maevonee

Ok i finally did it and it looks sweet but what a mission. this does not take no 1 hour. and if u can do it in an hour i would love to see it! took me 4 hours. what a mission taking apart those headlights! and the cleaning the old silicone was even worst..but it was damn well worth it i love the look no more ugly amber bulbs i changed them to! only one problem any way to convert the blinker bulb to a single filament bulb so it will be bright at all times and the when u hit the right or left blinker it blinks on and off. my parking lights match perfectly but my blinkers dont since they only turn on full blast when they blink??

soopa

hehe... i can clear and put back together within 1 hour no problem.

DONT TAKE OUT THE FACTORY SILICONE. Just reheat and use

monkeymato

hey man...why didnt ya tell anyone you were doing it. i woulda help you. post up some pictures.

liquid_x

damn ricky i thought u were too lazy to do it too u shoulda called my ass i woulda came over

maevonee

gee thanx liquid lol

allmotor_2000

If anyone in So Cal wants to get together and do a bunch of lights at the same time... Can't screw ALL of them up

Who's up for it?

lou_RENAMED

Oyea well than why the **^&^$ were you charging me $200 to do it. Damn $200 an hour that can go to some good mods.

soopa

hehe... gotta make a profit somehow!!

nate'sCLS

lemme know how those hella's work out tho soopa

nokio

hey all motor.....i am down to try it

darrinb

cause hes unemployed lol

NJ_CLS_driver

Gotta pay for the Service and Skills

allmotor_2000

One of these weekends... we'll figure out a time. My place would work if needed.

Gabo3k

Yeah, I'm up for it!

I'm in Northridge, we can meet at my place, or I can drive!

Let me know dude!

Please send a P.M.

Nihilistan

I'd be interested. Plus, wanna see AllMotor's progress on the turbo and maybe his NSX

Porter Ranch eh? Run my in-laws dog up there, nice area. Drop me a PM too if ya don't mind.

-- Nihil

allmotor_2000

The NSX is sold... my friend Have lots of pictures and
some spare parts... if that might help!

If someone has a driveway.. its better. I have a 2-car garage... but no drive-way... if 4-5 people get-together... maybe someone else's place might work.

We'll just BYOT and BYOB

"Bring Your Own Tools" & "Bring Your Own Beer"

rydewitme

im down too guys let me know when and where and i also want to paint the casing black after clearing it, so let me know. also what tools do we need to do it, like what kind of silicone etc.

allmotor_2000

You need the following for the 'headlight extraction' in the CL-S:

(1) Flat-head screw-driver (for the clips)
(2) Phillips-head screw-driver (remove those NASTY screw holding the top-part of the bumper down) and the two screws holding the bumper at the wheel-well
(3) 3/8" Ratchet and a 10mm socket with a 1' extension
(4) Temp/water-resistant silicone (the clear stuff from PepBoys)... if we get two tubes.. it should work for like 5-6 pairs of headlights
* Or as soopa mentioned.. re-use the silicone!
(5) Heat-gun... if somebody has this... we can all share! :flamer:

If I left anything out... somebody please chime in.

soopa

no you SHOULD NOT USE A HEATGUN.


fuck people read my instructions. its the only PROFESSIONAL and clean way to do it.

yes... you reuse factory silicone but you need to add some too...

DO NOT USE CLEAR. It sucks... and it doesnt look clear anyway. Dries foamy if put on thick like in this application.

Color match your factory silicone (usually gray... sometimes black)

Use GE's high end shit... i forget the name. Silicone II i think. But it works well.


Just pop the bitch in the oven... pull it apart... take the amber out... put a lil extra silicone in the track... slap er back together while shes still hot.

If you take too long and the casin cools off... reat each piece seperately in the oven before putting new silicone in or resealing.

Gotta keep that factory silicone hot.

Nihilistan

If necessary, we could probably go to where I used to work in Agoura Hills. It's not a car garage, but they have a large parking lot and lots of tools including heat guns (Snoopa ) but no oven. It's in a small business park and is completely empty on the weekends... could easily line up 10+ cars for clearing.

-- Nihil

allmotor_2000

How about 10:00am this Saturday? That's the 4th of Jan. at
Nihilstan's former work-place? The only problem is the lack of
the oven... so who has a big house with a big driveway?

I suggest 'HondaBond' for the silicon use..

Nihilistan

Don't laugh cause this is going to sound bad... but what about using a toaster oven? My wife has a nice one I'm sure she'd love some car parts baked with.

http://www.krups.com/us/products/ind...D297&navbas=on

I can also bring a rice cooker

If Sat's a go, I'll call to make sure they don't have a problem w/ us using the place.

-- Nihil

PS. Can someone post some pics of what they look like before and after?