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Ok, I took the time to do this work and now I want to share it to you so you get to know how would our headlights look with this mod.

The first thing you need to do it to take your headlights apart. It is very easy just 2 bolts and 1 clip and you dont have to remove the bumper just the bolts and clips of the grill and you can reach one of the bolt of the headlight. You should know where is the other bolt :P.

Disconnect the negative terminal from the battery or remove the battery negative terminal first when removing, while putting the battery again connect positive first, there should never be the negative terminal connected without the positive.

Unplug the headlight connectors and remove the turn signal bulb.

The chrome goes off very very easy. I used 400 grit sandpaper, but 320 should work faster ;). You scuff it up.

I used sandable primer from dupli-color.


This is how the OEM look
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Remove any bulb.

Remove this screw.
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To open the headlight you can use an oven or a heat gun. I recommend using a heat gun. It is so easy to manage. This is the first time doing this and it took me like 10 minutes to get one headlight apart.

If you are using a heat gun. Use the heat gun at level 1 and start heating one side of the headlight (for example the upper part). Heat it like 2 minutes and have the heat gun like 5-10 cm from the headlight.
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I dont think you need gloves I didnt use them. Start prying the section you heated. After you pry one side a little bit repeat the same process with the other side. Now go again to the first side and heat it again because it is going to get cool while you are working in the other side. Pry more until you get them almost apart.
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When you are about to get them apart just head all the sides and then with your hands take them apart. Just pull them apart do not pull them back together.
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Set aside the reflector part.

Unscrew the trim and unclip it from the plastic cover. Take out the trim.
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Now remove the orange reflector from the trim. Becareful not to broke any clip of the reflector. There are 3 clips I broke one clip on each of my orange reflectors but it didnt matter they clipped well with the other 2.

For the reflector of the turn signal you cant take it apart, so use masking tape to covered it.
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Sand all the chrome off. I used 400 sand paper waterproof. I used water too.
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I used primer before any painting. I painted the trim flat black and the orange reflectors gloss black. I didnt use high temp paint for the trim. You just paint it any color you want. Make sure you read full instructions of any thing you spray.

Let the paint dry. My paint says it it handable in three hours but I let it dry overnight.

After the painting. I used water to clean the trim and the orange reflector. Remove the masking tape and used water also to clean the turn signal reflector. Clean everything very very well. I cleaned the plastic also. Just put back the orange reflector and the trim.

To seal it put the headlight parts back again just as when you pulled them apart.
Heat one side of the headlight (just like when you pry it) and when it is hot (I used some towels) push them back as hard as you can. Repeat the process with the other side and then repeat it until you see it is good together.

I used some black high temp silicone all over where you pry. Just to make sure it had a good seal.

After all the steps above I putted shop towels where the turn signal bulbs and the halogen bulbs were and let them absorb all the moisture that could be inside the headlight. I leaved them like that about 6 hours.

Reinstall the headlights and everything.

Enjoy!

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Here is a small video of her with her new eyes!
http://video.cardomain.com/clip.aspx?key=230CD0E74200B5BE

Edited due to a small mistake by my self. This is NOT the HID thread but I'm talking to rondy and he might make one.

This post has been edited by Glock23: Sep 16 2008, 11:35 PM