cntt Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Got myself a second set of lights and decided that I will do my own facelift conversion, since I have done spray paint before, might as well, got the lights from Supra-Dupra, seems to look ok so far, taking the lens off was easy with the heat gun, I have all the glue cleaned off and the lens can now line up perfect, both lens have been cleaned 100%, looking good should be ready for re-installation tomorrow night SMASHING new body kit and spoiler are to go on soon, thats another DIY job for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdavies Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Looking good so far Amigo I am too much of a chicken sh*t to do mine - I always believe after 20 minutes into a DIY job, that it would have been money well spent for someone who knows wtf they are doing to do the job for me I know my place in life... and it aint particularly manually skilled (Mind you I am getting more adventurous after successfully doing a dash LED conversion lol). It pays to have a friend that owns a garage though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cntt Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 Thanks sdavies my first DIY job I did was on a Honda Integra , brakes conversion, risky it was I know, but it turned out perfect, I then went in to engine transplant and rebuild, from a standard 1.8 vtec to Mugen R , then I did a Turbo Prelude for a friend, learning as I'm DIYin , the clutch in the sup was the first RWD I ever done, NA-T coming soon for me I can see , if you take your time, and not rushing yourself, things can be done a lot easier. I normally do a lot of reading on the net and do research, I got so use to working with cars now after 6 years of DIY, there isn't a single thing I couldn't do at this stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdavies Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I usually find new and interesting ways to make the mistakes that people lament when I read up on wtf I did wrong... I always manage to find ways to do things wrong If there is a guide I will read it - get stuck in, then realise either nothing matches, or I get to a very specific stage where the guide disappears into vagueness or my own mis-interpretation lol. Last weekend it took me 2 hours to fit a new frickin light in the front room due to "technical curiosties" with the wiring... I read the feckin docs, I had the tools to hand - it just wasn't the same as was stated!! (I am badly damaged by such experiences, therefore not quite as adventurous as I should be lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cntt Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 LOL, sorry to hear that, maybe I'm just lucky . I actually been offer a job and worked in a garage for a while, but fixing old bangers isn't so much of my interest so I left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Dupra Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 You cleaned em up good ya little scrubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cntt Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 ofcos, I'm near Pro at this stage on moddings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprattgaz Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Hi, I am getting a second pair and am going to do very similar job to what you have just done, but make them more like the abflug headlights (if they look any good will make moulding and sell 'em). Any handy tips before I start pulling them to bits???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 top job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cntt Posted February 19, 2007 Author Share Posted February 19, 2007 cheers imi suprattgaz: if you use a heat gun, it is very easy to open them, oven bake you want to keep and eye on it, the glue melt easy enough, start from the inner lower corner, which has a good bit of gap, then the spray part, go easy on masking tape or they will rip the chrome out of the rings, I had to re-do the rings on mine, but didn't like it so much so I have it all black instead, but I'm also now doing my Glass light, have it opened, so these ones I keep the rings. clean off all the glue left on it, make it easier to re fit them, once all clips can go back on the lights after you re fit the lens, then you have it done, any silicon sealing will do but black would be nicer, thats all really, hope it helps you got them fitted today, just before it starts to rain, perfect timing, tested out in the rain, no fogs in lens, lovely doing the glass one now, should have that done this week sometimes if I'm not busy. then these ones I have will be remove from my car again in search of driver side glass light if anyone got one sitting around and have no use of it, I like to make a purchase cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Dupra Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Looking good, nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Dupra Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 get ur ass on msn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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