"To Clear or Not to Clear............
10-11-2002, 12:33 PM
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have a 99tl . i got the headlights off, but cant get the middle bulb out. (the main headlight). it has a star shaped screw with a point in the middle preventing me from using a philips screw driver. that screw needs to be unscrewed to be able to twist the buld fixture to remove it. any ideas?
10-11-2002, 12:42 PM
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Damn. Lookin good:wow: Looks like I'm gonna clear my head lights out now. But I'm wondering if some cop will mind and pull me over. Also I'm too ***** to do it myself. Anyone one in the Bay Area wanna do it for me?
10-11-2002, 02:56 PM
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Originally posted by optiq
have a 99tl . i got the headlights off, but cant get the middle bulb out. (the main headlight). it has a star shaped screw with a point in the middle preventing me from using a philips screw driver. that screw needs to be unscrewed to be able to twist the buld fixture to remove it. any ideas?
have a 99tl . i got the headlights off, but cant get the middle bulb out. (the main headlight). it has a star shaped screw with a point in the middle preventing me from using a philips screw driver. that screw needs to be unscrewed to be able to twist the buld fixture to remove it. any ideas?
Thats a security torx screw...I believe. Allot of us have removed that screw by using a small flat head screwdriver and having the blade across the point (in the screw) and by grabbing on both sides of the blade into star shaped section.
If that fails, use a wrench/plier and twist it off like that. It's basically a wood screw screwed into plastic. Not too hard to remove. The screw is there for peoples safety since the ballasts put out a lot of volts.
10-13-2002, 01:19 AM
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TUFF GONG.....since you asked what would look good for bulbs on cleared headlights. Try looking at the APC Titaniums, they are chrome colored when off and amber when on. Matches nice with the cleared lights. As for the bottom corners I would suggest APC 194's there the same as the 168's. Those are amber off and on.
Austin at the other acura site has them on his car, he put up some pictures of them...so you can see the before and after look.
Check it out
Austin at the other acura site has them on his car, he put up some pictures of them...so you can see the before and after look.
Check it out
05-29-2003, 12:47 AM
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Tuff nice ride, and great detailed directions.Was wondering about rear tail lights on my 02 TL,any suggestions on clearing those?Anyone else have any suggestions please post.
Gray 02 TL W/Nav
spoiler,loaded,wood grain :wow:
Gray 02 TL W/Nav
spoiler,loaded,wood grain :wow:
05-29-2003, 06:16 AM
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Originally posted by axleback
You guys are so lucky having this much time to work on this. She even gets pissed off at me for washing the car as often as I do. Women: Can't live with them, can't kill'em. j/k
axleback
You guys are so lucky having this much time to work on this. She even gets pissed off at me for washing the car as often as I do. Women: Can't live with them, can't kill'em.
j/kaxleback
Now, you can kill 'em, but it puts you in a lot of hot water if you do--although you can always hire Johnny Cochran to get you off the hook . . .
I guess I'm gettin' too old, too lazy or both, but it looks like a HELL of a lot of work--I was complaining about removing my resonator and I am NOT going to take those little orange things out no matter WHAT!
05-29-2003, 02:59 PM
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You have pictures of the LEDs you put in? I was gonna do the same thing...have LED Day light running time lights...the only problem is i have these super BRIGHT A$$ white LEDs...and i'm afriad that i won't align them up leveled and evenly and it will blind on comming traffic.
05-30-2003, 04:07 PM
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my God looks phat as hell man i was gonna have em cleared out and they paint the inside black for the smoke look but after seein urs i may just clear em out looks so sleek and clean love it
05-31-2003, 01:15 PM
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damn who dug this old thread up....
i heated baked mine in the oven for 12 minutes at 210 degrees...had a small wet towel under the headlight housing so the grill doesn't burn the plastic on the headlight.
take it out and pull them apart like oreo =)
i heated baked mine in the oven for 12 minutes at 210 degrees...had a small wet towel under the headlight housing so the grill doesn't burn the plastic on the headlight.
take it out and pull them apart like oreo =)
06-01-2003, 12:47 PM
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Originally posted by muffaburn
Was wondering about rear tail lights on my 02 TL,any suggestions on clearing those?Anyone else have any suggestions please post.
Was wondering about rear tail lights on my 02 TL,any suggestions on clearing those?Anyone else have any suggestions please post.
eh?? The rear tail lights on a 02TL are already cleared...no??
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