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Old May 20, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Alright guys...i tried doing the whistler headlight mod and my headlights seemed to just be too old so the plastic cracked and a whole lense cover caved in on me in the oven....sooooo i was wondering if there is anywhere to order pre-made stock whistler headlights. I searched ebay and couldn't find any.
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Old May 20, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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heres some on ebay i found, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old May 20, 2007 | 08:20 PM
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There all over ebay.. You shoudl of left them in the oven a lil longer to losen the glue a tad more
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Old May 20, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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the first headlight we cracked because it wasn't in long enough ,then the second one looks like the whole clear lense melted inward because we left it in TOO long ERGHHH!!! at least they were in pretty bad shape to begin with...
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Old May 20, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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drummydummy - you've got a PM.
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Old May 20, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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If you have to get new lights Id get some halos, I hate those cheap knock-off whistlers. There pretty much a half-*** job of what the real whistler lights look like.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by drummydummy
Alright guys...i tried doing the whistler headlight mod and my headlights seemed to just be too old so the plastic cracked and a whole lense cover caved in on me in the oven....sooooo i was wondering if there is anywhere to order pre-made stock whistler headlights. I searched ebay and couldn't find any.
\\\if you are interested, i got some covers you need to clean/sand off (kinda hazy)


pm me if interested.
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobra2WS6
There all over ebay.. You shoudl of left them in the oven a lil longer to losen the glue a tad more
i cant find any on ebay.
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What temperature was your oven set to when it melted the one lens? How long was it in there?
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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The lights will melt from too high a temp, but not from being left in too long.
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Originally Posted by kebie05
i cant find any on ebay.
Funny thing is I just looked and didnt see them eaither... But when IM not looking for them, they pop up all the time
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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im doing the whistler mod right now. I put myn in the oven the other day. I put them in at 200F for 30minutes each. When I pulled out the second one I accidentally broke off a plastic grey piece from where I tried getting the butter knife in.
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