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Old 06-03-2013, 08:16 AM
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gave it a shot, took about 2 hours per side. used sila-tech rtv for plastics and krylon fusion satin black.
I think they turned out pretty damn good
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Looks great
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How hard is it to get the front lens off to paint them? I was looking at getting new lights on ebay with the black backing but what you did looks just as good!
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very nice work. I did mine a couple of months ago, and it felt great!

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should have PTMed them, looks good though
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Looks good. Also curious as to how hard they were to pry apart. I heard for ford permaseal is a bitch to pull apart.
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Originally Posted by waggs
Looks good. Also curious as to how hard they were to pry apart. I heard for ford permaseal is a bitch to pull apart.
it was easier than I thought. wear mechanics gloves I have a few stab wounds but once I got a peice apart I would grab hold and peel them apart the whole way around. I did oven 250 for 7 minutes on cardboard lense facing up. repeated 2 more times till it was apart
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Originally Posted by Black FX2
should have PTMed them, looks good though
I was going to but finding a spray can of white chocolate tri coat was impossible here and they wanted almost 60 $ for a custom made aerosol so I said **** it and painted black im happy with the results
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Originally Posted by 08screwCA
I was going to but finding a spray can of white chocolate tri coat was impossible here and they wanted almost 60 $ for a custom made aerosol so I said **** it and painted black im happy with the results
I wonder how long the black spray paint will last and if it will start peeling because of the temperature difference caused by the hot bulbs.
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Originally Posted by User-One
I wonder how long the black spray paint will last and if it will start peeling because of the temperature difference caused by the hot bulbs.
I did mine three years ago with the Krylon Fusion and they look as good today as the day I painted them.....I really don't think peeling will be an issue
And to the OP....you did a nice job, your heads look awesome! It's amazing how a simple mod like this changes the entire look of a truck!
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