sealant somewhere but I don't even know how these headlights come apart soooo might not see any sealant.

I really want to stop by for assistance but I can't commit as I don't know my schedule. I start a new position right after Labor Day and it will involve working more weekends.

I'll have to do more searching to see if it comes in clear, but didn't see any on my first quick look. I wonder if they have it at Lowe's/Home Depot. I remember someone in some thread saying that the factory headlights actually use rubber butyl tape as the sealant, which is easier to find.

If you can stop by, that'd be cool.

My plan with this sealant, is once the headlight is broken down, I wanna remove all the factory sealant, clean up the area really well, and add new sealant. There's a reason for this though. And not everyone has to do it, Im a little more anal retentive with my stuff.

Once the seal on the headlights is broken, you'll have old sealant thats there, depending how old the car is of course, and sticking new sealant with the old sealant may or may not bond all that well, so I'd rather take a little more time, and just remove all the old sealant and use a new application.

Yeah I'm with you.

Mike is shipping me his core swap calipers next week and I'm sending him mine to get powder coated. Might even be able to get it them done before the meet on the 15th.

Nice..I may even go pick up that caulk gun and a tube of that rubber butyl today.

Will one tube be enough you think? I mean we can always run out and get more if it's not I guess since you can just buy it at Lowes or w/e

Ohh no no, we're gonna need a lot more than one tube, hell I might use an entire tube by myself.. haha

Could you grab like 3-4 of them? If you need cash we can always pay you back at the meet.

Yeah, I could do that, it depends on how much that sh1t is, hopefully its not too terribly expensive.

From what I saw on Amazon it was $10 per tube and found some with free shipping. Let us know if you find it :tup:

$10 a tube? ouch..

Eh. Won't break the bank.

hahaha...:roflpuke2:

Heat gun received