Acuracy02

Just washed the car for the first time after clearing the headlights. My headlights sat drying with the Hondabond (decided against the cheaper silicone...well that and Hondabond is free for me) for a minimum of 17 hours with the clamps on, and then another 6 days with the clamps off in a dry indoor climate. I have had the headlights on and off and I drove around and still no fogging *knock on wood.* I got a few other changes coming up too within the next two months. I'll post a variety more once everything is done.

xanctus

Again, nice car man...
and hopefully no fogging at all...as my car a bit fogging I believe...

Nandito28

Damn that looks nice...especially with the color of your car.

fsttyms1

t0ast

Did you blackout a part of your headlights, or is it just the shadows?

SiCrew

looks really good, nice job

MY2002TLS

How many tubes did you use per housing? Seems like you did it right!! Great job.

I have a set cleared and ready to glue, but was waiting for more info on resealing.

Could you elaberate a bit on what you did after the clean up part.

SimpleWhite

Again I have to agree nice color combo. I'd like to see photo's at dusk

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

it seems to be just shadows i doubt he would black out just a part of it or at least i hope he wouldnt


simplewhite: why is my car in your avatar .......lol i think ill stop dreaming now

iisylentii

that looks great

dvsxlt247

Good job. Looks clean.

phat_ride_69

Great lookin car man.....keep it up

Acuracy02

Thanks a lot guys. I really appreciate the comments.

I used a little less than a whole tube per housing. Made sure to clean out a majority of the old hondabond and went ahead and filled the gap on the housing with all the hondabond necessary, no gaps left at all. Then I took the other half of the housing and heated whatever factory glue I couldn't remove with the heat gun so that it could bond with the new glue. Pressed them together by hand for a few minutes and then clamped them as I said. After they were dryed I took an xacto knife and cut off the excess. It's cold and snowy here in Wisconsin so I had the factory bulbs all in place and everything prior to reinstalling them as to avoid moisture in the air. This would make sense also if you for whatever reason reinstall on a rainy day. Threw them on the car and waited another week before washing. I really don't want to take them apart again so I overdid my time periods but better safe than sorry.

No blacking, just the shadows of my garage, sorry for that confusion. I thought about the blacking but I really like the pure clear with the aegean blue.


Thanks again guys!


Mike

mezzerTL-S

Acuracy02 - would I have to go to the dealer to get hondabond? and is this the actual name of the product? I did my headlights but have fogging issues and want to completely redo them with the proper sealant
Thanks, Jeff

TLofNYC

That is one of the best exterior mods IMHO....really changes the look of the car///// Looks great on NBP and SSM

SBUtypeS

iTrader: (1)

do we have 2 bulbs in the corner lamp assembly?.....i thought it was just 1157's ?....i just bought LED's for all of my blinkers, and i was planning on clearing the reflector in the next few weeks......looks like i need to order another pair of bulbs.....bulb # anyone??????.....194 maybe?

Acuracy02

Correct it is a 168/194. I suggest these getting the orange bulbs that are chrome plated. I currently have those in the corner and you can't even see them when you stand more than 10 ft away. They still light up orange like the silverstar 1157's then.

Mezzer - Hondabond should be available at any Honda/Acura dealer. I picked some up from my local Honda dealer since I used to work there in high school but I'm sure that Acura would have it for you as well. I was really close to using the regular clear RV sealant and right before I ripped apart the housing I found a ton of info advising against it since it tends to be hit or miss. Many who have used hondabond have a much lower leakage rate.

SBUtypeS

iTrader: (1)

Sooooopa!.....thanx, bro....

mezzerTL-S

thanks bro thats what I thought and I know that silicone of any type does not adhere to plastic properly and the Hondabond is definately not silicone

thanks, mezzer

NYZGREATST

very very niceee

Acuracy02

Well you are correct to a certain extent. The fact that hondabond is a more secure seal is true, but it is still considered a silicone compound. It also does adhere better to plastic than most silicone types found in your local hardware/auto parts stores. The problem that most have encountered with the RV silicone compound found at your local ace hardware is that it doesn't reject water as much as is needed for something such as a headlight that can have absolutely NO moisture allowed inside to prevent fogging. Either way, make sure to stick with what the OEM glue is: Hondabond!