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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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I tried to open up my fog light but soomething went wrong and this is how it looks now



Probably gonna have some condensation in there now



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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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lol oh man did u try to bake it?
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 11:44 PM
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Ok you broke it but you never said why were trying to open it. I think you need to put them in the oven to get them to come apart easy like the headlights.
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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so u baked it and it melted, then u pryed it with a screwdriver.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 12:14 AM
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i dont like this mod
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by wildace
i dont like this mod
I totally agree. Were you trying to take them apart to black it out?
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 12:29 AM
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All of this was done for research. So far, i've leaned that fogs are not that easy to open. As soon as i began prying it open the glue started getting hard so i baked it again.
Good thing is that this was a spare fog light so no worries.

I think im gonna try the headlight next time.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by wildace
i dont like this mod
Ahh thats too bad. I was thinking of offering my services to those off you in need of some new mods.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by xuserx04
Ahh thats too bad. I was thinking of offering my services to those off you in need of some new mods.
i think we'd all like to see it, he just feels bad on that its melted bro...
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Ay-nako
i think we'd all like to see it, he just feels bad on that its melted bro...
this
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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At What temperature did you bake these? 500*? They shouldn't have burned at 200-250.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 06:29 AM
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i opened my light the other day and i used a heat gun and heated it a little at a time and opened it with no problems
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Topshottaz
i opened my light the other day and i used a heat gun and heated it a little at a time and opened it with no problems
what for? show us pix!!!!
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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I thought foglights were epoxyed closed?
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TJW98LS
At What temperature did you bake these? 500*? They shouldn't have burned at 200-250.
At first i had it at 250 for 15min and no change so i let it cool off and tried 275
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