Headlight Mod Event PART DEUX: The headlightening

eastwest2300 · 09-23-2012, 07:58 PM

Hey DM, your lights look good too, the pictures dont do them justice. Its hard to see the detail in them pictures.

dmhenderson · 09-23-2012, 08:11 PM

Yeah would need indirect light to get a goot shot of it like an overcast day or sunset or something. Problem is that any sort of direct light makes the car shine and then you can't see past the housings.

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 · 09-23-2012, 08:34 PM

Oven was what did the damage. We had a heat gun but it took 5x as long to crack a single light

weiboy718 · 09-23-2012, 08:42 PM

fack! that looks pretty damn bad! sorry man!

what degree did you run the oven and is there any heating rods on top of the oven?

dmhenderson · 09-23-2012, 08:55 PM

250 degrees for 11 minutes iirc. No idea on the heating rods.

dmhenderson · 09-23-2012, 08:56 PM

I have a minor blemish but nothing compared to the hit blades took. I'll either replace the housing on the passenger light or have a body shop refinish it if possible. Going to start making some calls tomorrow.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-23-2012, 09:07 PM

I think I'm passed the point where this kind of stuff bothers me with my car. Can't change the fact that it happened so why stress over it. The car still looks amazing, just a little bit more on one side than the other

dmhenderson · 09-23-2012, 09:49 PM

I'm willing to let that one light tip slide but not the heat blemish. Gotta go one way or another or it'll drive me insane.

Sales@AAMComp · 09-24-2012, 08:42 AM

did you guys do lense down with no foil or something? how did the lens melt this time and not last time?

I've always done lens down..

birdmanx1 · 09-24-2012, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

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Looks great dear sore Patriot fan

dmhenderson · 09-24-2012, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Khoi@AAMComp

did you guys do lense down with no foil or something? how did the lens melt this time and not last time?

I've always down lens down..

Lenses down, tinfoil on pain. No different from last time.

Sales@AAMComp · 09-24-2012, 09:19 AM

yeah that's weird

oh well

can't go back now I guess

dmhenderson · 09-24-2012, 09:38 AM

Looks like my sealing job was better this time around. No condensation today/yesterday so there's that.

I'm going to call around to a few body shops today and get quotes on buffing out the melted part and call it a day.

dmhenderson · 09-24-2012, 09:38 AM

BTW I used loctite silicone sealant on the lights after the butyl dried to fill in whatever visible cracks there were and it worked like a charm.

09-23-2012, 07:58 PM	#181 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,864 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	Hey DM, your lights look good too, the pictures dont do them justice. Its hard to see the detail in them pictures. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-23-2012, 08:11 PM	#182 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Yeah would need indirect light to get a goot shot of it like an overcast day or sunset or something. Problem is that any sort of direct light makes the car shine and then you can't see past the housings. __________________

09-23-2012, 08:34 PM	#184 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Oven was what did the damage. We had a heat gun but it took 5x as long to crack a single light __________________

09-23-2012, 08:55 PM	#186 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	250 degrees for 11 minutes iirc. No idea on the heating rods. __________________

09-23-2012, 08:56 PM	#187 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	I have a minor blemish but nothing compared to the hit blades took. I'll either replace the housing on the passenger light or have a body shop refinish it if possible. Going to start making some calls tomorrow. __________________

09-23-2012, 08:42 PM	#185 (permalink)
weiboy718 Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bay Area Posts: 923 Drives: Infiniti G37 Rep Power: 16	fack! that looks pretty damn bad! sorry man! what degree did you run the oven and is there any heating rods on top of the oven?

09-23-2012, 09:07 PM	#188 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	I think I'm passed the point where this kind of stuff bothers me with my car. Can't change the fact that it happened so why stress over it. The car still looks amazing, just a little bit more on one side than the other __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

09-23-2012, 09:49 PM	#189 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	I'm willing to let that one light tip slide but not the heat blemish. Gotta go one way or another or it'll drive me insane. __________________

09-24-2012, 08:42 AM	#190 (permalink)
Sales@AAMComp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Posts: 4,079 Drives: GT-R Rep Power: 20	did you guys do lense down with no foil or something? how did the lens melt this time and not last time? I've always done lens down.. __________________ Tyler Day, Technical Sales TylerD@aamcompetition.com 301-497-9214 Direct AAM Competition \| YouTube channel \| LIKE us on Facebook! Last edited by Sales@AAMComp; 09-24-2012 at 09:19 AM.

09-24-2012, 09:19 AM	#193 (permalink)
Sales@AAMComp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Posts: 4,079 Drives: GT-R Rep Power: 20	yeah that's weird oh well can't go back now I guess __________________ Tyler Day, Technical Sales TylerD@aamcompetition.com 301-497-9214 Direct AAM Competition \| YouTube channel \| LIKE us on Facebook!

09-24-2012, 09:38 AM	#194 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Looks like my sealing job was better this time around. No condensation today/yesterday so there's that. I'm going to call around to a few body shops today and get quotes on buffing out the melted part and call it a day. __________________

09-24-2012, 09:38 AM	#195 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	BTW I used loctite silicone sealant on the lights after the butyl dried to fill in whatever visible cracks there were and it worked like a charm. __________________

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