ES 300 clear corners
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Racer
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From: Ohio
clear corners
did my clear corner mod tonight, it was a lot easier than expected
1. Remove headlight (if you don't know how to remove your headlight, don't bother with the clear corner mod at all)
2. Take off all metal clips and remove any screws near the edge seal
3. Place headlight in oven at 200 degrees (made my roomate do this part, haha) for 3-4 minutes, remove from oven and slowly work housing apart with a flathead screwdriver or knife.
4. Repeat step 3 until housing comes apart (took about 3 heating/prying sessions)
5. Unscrew interior housing connector
6. Remove 2 mirrored interior pieces
7. Remove amber insert
8. Reassemble interior parts
9. Reheat
10.Replace clips and screws
1. Remove headlight (if you don't know how to remove your headlight, don't bother with the clear corner mod at all)
2. Take off all metal clips and remove any screws near the edge seal
3. Place headlight in oven at 200 degrees (made my roomate do this part, haha) for 3-4 minutes, remove from oven and slowly work housing apart with a flathead screwdriver or knife.
4. Repeat step 3 until housing comes apart (took about 3 heating/prying sessions)
5. Unscrew interior housing connector
6. Remove 2 mirrored interior pieces
7. Remove amber insert
8. Reassemble interior parts
9. Reheat
10.Replace clips and screws
Lexus Champion
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From: North Carolina
Thanks MC
Thanks for that detailed decription. This sounds like it might actually be a safe way to do this without melting the wrong parts or hurting the car. And I will finally be able to clean out the inside of the headlights. I am going to do this soon. Have you noticed if your seal is water tight, mine is currently not and I do get some condensation sometimes. Lexus wants me to replace the headlamp all together, but this might cure that too. I put mynew Xenon headlights in today. Now I have to get the high beams. With these new lights, I noticed that I need to clean the inside of the headlight too. Ohh, one more thing. I got a ClubLexus Banner accross my winshield. It is like the other person's. White with a shiny gold "L" in the center. It looks sweet. I think we should just use that as the logo, not try to make any new ones as I have seen people doing in the GS forum. Anyway, I will take some pictures tomorrow when it is sunny so I can post them in here. Thanks for the help with the lights. - Eric
PS - Where can I buy Hyper Yellow parking lamps?
PS - Where can I buy Hyper Yellow parking lamps?
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Ohio
Originally posted by meZoom!
nawwwwww! you have gaawwt to be kidding, oven?
so happy it worked for you though. how'd you come up with the figure 200 degrees anyway?
nawwwwww! you have gaawwt to be kidding, oven?
so happy it worked for you though. how'd you come up with the figure 200 degrees anyway?
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Lexus Champion
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From: North Carolina
Clear Corners
I just did my right headlight! it looks great, i just need to do my left one. thanks MC. those instructions were good. after an hour of not actually oing any owrk i figured out how to get the cover off. it's good. i am going to do the rest later. thanks again. ill post pics later
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Lexus Champion
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From: North Carolina
Clear Corners
I finished my clear corners yesterday. They look so good. I will take some pictures this afternoon and post them in the forum. MC's instructions were really good. Only, it took me about 5 heating prying sections. It was easiest to begin opening the side with the signal, then moving to the bottom. Prying that open, then the top just follows. Thanks again. I have a new mod that I want to try now. About a year ago, I wanted to put some knd of light into the housing to make the entire housing glow (much like the IS parking lamp). I had no ways of doing this (that didn't look horrible in the daytime) until I saw the wire that glows neon. I was thinking about putting the wire either around the canisters, or around the outsied of the housing, and wiring it into my parking lamps. Does this sound do-able? Has anyone tried anything like this?
Looks great, 
I have one question though. Is the signal light still as bright or brighter than it was before?
That's my big complaint with many aftermarket clear corners, they aren't very bright and can therefore pose a safety hazard. Plus alot of them are ugly.
I have one question though. Is the signal light still as bright or brighter than it was before? That's my big complaint with many aftermarket clear corners, they aren't very bright and can therefore pose a safety hazard. Plus alot of them are ugly.
