Hell yeah... thanks man.

Reading the DIY thread we are going to have to REBAKE each set of headlights once the paint is dry and then silicone seal them.

Yup... its pretty easy, and straight forward.

The rebaking is for if you're reusing the factory sealant.

So what day is this going on in Sept? I'll be out of town again starting the 20th that month.

And no I won't be doing my lights. I'll be trollin' IRL like a BAWS.

I'd rather remove the factory sealant and re-seal them to be 100% sure

The 15th, which is a Saturday.

smart man, thats exactly what I'll be doing too.

Hey DM, i got your PM, I sent you a PM.

No trolling allowed at eastwest's house, my dog Nismo bites trolls. And she'll be on patrol.:tup:

Well then she'll go after the biggest troll of them all first......

Dude, she'll be excited to see everybody, all the attention she'll recieve she wont know what to do with it all.. its gonna be a good day.

Considered bringing Frank but I think I'll have my hands full without worrying about him too.

You could bring frank, we can keep Nismo & Frank in the back, and they can play...

Alright. He loves riding in the Z. It's fenced in right?

Yeah it is..

Cool I'll bring him then.


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guys I'm scheduled to work from 10:30-2:30 at the shop

i know, crazy.. i still don't know why we open on saturdays lol

but I will be coming right after!

Damn, that sucks..... call in sick!:tup::tup:

Or maybe we should just do this at AAM's shop :stirthepot: :p

Dee any luck finding that sealant?

I was looking at Lowes & Home Depot online while I was at work, and Im really not sure. Im gonna go into lowes and talk to somebody.

I saw rubber butyl tape in the online sites, but no tubes of sealant.

Yeah, thats what i found too. so Im not sure what to do.

Get your azz in the store and go look for it :icon17:

haha, you know what Im thinking? Im thinking everyone should bring their own tube... yuuuup!:tup: I'll go find it, then everyone goes to buy it. hehe

Did any of you guys see this? OCI Butyl Rubber Glue - Accessories from The Retrofit Source Inc

I know it's not the tubes of sealant but like you guys, I've been looking for a little bit tonight to help out and haven't come across anything in a tube. Most other forums refer to this tape stuff and talk good things about it. Not endorsing this product in any way so take it at face value.

this is what i used, it is extremly sticky so becareful handling this.
also got this fom local napa

I think that might be what the rubber butyl "tape" is.

Another interesting note from that page is that it mentions the original sealant should work fine.

Rain, do you remember what color the sealant was when you got it? If it was black, did it make a difference in the look of the headlights around where they are sealed? I don't want to have the black sealant showing through the clear headlight lens if it makes the headlights look weird. Don't have a black car so it would be noticeable for me too.

blades, that was my thought process when I mentioned a clear alternative but after looking for the stuff it doesn't seem we have a wide selection of product.

Yes and this is why I want to try re-using the OEM sealant for my own lights. If there's condensation in it, then I'll just have to spend another day taking them apart and putting them back together with some new sealant.

Just be careful and patient when you pry the headlights the first time. When I did this mod back on my GTI it was really simple and I ended up reusing the sealant as well. When you rebake the lights to soften up the factory sealant it should help dry up anything left over the hair dryer didn't catch.

the color was black, and i did scrape off all the original sealant before applying the butyl. also if you somehow and i know you will get the butyl sticks onto headlight, its going to be PAIN IN THE *** to remove them. so be very cautious.
i think the 1 roll of those butyl tape is enough to do 2-3 pair of headlights. dont overuse them because cleaning up the mess takes longer than modifying the headlight. LOL

Good stuff right here guys, thanks.. I'll be getting some of this. thanks for posting!

bump!

Do we have everything ready to go for this? I just need to get the paint which is literally just across the street from me at Walmart. I'll probably grab that in the week before we do it.

We DO NOT have the sealant... but we DO have 2 weeks to figure it out!

You need to figure it out soon then, because if you end up having to order it online you might not get it in time. I'm still planning on re-using the factory sealant so it's not as big of a deal to me.

OK, so here's the deal, since everyone has the option to reuse the factory sealant, or buy new sealant. That option is up to you, if you want to use new sealant, you buy it and bring it..