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My 2nd Gen BHLM & Retro

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by anethema, Jan 28, 2012.

  1. Jan 30, 2012 at 8:00 AM
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    ItalynStylion

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    Good deal man.

    Yeah I'd recently had to remove some epoxy and found a heat gun did the trick waaaay easier than I ever thought possible. It was kinda creepy lol

    I'm sure you'll be fine though.
     
  2. Jan 30, 2012 at 4:51 PM
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    did you use the full size gatling gun or the mini gatling gun shroud?
     
  3. Feb 1, 2012 at 7:16 AM
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    Sorry about the delay on pics. The damn truck is filthy from winter here and you can barely see the damn lights haha.

    I'll take it through a car wash and update the thread soon..

    No idea on the shrouds, it is whatever they come with (The minis I believe, they line up perfect with the mini projectors anyways.)
     
  4. Feb 2, 2012 at 10:52 PM
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    Updated the post with some all-done pics!
     
  5. Feb 3, 2012 at 7:44 AM
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    That looks really good. If you have time could you take pictures of everything under the hood? I would like to see how you mounted everything.

    Thanks
     
  6. Feb 3, 2012 at 9:17 PM
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    im confused by this.... did you burn them in to set the paint? also, i noticed you glued the reflector housing part of your light, and in some other posts, they didnt, is it glued from the factory right there?
     
  7. Feb 4, 2012 at 8:59 AM
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    Ya. Basically the "burn" is just putting them in the oven a bit after the paint is dry to the touch to set the paint, and get rid of vapours that would fog your headlights after sealing.

    As to the glue Viet wrote the basically defacto guide on BHLM/Retro, and he puts in new glue to seal the lights.

    http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/65226-how-black-head-light-mod.html
    Step 18.

    Some people try to reuse their old glue, but considering the clumpy messy state it was in I'm not sure I'd trust it personally.
     
  8. Feb 4, 2012 at 9:18 AM
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    Looks great !
     

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