04-05-2005, 02:05 PM
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well im finally FINALLY clearing my corners this weekend...im nervous as p00p!
whats the best kind of silicone to get? yea yea yea im sure its in another thread BUT really....its just easier this way to ask!  |
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04-05-2005, 02:11 PM
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where my knickers at?
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Well, no offense, nut it's not easier.. this way you'll havve to go thru a bunch of people telling you to look thru the other thread... and you'll have to go look anyway...lol
It's really easy....
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04-05-2005, 02:38 PM
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nice find smlzalero just how did you dig up that thread???
not the search feature was it?  |
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04-05-2005, 02:40 PM
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ugh....well everyone has their diff opinions...i figure HEY why not ask for the hell of it....
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04-05-2005, 03:28 PM
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where my knickers at?
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I wasn't tryin to be mean Alero04... I'm just sayin that if you don't even look around the site people might start to rag on ya... since WE ALL have the same cars.. and WE ALL have the same problems and MOST of us have cleared the corners........... that's all...... there I go, soundin mean again.
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nice find smlzalero just how did you dig up that thread???
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You're kidding, right? No it wasn't the search feature... you go into How-To and it's always right on top...
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04-05-2005, 03:52 PM
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lol no no u dont sound mean. id tell u if i thought u did LOL!
im just at work and really just wanted to see if anyone that was paying attention had a preference on what kind of silicone to use. no biggie girl! :P
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04-05-2005, 04:19 PM
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where my knickers at?
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Oh, ok... :P
I used $2 silicone for bathroom windows. It's beautiful.
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04-05-2005, 07:00 PM
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I used an automotive/marine silicone.
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04-05-2005, 07:02 PM
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I didnt even have to use silicone, theres was still enough of it in there to seal it good enough that i've never had fog in my headlamps. I just heated the lamp assembly back up and pushed the plastic covers in. But as someone else said, it only cost 2 bux so may as well.
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04-05-2005, 08:06 PM
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Hope u have pateince. Its a pain. And can be messy too. You will have to get the light nice n hot before it gives way. Use a small screwdriver or something to help the prying process. (u'll wanna use the screwdriver on the UNDERSIDE of the light, because it will leave markes and dents in the plastic that look like crapola.
I didnt use any silcone etc.... just re-heated and stuck trogether. I havent had any leaks...but then again the car dosent see rain or snow.
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04-06-2005, 12:03 PM
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don't forget our headlights aren't totally sealed anyway, make sure you clean out the little breather hose, there's always spiders living in there. Good luck
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04-06-2005, 02:03 PM
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thanks guys!! im sure ill be on when im doing it crying for help lol! :P
and yea pimp...i do have alot of patience when it coems to that sort of thing...im not looking forward to doing it, thats for sure, but im anxious to not see those nasty lookin orange thingies on my car anymore!  |
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04-06-2005, 04:18 PM
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i used some clear silcone in the bathroom area at LOWES
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04-07-2005, 03:00 AM
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i just did mine last night and it took me about 20 minutes per light.. pretty easy if u ask me. heat gun and screw driver is all i used.. i kept most the silicon on there so i could just re-seal it with my heat gun. everyoen says patience is important, but 40 minutes for both lights seemed fast to me. i think my banner for my car club took more time :/
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04-07-2005, 03:12 AM
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^ That's gotta be a record. It took me like 6 hours for both (including drying time for new silicon, eating dinner, and watching a Friends re-run.. lol). Depending on how old your car is, you might wanna get rid of all the old silicon and just use new when you put them back together. A few extra minutes is worth making sure you don't have any water getting in there, imo.
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04-07-2005, 03:58 AM
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Wow! Um... maybe someone already had the lights apart for something...? That's crazy.. mine weren't hard, either... but wow.. I'm jealous I lost 5 hours of my life!! 
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04-07-2005, 07:45 AM
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my car is an 04...havent even had it a year yet so...
plus my bf is helping me do it this weekend...so we'll see how us working together on MY car turns out LOL!
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04-07-2005, 11:19 PM
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Ya, just take ur time and u'll be fine. And, DONT touch the chrome bezel!! (the peice inside) grab around edges, or from the back.
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04-08-2005, 02:08 AM
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Originally posted by Oldsmopimp@Apr 7 2005, 09:19 PM
Ya, just take ur time and u'll be fine. And, DONT touch the chrome bezel!! (the peice inside) grab around edges, or from the back.
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definatley try to avoid that....i made that mistake and it took forever to get the finger prints cleaned up it seemed like.
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04-08-2005, 02:10 AM
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But if you're like me and you DID touch the bezel, just do a lil spit shine with a terry cloth or something like that. Shined it right up.. lol
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