Replacement "fog light" lenses DIY
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Replacement "fog light" lenses DIY
Ok so along with my headlight bulb replacement i figured it was time to do the "fog light" lens replacement modification. So this might not be the way others have done it, but it's working out great for me, so feel free to learn from my methods if you'd like....
anyways...
MATERIALS NEEDED
- Acura CL 01-02 "fog lights"
- Dremel
- Epoxy/Silicon/some kind of glue
- Plexiglass/Acrylic/some kind of clear thick plastic
PROCESS
here you see my old fog lights, with yellow lenses, looking kind of nasty and pitted.
Now you want to dremel off the lenses of the old fog lights. make sure to keep atleast one intact so you can use it as a stencil. If they break don't worry, you can use the lights itself, it's just easier that way
Do the same for the other light and you should have something that looks like this
make sure to clean out the insides, i had a bunch of blue bulb flakes, dremel flakes, dust, etc.
Then use your old lens...(note how nasty it was)
to trace out new lenses
Then what I did was tape down the new lenses and then put sealer around them
they look a bit hazy because i left the front plastic protector on there until i'm ready to paint them. They will obviously be much clearer when I take the plastic protector off of them.
More pics to follow as the project progresses!
anyways...
MATERIALS NEEDED
- Acura CL 01-02 "fog lights"
- Dremel
- Epoxy/Silicon/some kind of glue
- Plexiglass/Acrylic/some kind of clear thick plastic
PROCESS
here you see my old fog lights, with yellow lenses, looking kind of nasty and pitted.
Now you want to dremel off the lenses of the old fog lights. make sure to keep atleast one intact so you can use it as a stencil. If they break don't worry, you can use the lights itself, it's just easier that way
Do the same for the other light and you should have something that looks like this
make sure to clean out the insides, i had a bunch of blue bulb flakes, dremel flakes, dust, etc.
Then use your old lens...(note how nasty it was)
to trace out new lenses
Then what I did was tape down the new lenses and then put sealer around them
they look a bit hazy because i left the front plastic protector on there until i'm ready to paint them. They will obviously be much clearer when I take the plastic protector off of them.
More pics to follow as the project progresses!
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Ohh this brings back some memories... the frustration... lol. The hardest part was cutting out the new lenses. The heat from the dremel melts the lexan/acrylic and turns it into goo, but it's better than trying to score it with a knife. Get some pics up of the finished product!
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Ohh this brings back some memories... the frustration... lol. The hardest part was cutting out the new lenses. The heat from the dremel melts the lexan/acrylic and turns it into goo, but it's better than trying to score it with a knife. Get some pics up of the finished product!
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Another member did this same kind of thing to his fogs. How are you planning to paint them? Looks good so far. I had a rock from a dump truck take out one of mine. Smashed it to shit so i had to replace the whole thing. Just did both cause they looks so bad. Not like yours, but pretty bad. GL with the rest of the work, can't wait to see how it turns out!
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