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Old 01-03-2008, 09:11 AM   #1
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Maybe this one will help ya.
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Old 01-03-2008, 10:53 AM   #2
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thx for the help guys.
i just did it...looks way better.

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Old 01-03-2008, 11:21 AM   #3
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I did it a few months ago and love it too. How are the reflectors? Mine got coated in a thin haze of plastic smoke (soldering iron probably too hot) but it came off with some isopropal alcohol and a q-tip.
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Old 01-03-2008, 11:22 AM   #4
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yes that's an excellent mod. Proceed with the soldering iron carefully though...very easy to burn the sides of the plastic socket hole for the bulb.
Its a good idea to buy a short piece of metal tubing from Home Depot to sheath the soldering iron. Shop vac also comes in handy to suck out the broken bits of amber plastic that you miss with the needle nose pliers.
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Old 01-03-2008, 01:15 PM   #5
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i used 2 pliers and broke the pieces in 2...then since they are very flexible i just bent them in an oval kind of and pulled them out, so i didn't use the soldering iron at all.
no scratches and no haxing or anything...plus i bet even if you have scratches it wont affect anything since its smokes lenses and you cant see inside.
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Old 01-03-2008, 02:57 PM   #6
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I did this a while back, as well. Used the solder iron to intially deform the amber, then used the needle nose pliers for the balance. No harm whatsoever to my headlamps.
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Old 01-03-2008, 04:15 PM   #7
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i had tu run some errands so i snapped these 2 pics to show the difference, it looks much better
im happy now



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Old 01-03-2008, 04:53 PM   #8
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It does look a lot better. I got to do it soon, the amber(yellow) is making my front turn signal "Greenish" since I am using blue bulbs. Got to do it before I get pull over.
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