breaking down retrofits for new paint and halos

I just got a set of second gen retrofits, and I want to change the halos and paint all the chrome. I have the head lights apart, the bowls out, and everything broken down. But..... I can't get the old projectors out.

I have them down to the nut on the back, but it won't spin off. Does is there a lock on it? Where do I go from here. I seem to have gotten all the way past the hard parts and fallen down on what seemed to be the easiest part.

Any help would be great.

 

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Has anyone ever taken retros off to change halos?

 

So someone else put the retros together you are saying? That back nut is on there extremely tight and you will need some heavy duty pliers or something to get it going. Also possible they used some clear epoxy to keep the nut on there even tighter. Good Luck!

 

Can you take a picture of it?

 

might be glued somehow. I've done to retro and i always use JB weld after i get the output perfectly aligned that way the projectors don't move at all.

 

yeah, someone else did the converson. I found a socket that fits it, i might try it.

Second question: if i cut the nut off, can I find a replacment?

 

If there is no jb weld, you can push the projector towards the bowl with one hand and unscrew it with other. If you still can't and cut it off, TRS sells replacements.

 

Orderd replacment nuts today, found that they were superglued in. TRS was very helpful with all my questions too. Now I just need to decide on halos and test all the parts before I button the housings back up.

maybe I will add a before and after set of pics. I went with two different shades of black on the paint. The bowl is satin black and the housing and shrouds are flat black. I hope it all looks as good done as it does now.

I also have to address a peeling clear coat? on the lenses and some scuffed up areas. Anyone have ideas on that? I was thinking polishing compound and then some kind of clear coat, but I have never worked on headlight lenses, so any ideas or experience would be helpful.