Anth.s
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can you make depos fromthe standed front lights and if so how to do if fancey a try help plz???
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macky
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well, you can...with amazing difficulty
to get into my valeo (standard) light i had to hacksaw the plastic part of the light off!! (i only needed the lense though)
i wouldn't even bother trying tbh mate!
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sc0ott
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apart from buying depos that are already smoked there is another way. you can find standard clear depos from scrape yards etc (someone on here mentioned they are replacement lights for corsas that may have been in an acident or something). anyway you can take these apart without cutting them and all you do is paint the insides black.
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DaveyLC
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Remove the metal clips, whack them in the oven at 100 degrees for 5-10 minutes and the lens will come straight off 
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Anth.s
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Remove the metal clips, whack them in the oven at 100 degrees for 5-10 minutes and the lens will come straight off
can you do this wiff standed 1s
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sc0ott
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quote:
Originally posted by Anth.s
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
Remove the metal clips, whack them in the oven at 100 degrees for 5-10 minutes and the lens will come straight off
can you do this wiff standed 1s
no.
check on the front of the headlamps and you will see clear writting. must say DEPO.
if they say VALEO then you will have to butcher them off someway.
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DaveyLC
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I'll bet they come appart after a stint in the oven regardless of what brand they are 
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sc0ott
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havent heard of them being done that easily. i always thought heating them up was so that the clips dont snap when being taken off.? could be wrong.
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Gareth F
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Ive done a set of valeos with a hair dryer, flat head screwdriver and a stanley knife.....
.... never again 
3 hours when i was bored, still worked though 
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DaveyLC
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Originally posted by sc0ott
havent heard of them being done that easily. i always thought heating them up was so that the clips dont snap when being taken off.? could be wrong.
You heat them up to soften the sealant.
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Charlton
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i made mine
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djmattyh
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what did you spray the insides with matey? did you primer it aswell.
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Gareth F
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rub down, plastic primer and matt black paint 
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macky
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quote:
Originally posted by Gareth F
Ive done a set of valeos with a hair dryer, flat head screwdriver and a stanley knife.....
.... never again
3 hours when i was bored, still worked though
i was getting there, but after 2 hours i couldn't be arsed so i ended up hacksawing the fecker
i tried them in the oven multiple times too, didn't really help much though!
the clear depos are much easier to take apart once the glue is hot
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djmattyh
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cheers gareth
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sri_baby
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its a compete nightmare i did it lol its worth all the hard work and cut open hands all i can say is good luck
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djmattyh
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i got some lucas headlights from the scrappy. the glass unclips. its only a little project if they look shit then il buy some smoked depos. just prefer to save some pennys for other things
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djmattyh
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oh yeah, and shouldn't i use a gloss paint so the beam pattern sort of reflects off it? just a thought...
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Gareth F
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Nope, its the inside chrome that causes the light to reflect in different ways. The case your painting has nothing really to do with it, just dont piant the chrome that surrounds the bulb 
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djmattyh
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ok lol, thanks for the advice.
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adz_gsi
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ihave some depos for sale sprayed vauxhall diamond black jus no glass m8 chek my sale thread http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=521310
[Edited on 09-10-2009 by adz_gsi]
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djmattyh
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no thanks would rather bodge it instead. i already got a set of spare lights so may aswell lol
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