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Old 02-11-2016, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by good ol' berty
Are you referring to the butyl glue for resealing?
Yesiree!


Originally Posted by good ol' berty, agin!
Actually, question about that. What would you suggest I use for headlights that I plan on sealing and unsealing multiple times? (learning and changing things/upgrading frequently)
Butyl. ..it's a bit of a 'lossy' process (that's Geek fer 'messy', lol), so ensure you have plenty on hand. If you run out, yer local NAPA sells similar stuff - called 3M Window Weld.

Please Do NOT EVER use RTV !

Looks sweet - ye's gunna have ye sum fun, aight!

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Awesome thank you!


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Please Do NOT EVER use RTV !
I wont, but I'm curious as to why not? (love me some learnin)


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Awesome thank you!




I wont, but I'm curious as to why not? (love me some learnin)


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RTV won't fully cure and can off gas like silicone and cause fogging and condensation within the headlight casing.
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Originally Posted by berty
They'll do that with the whole spyder kit? Ballasts/bulb/projector/etc
It sure will! The group buy is actually only for kits. Most guys are going with the Mini H1 or D2S, but the Spyder kit will work as well.
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Originally Posted by ak_cowboy
It sure will! The group buy is actually only for kits. Most guys are going with the Mini H1 or D2S, but the Spyder kit will work as well.
The Spyder kit is nothing more then the Mini H1 from my understanding (and maybe I'm not understanding) then I have the options to add in bulbs and ballasts. Am I better off doing the Mini H1 kit? It looks like I'm getting more for the money vs a la carting all the extras needed in the spyder kit. Or does the spyder kit have something extra that I'm not noticing?


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Actually it looks like the Mini H1 Kit comes with a shroud, the Spyder kit reuses Spyder's shroud and comes with a bracket specific for the Spyder enclosure... Everything else the same. Also costs $35 more.
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