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03-27-2013, 07:48 PM

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The bucket? You have to drill a hole in the back of the housing to get to the screw. You can see a screw shaft (haha) on the back of the reflector and you'll have to eye out where you have to drill. It sucks.

I figured as much.I was overthinking it,lol. Thanks.

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What look are you going after? I was going to try and do the retrofit myself also. I have been doing research for two days. I am wanting mine blacked out. What type of paint do you use for the outer trim and reflector?

I am not sure,might paint the bezels and shroud to match my truck, or maybe just the shrouds. Will tint the reflector with real tint I think,and then throw in chrome covered bulbs . If you're going blacked out I am not sure... Maybe someone else can chime in.

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You did good man! with the lights, not the girl.. ok both

but anyways i usually bake mine at 275 for 10 minutes.. so i guess there are different ways to skin this cat. brute force and a flat head is all it takes, u cant baby these lights and expect too get that lense off! im placing an order for my retros soon, so i'll be chiming in fo sho!

Thanks. I thought I had read that over 270 and you get spiderweb cracks in the light? You're absolutely right about not babying them, when I finally made them my bitchh they came apart no problem. I look forward to your contributions , thanks.

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03-27-2013, 09:28 PM

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I keep checking in, love the scenery. Why do people talk about lights.

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03-27-2013, 09:37 PM

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I'm working on getting my first one opened up now. It's already been in the oven once and I got about 1/3 of the way around it before reheating. 6 more minutes and I'll be prying again!

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03-27-2013, 10:00 PM

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I'm working on getting my first one opened up now. It's already been in the oven once and I got about 1/3 of the way around it before reheating. 6 more minutes and I'll be prying again!

Nice ! keep us up to date. The second one will be easier.

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03-27-2013, 10:15 PM

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Nice ! keep us up to date. The second one will be easier.

Got the first one opened up. Definitely don't be afraid to just rip it apart! Once the permaseal releases on the long edge you're in the home stretch! I did break two of the tabs trying to get a screwdriver under them but I think it'll be ok. When I finish I'm going to clamp them together for 24 hours anyways so I doubt the tabs will actually be holding anything. Now if I could just get the rest of the permaseal out of the channel and get the reflector out. I know hardcore said to drill a hole but it look like it would pop off the little pieces that are holding it on. Hmmmm.........

Second one has about 10 minutes left in the oven.

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03-27-2013, 10:30 PM

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03-27-2013, 10:38 PM

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Light #2 back in the oven now. 8 more minutes and I'll be able to finish it up. Made it about 3/4 of the way around that time. Still broke a dang tab though!

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03-27-2013, 11:15 PM

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subscribed!! Looking forward to seeing the finished product and pics.

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03-27-2013, 11:33 PM

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Step #1 is just about finished up. I've got most of the permaseal out of the channel but I've still got a little more to get out. How much are you leaving in there? Some say get it all and some say don't even worry about it. That stuff is a PITA!

Can any of you actually track your packages and see progress? I still see that the label was created yesterday but no progress yet. I think I'll call TRS in the morning if I don't see anything.