19 replies to this topic

[turboluca]

[LY_Scott]

Did this before, Cutting the glue to release the lense is a complete arse of a job. Did you heat them?

[Craig S]

Loving the slippers

[turboluca]

Did this before, Cutting the glue to release the lense is a complete arse of a job. Did you heat them?

I didn't heat them , next time I will it bloody hard with a stanley

[LY_Scott]

it bloody hard with a stanley

Amen to that. I heated them a bit at a time with a heat gun but even then its frustratingly time consuming and squeeky bum about wanting to not crack the lense by pushing your luck...grrr..

Looks good though

[Judderman]

Loving the slippers

They look very comfortable

[turboluca]

Very comfy but bit hot for my toes , wasn't sure on the colour!

[chrishVX]

nice mod defo freshens the front end up . yeah heat gun or can be put into oven on low heat to make it easier

[chris_uk]

another guide http://vx220.ukct.net/turbolights.htm

[Silent Steve]

Loving the slippers

I was more concened at the condom, draped over the cooker.

[turboluca]

Lmao ha ha

[NickB787]

WARNING

for goodness sake DON'T LEAVE the tape on the lens for long I left mine for a week and I could't remove the glue residue it WILL not come off one really badly scared lens

[D3YMO]

Ive recently done this and all i need to do now is tiger seal the lens back to the light, however... (and i will add pictures later) The surround of the lens was scratched as most peoples are when seperating the 2 pieces...ive done the trick of masking up and re-spraying black, but once i had put 2 coats of paint on and looked at the other side, there was still white lines in the black showing through...looking at the back of the lens its completely covered in paint so my question is... should i sand all the surround down and start from scratch? or would the sanding affect what finish i get ie glossy

[turboluca]

Yes maybe with the Stanley it does that , it cuts into the plastic it's a buggy. Same happened on previous lights I've done. I would try sanding gently

[D3YMO]

Damn...wanted to get them sealed tonight too... I wonder if making the outside and painting them that way would be better...or not advisable?

[turboluca]

I wouldn't touch the outside of the lens mate noooo. Post a pic .

[D3YMO]

Ill get a snap when i get home later Also would you laquer the inside of the lights? As im doing them glossy Cheers

[turboluca]

Matt I'd use mate . Never tied gloss . I wouldn't use lacquer shine from the lights wen on , But then I be curious to see wat it looks like.

[D3YMO]

well ive used gloss for now...i will refrain from adding too much laquer...

ive had them done in gloss on my other cars and it doesnt affect light output...(fiesta lights below)

the original light lenses on these lights i have arent in the greatest condition and are abit foggy, tried allsorts to clean them up inside and out and there not getting any better, so probably wont get as good a result as below:

Edited by D3YMO, 08 January 2013 - 02:17 PM.

[Aerodynamic]

Anyone put them.in the oven? In which temp? Br, Per

Edited by Aerodynamic, 25 December 2015 - 09:43 PM.