purcell7
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Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: Llangollen, Denbighshire
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I know a few people have done them on here just want to know what temperature you used when melting the glue in the oven? thanks 
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Steveocee
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Registered: 19th Jun 08
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I stuck mine in a bowl of hot water, came straight apart.
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Dave_P
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Registered: 11th Nov 08
Location: Diptford, Devon
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im thinkin of doin mine soon
can you do it to anyhead light or do they have to be Depos , can i use the ones that are standard on my car?
and when sprayin the inside do you use gloss or matt spray
cheeers
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave_P
im thinkin of doin mine soon
can you do it to anyhead light or do they have to be Depos , can i use the ones that are standard on my car?
and when sprayin the inside do you use gloss or matt spray
cheeers
Depos are usually used because they're much easier to split than the other make, valeo I think.
And I'm pretty sure you use matt paint.
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Dave_P
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Registered: 11th Nov 08
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ok thanks mate
i got a spare set of standard lights anyway
so ill give it ago
cheers
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Forbes789
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Registered: 19th Sep 07
Location: Buckie, Moray
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i did this to a spare pair of headlights, i had tinting spray lyeing around got them all glued up but the light from them is rubbish, high beam is worse than my dipped before i did it
any sugestions.?
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Ste
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
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^ yeah, don't paint them black and expect them to be bright! It isn't rocket science, they are silver for a reason.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Forbes789
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Registered: 19th Sep 07
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aint expecting them to be bright just usuable
how do the tinted depos function properly then?
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
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depends which bit you tint you should only do the surround inside not the reflector behind the bulb. They shouldn be anything different to what normal lights put out the surround is only cosmetic
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Forbes789
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o on the post that was on here it said to tint the reflector
so if you dont tint that what do you tint:S
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moka
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Registered: 11th Mar 06
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is there a tutorial anywhere?
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Forbes789
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erm yeah its on the tutorials section, with the walk throughs an everything, i know that sounds arsey but its the only way i can explain it :S
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andyc1234
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when you take the light apart theres two shiny bits. the surround and the reflector thats around the bulb. spray the surround black or whatever colour you want.
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sri_baby
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Registered: 17th Feb 08
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i did this once as one depo of mine broke and wot a twat it woz went throw 3 headlights  good luck
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purcell7
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Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: Llangollen, Denbighshire
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getting standard headlights after reading on related threads it sounds as though they are much harder to do than depos is it worth it without clear outers instead of the standard ones?
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