How to with pics for clearing headlights?

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Old May 19, 2002 | 03:29 PM
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How to with pics for clearing headlights?

Has anyone ever posted instructions with pics and material needed to do this?
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Old May 19, 2002 | 04:26 PM
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Soopa is working on that...he just finished clearing Phils RSX lights a day or two ago..
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Old May 19, 2002 | 05:06 PM
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welp. i havent had a chance to finish the instructions... but heres a very UNDETAILED preliminary how-to.

I will finish this on Monday or Tuesday if you have the patience to wait.

and I do recommend you wait cuz its real easy to fuck up if you dont take your time...

Removing Bumper
1. Remove screw in front of each front tire.
2. Remove plastic pins from the underside of bumper.
3. Remover 10MM Bolts from underside of bumper.
4. Remove plastic clips on top of bumper.
5. Remove screws on top of bumper.
6. Unplug foglights.
7. Remove bumper.

Removing Headlights
1. Remove Bumper
2. Remove bolts from the side of the headlight housing.
3. Remove two bolts under the headlight housings.
4. Unplug connections.
5. Remove headlights.

Clear Lights
1. Remove Headlights
2. Place headlights on a wet towel inside of an oven. Heat oven to 225 degrees. (Do not preheat)
3. After 10 minutes remove headlights from oven.
4. Seperate headlights by hand starting from the inner corner.
5. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Using a razor, trim excess silicone from the inside of the lens cover.
6. Remove thw two screws that hold the chrome housing to the lens cover.
7. You may now pop out the amber reflector by pushing a CLEAN screwdriver or any utensil for that matter through the hole fpr the parking light.
8. Reattach the chrome portion of the housing to the clear lens.
9. Place lens and black housing back in the oven at 225 degrees for 5 minutes. Do not reassemble yet.
10. After the stock sealent has softened remove both pieces from the oven.
11. Add a fresh bead of silicon to the sealant channel on the black portion of the headlight housing.
12. Beginning from the outer side of the headlight, reattach the lens portion of the housing to the black portion.
13. Place reassembled headlight housing back in the 225 degree oven for 10 minutes.
14. Remove headlights and tighten lens to the back housing in each coner using bar clamps.
15. Allow 24 hours for silicone to cure.
16. Test in steamy bathroom.
17, put back on car.
and here are some pics to go along with it.

http://imageevent.com/soopa/clearedlights
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