clear corner headlights anybody have ideas on how to do it?

p1mptress · 07-31-2006, 01:27 AM

I saw some pics today of Clear corner headlights. And I read that there's 2 ways to doing it like one is putting the headlight in the oven after preheating to 450 and letting the glue melt off then slidding out the yellow thing. or cutting the glue off. I'm kindof clueless on this and was going to just wing it tuesday w/a friend but i thought I would get some input from you guys who probably have done this. Any ideas? it would be much appreciated.

doubleN0alero · 07-31-2006, 07:45 AM

because you're new...
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10

please dont use 450, just 180 will be fine

p1mptress · 07-31-2006, 01:54 PM

Thanks the direction look very good so i think I'll be good w/them. Well see how it goes on tuesday when i do them. I'll post pics when I get them done.

doubleN0alero · 07-31-2006, 01:56 PM

sweet, we'll be waiting

cavaliers60 · 07-31-2006, 11:04 PM

should look something like this...

08-01-2006, 12:13 AM

hey i see your in rochester, bout an hour away, hope to meet ya someday

p1mptress · 08-01-2006, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acold7dusta

hey i see your in rochester, bout an hour away, hope to meet ya someday

It would be awesome to meet someone around here who has a nice hooked up alero. I haven't really seen a hooked up alero around. Maybe I'll catch one when I go up to charlotte beach sunday nite when people drive their cars up.

08-01-2006, 01:08 PM

Good luck with clearing your corners p1mptress! It's easy as pie!

doubleN0alero · 08-01-2006, 01:10 PM

unless you get headlights like the ones that I just got done doing...they were the biggest PITA ever...the factory sealant was NOT coming off...if that happens to you, just reheat the lights...gain, add an extra coating of your own sealant and shove them back together...

p1mptress · 08-01-2006, 03:47 PM

yea i was going to go buy some silicone when my friend got out of work b/c i don't think we'll be putting the underglows on today b/c it's a record breaking 100 degrees outside and it feels like 115-120 degrees w/humidity. So it all depends if he still wants to work on the underglows but the clear corners are going to be done today b/c i could work on them inside w/the a/c going.

08-01-2006, 04:01 PM

IT's super easy! If I can do it without any problems(besides calling Pat cursing like a sailor), then anyone can!

Good luck with the lights and underglow!

p1mptress · 08-01-2006, 04:02 PM

Thanks!!!

shackney · 08-01-2006, 05:12 PM

for someone who has never done anything like this before would it be easy?

doubleN0alero · 08-01-2006, 05:16 PM

yes it would

p1mptress · 08-02-2006, 04:16 PM

Ok how long should it take for the silicone to dry or how long should I wait before putting them back on the car?
I think it took me around 6 hrs to do both of them and i came out w/blisters 2 fingers, a paper cut on 2 fingers, i stabbed myself w/a flat head in my thumb and leg, and i poked myself w/a knife on the same leg. Except for that they came out pretty good, just fustrating to get all the glue off. I just need to clean them up a bit b/c the first tube of silicone i used opened up at the other end and got all over my hands so there's silicone finger prints on my first headlight i did. the second came out better b/c i bought a better tube of silicone (this time it was a plastic tube and not the crappy metal tube i got from auto zone).

08-02-2006, 04:57 PM

LOL p1mptress!
WHen I cleared mine, the first headlight took me like 3 hours bc I was cursing, i used a hair dryer, the screw drivers I was using weren't thin enough to pry the pieces apart, I was b*tching to Pat on the phone, had blisters all over my hands, nails were all broken, few cuts from the screw drivers, etc. But when I got to the second one I threw it in the oven and it took me about 20 minutes to do it all.
So I've been where you were!:P LOL! But hey! we did it! That's the main thing

Post pics of the end result when you can!

p1mptress · 08-02-2006, 04:59 PM

yea i will just have to clean them up a little (nice silicone finger prints on them). How long did you wait before putting them back on the car?

08-02-2006, 05:10 PM

I let them cool down a bit before I put them back in. I think I waited like 30mins or something like that.

p1mptress · 08-02-2006, 05:11 PM

oh ok good b/c then i can drive my car today, i thought i was going to have to drive my mom olds bravada suv. Thanks for the info!!

shackney · 08-03-2006, 09:35 PM

im gonna buy some from a junkyard and do them that way i mess up id b ok lol!