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Old Feb 26, 2015 | 11:35 PM
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I had oxidation in my headlights so i decided to take them appart and paint them, ive done this before so it was pretty easy, getting them sealed together is the hard part!
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Old Feb 26, 2015 | 11:38 PM
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Hmm, interesting. I think you did a good job. Cant wait to see them on the truck.
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Old Feb 26, 2015 | 11:55 PM
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Hmm, interesting. I think you did a good job. Cant wait to see them on the truck.
havent sealed them yet, i ordered some red led strips and im gonna put them in there but ebay takes forever! Lol
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Nice! I'm guessing you used the oven trick to heat up and remove the lenses?
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 10:33 AM
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nice work. would like to know the process you went through. Mine are oxidized as well and I am thinking about doing something similar
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 01:00 AM
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Nice! I'm guessing you used the oven trick to heat up and remove the lenses?
acually i used an old hear gun i had laying around i just dont trust the oven trick, i dont want anything happening to the lenses
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 01:01 AM
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nice work. would like to know the process you went through. Mine are oxidized as well and I am thinking about doing something similar
yeah its worth doing if the lens on your headlight is not to scratched up!
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