11-04-2007, 06:18 PM
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what can i do about a cracked headlight lens?
i bought litronics, but one of them is cracked, i knew that at the point of sale, but what can i do?
get a new headlight and take it off of it? or anything else? any ideas?
btw, $190 shipped to my house, cant beat that price for 2 headlights 
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11-04-2007, 06:51 PM
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Dude the lense is one piece that you can take off if you put the headlight in the oven. I saw the auctions your talking about,the passenger side one is cool. The paint is chipped on the inner lense underneath where the grey paint is,the pin that helps to guide the headlight in is broken and the headlight washer section is broken. If you can get that one assembly in place you could make it worth your time.
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11-04-2007, 06:55 PM
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yeah, worst case scenario, the balast and everything will go into the ones that i have on the car now, with the oven.
i wanted to paint that gray stuff inside the lenses black anyways, so if i open them up that will be painted.
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11-04-2007, 07:03 PM
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Let me know if you need any parts from the headlight. I should be picking up some broken Litronics for dirt cheap that I was gonna mess around with later this week.
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11-04-2007, 07:43 PM
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sure will. ill keep in touch
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11-04-2007, 09:01 PM
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post some pics if you can.
if the inner lens is cracked, you could open up 2 sets and swap.
if the outer "lens" is cracked, you would need to replace that whole piece with another donor. if you're talking about painting the silver that is on the inside of the outer cliear plastic piece, you're going to have to strip it off somehow first (obviously) since painting black over that would not show.
i managed to bake some clear lights to replace burnt inner lenses. not too difficult. you'll need to scrape out all of the sealant and replace with new permatex. the sealant they used never gets soft enough to reuse.
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11-04-2007, 09:17 PM
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thx man, i have my share of baked headlights under the belt. not Porsche yet hehe.
as for the lens, its the outer lens thats cracked,.
and as for painting the inside of the lenses, that will be easy, I've done that as well.
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exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers::
colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust::
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11-05-2007, 04:00 PM
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eh just get new headlight..
u can check out this on craiglist this guys selling stuff off his box so im pretty sure ull be able to get a good price if u wanted new headlights..im pretty sure h'll be willing to ship
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/pts/469612025.html
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11-05-2007, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by xxxalexxxx
eh just get new headlight..
u can check out this on craiglist this guys selling stuff off his box so im pretty sure ull be able to get a good price if u wanted new headlights..im pretty sure h'll be willing to ship
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/pts/469612025.html |
Something tells me that the seats would look nice with my exterior color. Hmmmm
(sorry I jacked your thread DJ)
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11-05-2007, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by xxxalexxxx
eh just get new headlight..
u can check out this on craiglist this guys selling stuff off his box so im pretty sure ull be able to get a good price if u wanted new headlights..im pretty sure h'll be willing to ship
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/pts/469612025.html |
well those are orange on the bottom, which is what i have on my car as well.
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exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers::
colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust::
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11-05-2007, 07:17 PM
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sorry i didn't see what kinda headlight he had i just saw he was parting out, my fault
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11-05-2007, 07:57 PM
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Do you know how to replace just the lens?
I have one Litronic headlight from my old 01 Boxster which I kept for parts. I now have an 05 Boxster S and have no use for it. I do not remember which side (dirver or passenger) it is.
Let me know which side you need and I'll check when I come home this weekend.
BTW, I sent you a PM.
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11-05-2007, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JustJack
I have one Litronic headlight from my old 01 Boxster which I kept for parts. I now have an 05 Boxster S and have no use for it. I do not remember which side (dirver or passenger) it is.
Let me know which side you need and I'll check when I come home this weekend.
BTW, I sent you a PM.
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sent you a PM back, THX A LOT MAN. 
this is the best forum, isn't it?
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exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers::
colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust::
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11-05-2007, 08:25 PM
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Be sure to post pictures when you are done, I want to see what this repair looks like and how much time it took to make $190 clears useable.
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11-05-2007, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rick3000
Be sure to post pictures when you are done, I want to see what this repair looks like and how much time it took to make $190 clears useable.
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i will.
ill try and make a DIY of some sort on taking things apart for others to use
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exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers::
colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust::
my cardomain/pictures page
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