First Time '06 Headlights Modding High Heat Black CCFL Clearance Strips

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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 02:18 AM
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First of all thanks to IvoryGT for helping me out and thanks to richiesays for the '06 headlights. Took my friend and I about 3-4 days, we messed up on some things .. acutally alot of things..but the world isnt perfect and we learn from our mistakes. I'll post up some pics and tell me what you think. If anyone here wants I took so many pics for a DIY, if alot of ppl request for this I can make a DIY on how I did these.



















^^^ car is dirty havnt cleaned it for awhile....
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 02:23 AM
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interesting paint pattern.

congrats on the DIY. feels good, doesn't it?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 02:28 AM
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Yeah we messed up on one part so we had to paint over the chrome, on the upper part of the foglight. If you look closely there is a funny arc we did on the side like a half moon lol. Yup it feels good took awhile, next time I do this I know what to do now
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 03:14 AM
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eh, the dremelling work is pretty poor and makes the lights look worse, I would have just left them out alltogether, the paint scheme is interesting and different though, if you like it thats all that matters
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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yeah the dremeling is kinda bad we should of used some sand paper to take off all the melted plastic. It gets scary when doing anoher slot with the dremel, the middle plastic piece becomes unstable and wobbly.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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couldn't hurt to make a DIY if you have time. Looks ok. Not bad for a first timer.

How did you bend the ccfl? Just heat it up and bend it?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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yeah the dremeling is kinda bad we should of used some sand paper to take off all the melted plastic. It gets scary when doing anoher slot with the dremel, the middle plastic piece becomes unstable and wobbly.

that's where experience come in. You have to cut both at the same time. So when it comes through you wont have one slot bigger than the other.

also you did need to sand down the fuzz that's left over.

Again, awesome job for first time. Probably better than I could've done the first time around.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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couldn't hurt to make a DIY if you have time. Looks ok. Not bad for a first timer.

How did you bend the ccfl? Just heat it up and bend it?
CCFL is glass. you need to cut the housing to fit it.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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Pretty good for first time. Congratulations! Next mod: New carpet for house???
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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hahaha, your tint is dark!!! What tint is on your windsheild?

-Sean
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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yeah... that tint is super dark.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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omg how do you see at night. but yes, you should have sanded the edges down, it would look a ton better. good job though.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by IvoryGT
that's where experience come in. You have to cut both at the same time. So when it comes through you wont have one slot bigger than the other.

also you did need to sand down the fuzz that's left over.

Again, awesome job for first time. Probably better than I could've done the first time around.
Ahhh ok thanks for the tip and for the complement too.

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couldn't hurt to make a DIY if you have time. Looks ok. Not bad for a first timer.
Yeah I can try to make a DIY especially on not what to do, I have pics of my burnt grass when the oven was on fire

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Pretty good for first time. Congratulations! Next mod: New carpet for house???
lol I would of removed that old looking **** carpet if it was my house!!! that is like 70's style

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hahaha, your tint is dark!!! What tint is on your windsheild?

-Sean
I used to have 5% SunGard Desert Smoke II on there, got rid of it since it was looking kinda greenish. I now have Global Plus Dark Tint 4% all around and full front face.

I can see at night no problem, I'm not the only one of Guam that does this, alot of my friends and people here do this cuz its so damn hot! but at night I can drive no problem.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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you work fast! HAHAHA good job on the custom headlights just need to fine tune the handiwork next time.
 
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looks good I bet the next set will be even better
 
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