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DIY!! Removing Lights, Painting Housing, Getting Rid of Amber Turn signal

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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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nice write up. looks good
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
Times 2... Man, after all that work, might as well have In any event good job
I thought about installing those but i would have had to buy them and then do all the custom cutting. I wanted to keep this one under $20. lol
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by BP_VVt-i
I thought about installing those but i would have had to buy them and then do all the custom cutting. I wanted to keep this one under $20. lol
yup, not a bad $20 mod
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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very nice work..

I like how you painted the housing.. I also, did this mod a few years ago. I did it the hard way. With a heat gun. haha.

Thanks for sharing... looks great!
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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Nice, thanks for the diy, i want to do mines, and put halo eyes, don't know when to start though, =/....
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 08:55 AM
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good job! i wish i had the nerve to open mine up...
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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looks very nice I say it was worth it . thank you for posting I am a DIY myself!

nice house by the way.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by a#'z
Nice, thanks for the diy, i want to do mines, and put halo eyes, don't know when to start though, =/....
yea im def doin the halos soon. i dnt wanna keep crackin the housing open but i want to get the demon eye kit from oracle lighting prolly spring '10.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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looks good!
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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ONLY thing i would do differently OP is when you put the headlight in the over, take a cookie sheet, flip it upside down and do it on that. DONT put the headlight straight on the rack. it will burn. could also safely remove your top rack and sit it on the bottom rack. oh and try the 3m headlight restorer it works well.

Originally Posted by swat1727
u shoulda have put a projector in there while u were at it
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looks like you did a good job man.
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Originally Posted by duby1
nice, i might just take out my amber light too, but i'll do that too. i have a set of TSX projectors. might install that in.
i couldnt figure out how to get my amber out while i opened my first set, then javier stole them. glad someone showed me how. thanks,lol

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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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Man you did a great job... you should buy a few sets of lights and do the samething and then sell them for a few bucks more... looks great
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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nice work there bro!!
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by aristo2369
Man you did a great job... you should buy a few sets of lights and do the samething and then sell them for a few bucks more... looks great
yea thats not a bad idea. Any one who wants their housing painted let me know.
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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Nice DIY
this is very tempting so I can get rid of the amber turn signal
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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very nice handy work.

you got skills man, this is one DIY that i wouldn't trust myself with. looks great.
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