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How To: Black Head Light mod

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Viet2100, Dec 14, 2009.

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  1. Oct 23, 2011 at 8:17 PM
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    crap bolted and welded together....
    Once I got my lights apart and did the mod, I left all the factory sealent I could. Re heated the iven in assembly and put them back together with it. Then just ran a small bead of clear silicon on the outside when I was done. I vote that!!
     
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  2. Nov 3, 2011 at 8:06 PM
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    ill def be doing mine soon looks sick
     
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  3. Nov 27, 2011 at 1:32 PM
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    In the Last Few Steps Looking AWESOME, Thanks Man!!!
     
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  4. Dec 17, 2011 at 7:45 PM
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    Is this something that can be completed in 1 weekend? My truck is a daily driver and I have to have it monday-friday.
     
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  5. Dec 17, 2011 at 8:19 PM
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  6. Dec 17, 2011 at 8:22 PM
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    +1 for you sir!
     
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  7. Dec 18, 2011 at 6:03 PM
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    im gonna attempt it this weekend :D
     
    nut, Dec 18, 2011
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  8. Dec 27, 2011 at 8:24 AM
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    Just finished :D

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  9. Dec 27, 2011 at 8:42 AM
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    Very nice and clean. Congrats!
     
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  10. Dec 27, 2011 at 8:49 AM
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    thanks! i think the newer the truck the easier it is to separate the headlight, like the glue hasnt had time to dry out and turn to rock lol
     
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  11. Dec 27, 2011 at 10:51 AM
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    Mine were a PITA to get apart...
     
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  12. Dec 29, 2011 at 9:26 AM
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    I printed out your directions Tuesday and that night when i went home i did it.

    i started around 530pm and finished around 11pm. the hardest part was actually putting my headlight in the oven!!!

    instead of using Black spray paint, i had some Night Shades taillight tint and it gave it a nice dark color with a metallic red shine. looks very good in the light.

    This is before I polished it.
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    Rubbing compound
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    After Polishing
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    Dismounting front clip
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    Right after i put it all back together
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    Truck the next morning in the sun
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    All in all it was very very easy with these directions.
     
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  13. Dec 29, 2011 at 9:31 AM
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    looks good!
     
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  14. Dec 30, 2011 at 8:44 AM
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    Just completed mine yesterday. Have a small bit of hazing condensation in the top left corner of the light. I have heard of people drilling a 1/4" hole in the housing to relieve this. Has anyone here tried this ? Does it work? I dont want to take them apart agian.
     
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  15. Jan 5, 2012 at 10:55 AM
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    i must not have gotten mine sealed all the way up, and i get a bit of condensation if the pressure washer hits them in the right place. All i do is pop out the headlight bulb and maybe the two plastic vent caps for an hour or two and it clears right up.
     
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  16. Jan 5, 2012 at 2:42 PM
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    ive washed mine a few time (pressure washer) still no fogging... if you have fog id pull the little rubber breathers off and hang a little desiccant packet in there. thats what i plan on doing to mine if it starts to fog. no drilling hole and you can pull it out and replace it
     
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  17. Jan 6, 2012 at 7:25 AM
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    I actually have a desiccant packet that I put on the end of a length of wire, and sometimes I slip that inside the hole for the headlamp bulb to speed up the process.
     
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  18. Jan 6, 2012 at 1:46 PM
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    pretty much what im getting at :D
     
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  19. Jan 6, 2012 at 1:57 PM
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    Ok drilled 2 small holes and took my wet dry vac stuck it over one of the hole. Created a hell of a suction got out all the humidity and sealed the holes back up. All is good now. Live close to gulf of Mexico so when I put them back together I trapped the humidity inside.
     
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  20. Jan 6, 2012 at 6:29 PM
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    Perhaps a silly question, but here goes anyway...
    I want to start my BHLM, but I will probably be doing it over several days/weeks depending on work. If I seperate one housing, can I leave it apart for a long while and still re-use the OE sealant? I was palnning on trying to conserve the stock glue in the channel when I pry it apart, but I probably won't get back to completing it for a while...Has anyone done this?
    Thanks in advance
     
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