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Old 04-05-2011, 12:27 AM
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Finally some good activity in the 04-08 forum! This place has had crickets chirping for a while now..
 
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Finally some good activity in the 04-08 forum! This place has had crickets chirping for a while now..
Agreed. I'll post a thread about my mirrors in a few days, I think it may catch the attention of a few.
 
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Old 04-05-2011, 09:57 AM
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Agreed. I'll post a thread about my mirrors in a few days, I think it may catch the attention of a few.
Interesting!
 
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Originally Posted by mblouir
Going to split and paint the headlights tomorrow after work, but everything is ready to go!


Great man.. I have the 5k and love them.. Nice to see more doing this the right way.

I assume your painting after you cut you headlight for the projector fit?
 
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Old 04-05-2011, 06:04 PM
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Thanks, guys, looking forward to getting this done!

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I assume your painting after you cut you headlight for the projector fit?
Yeah I thought about that today. Wouldn't make sense to paint and then destroy it all with the cutting.

Will bake and split them tonight.....hopefully get more done than that.
 
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Old 04-05-2011, 06:39 PM
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Do you have a pics of that first post pic in the truck?
 
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You won't need anywhere near three tubes of sealant. That one white tube will be enough.
 
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Originally Posted by Scott011422
Do you have a pics of that first post pic in the truck?
Could you rephrase? I don't understand.

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You won't need anywhere near three tubes of sealant. That one white tube will be enough.
I found one black in my truck after buying the first. Got the clear because I have the clear reflectors and want to make sure they stay in place. My current ones warped and are rubbing against the clear outer casing.
 
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Progress so far:

-Headlights separated and main part painted
-Main hole cut for projector


Need to widen the hole a bit more, but I'm done for tonight. Will try to knock out most of what's left tomorrow.


FYI I left the small reflectors chrome....that's masking just tape over them. Will be painting main reflectors, though, once I'm done near the end.






 
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You're almost half way done!
 
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keep it up. looks good
 
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Slacker!

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Originally Posted by mblouir
Could you rephrase? I don't understand.


I found one black in my truck after buying the first. Got the clear because I have the clear reflectors and want to make sure they stay in place. My current ones warped and are rubbing against the clear outer casing.
The first pic in this thread of the painted headlight with the Apollo shroud, do you have any pics of that installed in the truck?
 
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Old 04-06-2011, 11:12 AM
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Coming along nicely. BTW do you still have your old HIDs?
 
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Yeah, yeah.



Starting again now. Think I'm just going to stay up late and get them done.


Originally Posted by Scott011422
The first pic in this thread of the painted headlight with the Apollo shroud, do you have any pics of that installed in the truck?
I will soon.

Originally Posted by mdhawkin
Coming along nicely. BTW do you still have your old HIDs?
Thanks, man. I do not have them. Chunked them after I attempted to fit glare shields in the stock housings.
 


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