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Old 01-10-2019, 01:13 PM
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I'm looking forward to seeing these on the car. Seems like I've seen a DIY thread where the person used a heat gun to remove the top lens and then painted the inner shell, but I imagine if it's not done right with higher temp primer and paint, it could be a mess down the road.
Some people do it by heating the lights in an oven at a low temp. I don't think I would try it unless I bought a cheap set of lights to work on.
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Old 01-10-2019, 01:23 PM
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Some people do it by heating the lights in an oven at a low temp. I don't think I would try it unless I bought a cheap set of lights to work on.
Eeeeek... that's like the grandma that "warmed up" the house cat in the microwave when she mistakenly left it out in the cold and rain.
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Old 01-10-2019, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by NuttyProfessor
I'm looking forward to seeing these on the car. Seems like I've seen a DIY thread where the person used a heat gun to remove the top lens and then painted the inner shell, but I imagine if it's not done right with higher temp primer and paint, it could be a mess down the road.
As experienced as I am working on cars, for the platinum expensive 996 lights, I chose to pay somebody that has done it before.
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Old 01-13-2019, 03:23 PM
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Steam Mill..I pm'd ya.

I'm in rural Ontario with nobody local with any experience in Porsche headlight mods/restoration, and my Boxster's headlights have the typical DRL burns in them that I want gone.

Thanks...these are going to look fantastic.
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Old 01-16-2019, 07:17 PM
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Headlights are now installed

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Really nice update for the peepers. Should look good with any 996.2 color. Very promising!
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More pix please!
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More pix please!
notice the lighting in my garage is brutal. I will post in the spring lol. 0 degrees Fahrenheit outside today and we just got our first real snowfall.
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SPRING!!!!!
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In VA they'll give you a ticket for those bulbs, ask me how I know!
"Million Dollar Mile" section of I-295 around Petersburg?
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Originally Posted by NuttyProfessor
Eeeeek... that's like the grandma that "warmed up" the house cat in the microwave when she mistakenly left it out in the cold and rain.
The oven warms the adhesive between the lens and the plastic shell of the light so you can remove the lens without damage. The adhesive is very strong and the lens won’t come out without breaking if you don’t heat it first. It isn’t as dramatic as it sounds, since the temperature isn’t that high.
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"Million Dollar Mile" section of I-295 around Petersburg?
Loudon County (Dulles)
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Loudon County (Dulles)
Ahhhh. OK. Another reason to avoid DC.
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Originally Posted by cds72911

The oven warms the adhesive between the lens and the plastic shell of the light so you can remove the lens without damage. The adhesive is very strong and the lens won’t come out without breaking if you don’t heat it first. It isn’t as dramatic as it sounds, since the temperature isn’t that high.
Yup. You'll still probably want a hair dryer to help keep the adhesive warm after it comes out of the oven. I've done this twice with previous vehicles. Not as scary as it seems.
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