phee

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im using the heatgun method. I got a qustions for you guys, should i got body color or black?????
i cant seem to decide, i do know im probably getting my tail lights tinted sooner or later, so im leaning towards black.

Gloss or flat????


oh yea BTW: does anyone have THOUROUGH instructions on taking the headlights off? i cant seem to find the last bolt...

VoLLy

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Black.

MurkyRiversTL

black

MurkyRiversTL

remove bumper to remove headlight, look under headlight to see bolt.

phee

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^^there we go haha. thanks. anyone have hints about clearing that i should know about? im already lookin at the DIY's. i specifically want to know what the glue is and where i can find it.

MurkyRiversTL

you should just be able to reuse the factory sealant. THe oven method is the best way for that.

phee

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im thinkin the oven is a bit safer, the heatgun poses too many risks haha.

You sure i would be able to use the factory sealant? what if i need more?

MurkyRiversTL

Ive done it twice on my lights, and never had a leak or condensation......... maybe im just lucky

phee

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alright, ill take your advice, you know what your talking about haha, did you get your car running back in shape? or are you still having trouble?

MurkyRiversTL

its running puuuuurrrrrfect

6MTUA5

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Get the stuff from your local Nissan dealer. From what I've read, people have been having the best results with it. It comes in a big roll.

http://www.mynismo.com/products/?id=5577&rsku=0

phee

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ok...so im about to bake...does the wet towel go wrapped around the light or just under the light between the aluminum foil?

phee

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preheated..

phee

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ok, figured it out. how will i know when the glue is melted? should it be fairly easy to pry apart?

Razzi

"If you have taken apart your headlight to paint your housing, we recommend purchasing the OEM sealer."
i like that nissan acknowledges people modding their car. acura seems to be more like "you mod, you're fucked"

bigeshorte45

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mine were kinda hard to pry apart after baking, (DAve - "Doc's TL-S" helped me)

MurkyRiversTL

they will be dificult to pull apart but its doable with one person. like I said before I did mine twice, and I did it by myself. I didn't uds scissors or a knife to cut the sealant apart I just pulled like I was trying to rip someones chest open and it came apart....... lol.

once apart I think there is a screw that holds the piece inplace.

oh and the wet toel goes underneath not wrapped around. if at first it doesn't come completely apart just rebake for more time then pull more.

don't forget to post pics of the finished product...... were all interested..... or at least I am.

phee

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i just finished puttin it all back together guys, and i chose to use a gloss metallic black paint, it was rather simple except for 1 little issue... MORE TO COME!!! stay tuned guys, and thanks for the help

phee

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step 1: remove bumper

step 2: remove lights

step 3: remove bulbs (wear gloves)

step 4: Use a dremel to sand down little F%cking nub in the center of the hex screw

step 5: bake headlights on a wet towel at 250 degrees for 7 minutes

step 6: pry apart light using a spatula and cut the glue using a blade
NO PIC
Step 7: prime and paint and paint again



step 8: put it all back together

step 9: take pics for Azine

philly fresh

wet towel idea is a smart one. imaginary rep points for you

VoLLy

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Nice job man! That was fast!

phee

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Thanks guys! it actually took me about 7 hours if i didnt got to wal-mart and go grocery shopping first

phee

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thanks, but i really cant take full credit for that haha, i got the idea from the cardomain DIY

phee

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one more bumb before i let the thread die

jjashaa

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nice job. i did the blow dryer (heatgun) method and took me about a little over 3 hours to finish everything.

6MTUA5

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Nice work I definitely gotta grow some balls and do this one day.

phee

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Its really not as hard as I thought, I resealing them today with some silicone stuff because I had a bit of condensation.

myron

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I wanna do this too but I dont wanna fuck shit up, blacked out headlights like that on a black car would look good I think but too scared rigth now. might do it on my parents car first just to practice.

phee

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LOL, do it on your own car, you will put more patience and dedication into it, i dont think your parents will appreciate you putting their car out of commission for hours..

illmat1k

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Thats OG. I did that for my 6th Gen Accord and it came out great. Now I think I want to do it for my TLS.

MurkyRiversTL

Good job Phee, glad to see it came out good..... welll besides the condensation..... I guess I really was lucky to not have to reseal it.

Sorry for the bad advice>

phee

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No bad advice, I can't figure out what's going on, I dried and resealed them, and there is still condensation

MurkyRiversTL

Take them apart, completely, when you put them back in the oven, the moisture from the towel got in there. Take everything apart, ballasts, you dont have to take the lens off, just make sure that everything is dry. Are you in a humid area...... wait ATL is THE humid area.

Damn I dunno dude.

phee

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i dunno either, i put them under heat lamps and all the moisture was gone, as soon as i walked outside..BAM water in the things

MurkyRiversTL

I think the heat lamp (depending on the level of heat) just evaporated the water, and as soon as the heat source is gone the water comes back. I would either remove the lens again and and dry everything off, and this time when backing make sure both sides are facing up so they dont trap moisture.

Or you can try to dry it off with a blow dryer inside one of the holes. Im not sure if that would work, but thats all I can think of.

Can you take a pic of the condensation?

phee

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im gunna try the blowdryer thing tomoro, im pretty sure i sealed them up sexy nice... i definitely did a good job sealing them, it may just be that the water evaporated

MurkyRiversTL

Well I hope everything turns out ok. Let me know.

phee

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ill post and update. thanks for all the help

phee

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i had no idea blow dryers are so damn expensive. ill dry it out this afternoon, ill probably remove all the electrical stuff and submerge the housing under water and see where the leak is coming from

jjashaa

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blow dryer method and no condensation or leaks. hehehe

good luck man.