For those of you with Modded headlights - Page 2

viciousmalibu · 10-11-2006, 11:29 AM

sburkes pic didn't disappear, it's no longer allowed since he has the ********* kit on his car... pm him and he might be able to send it to you...the brand name is blocked so it won't let me post it but we all know what it is

10-27-2006, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jturkey69

here is an old pic, a couple months after i bought the car in 02

your lights are hott man. how do you pull them apart? i already have them outta the car. but it looks like some sort of gummy shit holdeing them together.

jackal2000 · 10-27-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by boostnsrt

your lights are hott man. how do you pull them apart? i already have them outta the car. but it looks like some sort of gummy shit holdeing them together.

that gummy shit is called silicone

search for the how to on "clear corners"

10-27-2006, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jackal2000

that gummy shit is called silicone

search for the how to on "clear corners"

actually silicone is rubber rooster. not the "polycarbonite adhesive" as the dealer calls it. i just figured i break it down barney style so everyone else would be tracking with me. your at ft belvoir. are you one of those peo soldiers that i hear about. not a crack just curious.

jackal2000 · 10-27-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by boostnsrt

actually silicone is rubber rooster. not the "polycarbonite adhesive" as the dealer calls it. i just figured i break it down barney style so everyone else would be tracking with me. your at ft belvoir. are you one of those peo soldiers that i hear about. not a crack just curious.

rooster? LMFAO

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Silicones, or polysiloxanes, are inorganic-organic polymers with the chemical formula [R2SiO]n, where R = organic groups such as methyl, ethyl, and phenyl. These materials consist of an inorganic silicon-oxygen backbone (...-Si-O-Si-O-Si-O-...) with organic side groups attached to the silicon atoms, which are four-coordinate. In some cases organic side groups can be used to link two or more of these -Si-O- backbones together. By varying the -Si-O- chain lengths, side groups, and crosslinking, silicones can be synthesized with a wide variety of properties and compositions. They can vary in consistency from liquid to gel to rubber to hard plastic. The most common type is linear polydimethylsiloxane or PDMS. The second largest group of silicone materials is based on silicone resins, which are formed by branched and cage-like oligosiloxanes.

http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10

kwhauck · 10-27-2006, 11:36 PM

here are mine body color matched............

alerocar01 · 10-28-2006, 12:52 AM

i love how that car looks

10-28-2006, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jackal2000

rooster? LMFAO

http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10

i have actually no effing clue what any of that shit meant.

jturkey69 · 10-28-2006, 05:42 AM

i used a high powered hair dryer, and it took about 1/2 hour of heating and pulling apart slowly with my hands, or you could use a heat gun but the heat gun is very touchy to use, it would melt the plastic in a heartbeat. i would heat it up for a bit, and use an xacto knife to slice the glue with. then i used the blue painters tape to mask off what i still wanted chrome, and sprayed it with satin black.

10-28-2006, 08:40 AM

alan2.4...careful with the euros....i had euros in mine and they fried my wiring harness to shiiiiit!

10-28-2006, 09:48 AM

i think the guy who put my headlights together used entirely too much damn adhesive. that shit is all over my lights, but i got it done. looks great now. it took me about an hour to do both.

10-28-2006, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kwhauck

here are mine body color matched............

hey kwhauk, are those wheels from a mustang?

10-28-2006, 06:01 PM

Oven 170 degrees + 15 min = Headlights practically fall apart.

I shoulda thought about the dryer idea to get all that gooooo out of the seal area. I just filled it and caulked it, worked fine.

alerored04 · 10-28-2006, 07:08 PM

i love the striping on kwhauk's old car.

kwhauck · 10-28-2006, 08:34 PM

not the stock mustang wheels but aftermarket ones yes........they were 17x8 with a 28.5 offset with 255/40/17 all the way around..........

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Originally Posted by alerored04

i love the striping on kwhauk's old car.

Thanx, i really miss that car but plan on painting my new one the same color with the side stripes once i finish the motor.......i will also be running different wheels but still fatties with 255s.........

alerored04 · 10-29-2006, 03:26 AM

very nice, look forward to seein it, maybe this time around consider black bezels just to make them stand out more.

kwhauck · 10-29-2006, 09:41 AM

never, i liked the body matched better, i don't want too much black.......

jturkey69 · 10-29-2006, 06:22 PM

at least tape off the corners so there is a bit of chrome in there to match the headlights

billytheman1188 · 10-30-2006, 10:05 AM

hmm so im wondering if there is paint to match my car if i wanted to paint around the headlights??? i have a maroon car. Anybody know where i can find the right paint to match?

10-30-2006, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by billytheman1188

hmm so im wondering if there is paint to match my car if i wanted to paint around the headlights??? i have a maroon car. Anybody know where i can find the right paint to match?

I got a tube from the gm dealer around here. i think they charge like $10 for a little tube color matched.