Headlight Mod Event PART DEUX: The headlightening

eastwest2300 · 09-22-2012, 09:10 AM

hahaha...nice.

eastwest2300 · 09-22-2012, 07:01 PM

I just took the best shower of my entire life just a few minutes ago... Today's mod party took all the energy I had and more.

tonybui · 09-22-2012, 08:11 PM

Is it really that bad ... ?

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dmhenderson · 09-22-2012, 08:33 PM

Word of advice to anyone who is thinking about doing this themselves.

Pay someone to do it professionally. A professional job will be ~$200-300. This is not worth your headache or potentially damaging/destroying your headlights

eastwest2300 · 09-22-2012, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Word of advice to anyone who is thinking about doing this themselves.

Pay someone to do it professionally. A professional job will be ~$200-300. This is not worth your headache or potentially damaging/destroying your headlights

dmhenderson · 09-22-2012, 08:34 PM

It's a huge gigantic pain in the ***. You have no idea. Even if you have experience, there are no guarantees when ripping apart your headlights (which are not meant to be ripped apart).

eastwest2300 · 09-22-2012, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

It's a huge gigantic pain in the ***. You have no idea. Even if you have experience, there are no guarantees when ripping apart your headlights (which are not meant to be ripped apart).

dmhenderson · 09-22-2012, 09:15 PM

I did learn a lot so even if I end up spending another $500 getting **** straight (which is entirely possible), I now know how to remove my front bumper and put it back on which allows me to change light bulbs, clean air filters etc.

eastwest2300 · 09-22-2012, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

I did learn a lot so even if I end up spending another $500 getting **** straight (which is entirely possible), I now know how to remove my front bumper and put it back on which allows me to change light bulbs, clean air filters etc.

You did a good job today dude.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-22-2012, 09:47 PM

If you're wondering what the reason behind all these comments are then this should explain it all

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eastwest2300 · 09-22-2012, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

If you're wondering what the reason behind all these comments are then this should explain it all

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unfricken believable.. im still in shock.. its some bullsh1t.

Cristobal09 · 09-23-2012, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

If you're wondering what the reason behind all these comments are then this should explain it all

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Holly sh*t dude that sucks. Is putting them in an oven the only way to break the seal?

When I had my gti, guys woud do that to their headights all the time, theyd fuk it up after putting them in the oven, but the gti headights were like 150 a set.

Good luck to you man.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-23-2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Blades, before you try anything, lets get some research done as to how to fix it, if thats even possible.

Yeah I'm not gonna do anything before researching, but I did see some used headlights on eBay for like $350 each.

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Originally Posted by Cristobal09

Holly sh*t dude that sucks. Is putting them in an oven the only way to break the seal?

When I had my gti, guys woud do that to their headights all the time, theyd fuk it up after putting them in the oven, but the gti headights were like 150 a set.

Good luck to you man.

It's not the only way, but it's the quickest and most efficient way. A bunch of people on the forum have done it in the oven without any problems. I think maybe a bigger oven would have helped.

weiboy718 · 09-23-2012, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

If you're wondering what the reason behind all these comments are then this should explain it all

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Holy crap! So sorry to see this!

May I ask how did you open up the housing like which method? Heat gun with a home made box or oven

dmhenderson · 09-22-2012, 09:49 PM

Yeah yours is about a thousand times worse than mine but still.

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dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 28	I did learn a lot so even if I end up spending another $500 getting **** straight (which is entirely possible), I now know how to remove my front bumper and put it back on which allows me to change light bulbs, clean air filters etc. __________________

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