What a pain it was to get the plastic high beams apart. But now I have another problem. My plastic reflector US highbeams have a moisture vent right in the way of the vertical baffle. Now I'm trying to decide if I should just remove the vent and silicone over the hole, or if I should cut the baffle to clear the vent post and paint the post black. Thoughts?
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Originally posted by Simon S View Postthat is a fuckin fabulous collection of vehicles there.. damn
To update the thread, I ended up notching the light baffle for the vent. I blackened the white vent post with a black sharpie. Looks awsome.
I then continued on to the second side and proceeded to shatter the lense on the 2nd high beam` And since the best price I can find on a used high beam lense is $40, I'm looking into alternative high beam options. Perhaps trying to fit some Hella spot/driving lights in their place. Who knows.Jason,
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yeah why not? or maybe the us ellipsoids aren't sealed well, so it needs a vent.Renting my rear wheel bearing tool kit. SIR
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I just modded the vent, shortened it and painted it black so it didn't interfer with crosshairs.
it's much shorter, but better then nothing. no problems yet, it's only been a week however.
Oh and btw, don't boil the lens, I did that to the first light and the lens was very difficult to remove, eventually ended up cracking it. the remaining lights were baked in the oven and popped right off.
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Originally posted by n2motorsports View PostI just modded the vent, shortened it and painted it black so it didn't interfer with crosshairs.
it's much shorter, but better then nothing. no problems yet, it's only been a week however.
Oh and btw, don't boil the lens, I did that to the first light and the lens was very difficult to remove, eventually ended up cracking it. the remaining lights were baked in the oven and popped right off.Renting my rear wheel bearing tool kit. SIR
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One thing I tried to minimize the pitted lenses was to spray a couple layers of clearcoat, then cover it with laminex. I dont' know if this will hold on the long term but the initial results are very impressive.Renting my rear wheel bearing tool kit. SIR
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The lens is the same, but the I think the body itself is too long. I might be wrong though.I got a fender roller now! LMK if you need me to roll your fenders or want to rent the tool from me locally.
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