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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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looks good!
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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looks very nice!!

can anyone link me on what to do for the whistler mod, i want to do it ha
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Cchris1109
looks very nice!!

can anyone link me on what to do for the whistler mod, i want to do it ha
I am going to give you the cliff notes version.

Remove headlights
Remove 4 clips on the headlights
Warm up your oven to 200 degrees
Put one light in at a time for 15 minutes
Use thin flat head screw driver to seperate the lens from the body, by working it around the lens. Then pull is apart.
Repeat for other headlight.
Mask off the areas not to be painted.
Scuff the areas you want to paint/use 1500 or 2000 grit.
Paint with your color of choice, black is most guys opinion is the best...others have done white, red, etc...
Reinstall lights.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Cchris1109
looks very nice!!

can anyone link me on what to do for the whistler mod, i want to do it ha
Pop off the 4 metal clips on each light. Stick your headlights in a pre-heated oven around 225* for 20 minutes. Get a butter knife or something to help pry apart if the glue didn't melt enough, or put it in the oven some more. You might break off a little but of the lip of the light, but don't worry, I did it on mine and my friends..hah

Then sand the light only the part to be painted, tape off the inside of the light like the guy has pictured up there ^^

Just put some new sealant on the light, and put the metal clips back on.

Oh, and only one 1/2" bolt holds each headlight.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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Damn maxgee, simultaneous posting! hah
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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Very Nice!
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Great look... If I had a Camaro I'd do it..
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Also, unlike max, I painted the ribbed section on the light. Most people paint that and it's ok to do it...as long as you don't paint the back reflectors!

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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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Damn maxgee, simultaneous posting! hah
haha
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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just finished my headlights as well, like jetlag i painted the ribbed portion aswell and they look great! best visual mod ive done so far.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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painting the ribbed section as well looks 10 times better!!
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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looks good thats how i did mine
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Looks pretty good, although I prefer the full whistler mod
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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i want to do that, how long does it take and is it hard?
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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Looks hot
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 94TRANS
i want to do that, how long does it take and is it hard?
Not long, but you can't rush it. Took me around 1.5hr and this includes baking, masking and drying.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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the hardest part is being patiant enough to remove the lens and taping everything up.. heres mine:


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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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looks superb! i would be scared to burn my lights though.

And my wife would freak if she found out i had headlights in her oven.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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That looks awesome!!! I wanna do mine but im scared that when i mask off the inside, the mirror finish will stick to the tape. I saw someone do that and had to buy new headlight housings.
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