goon9

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I know of a few that did flsuh covers for e36's
But has anyone done SEALED' covers?

I finally got some wade covers(Big thanx to Craig) and they cover the headlight AND corner. My corners are already have the lense removed for clear acrylic covers that I ghetto screwwWed in place.

Basically my mission is to make a corner and headlamp one unit, seal and pretty!

Any tips about working plastic and sealing would be nice.

Michael

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Yes,

James92SE did it not long ago and has by far the best most factory looking install. He did it like Craig and I though and cut the corner cover off.

Brandon90GXE and Alex (spyhunter something or nother on here) did it like you are talking about. I think Brandon sealed his as well but I cant remember. To me they didnt look right as one piece but with a little work you can make them look great.

GRNMAXDMON

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where can i get these covers to make mine flush mounted???

goon9

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look in another thread, this one is about making the corner and headlight one.

GRNMAXDMON

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interesting.

pest2001

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i have the covers sitting in my garage Rick i was gonna give them to you because i dont remember what i did with the stock covers on the e36

Jeff92se

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Thanks pest for posting. I've been meaning to see how a stillen lip looks with just body painted lowers. Niiiicceeeeee

pest2001

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no prob i have the whole stillen kit waiting for paint when i repaint the car

GRNMAXDMON

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sweet so will u be able to trade with me at the meet on the 10th??? let me know Will.

pest2001

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yea im gonna be there im gonna put all the parts in my car this weekend since i dont drive the max that much anymore

GRNMAXDMON

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y don't u drive it that much anymore??? hopefully i might show up in my '93 after i do the motor swap or if not in the '89 after i install the y-pipe and get the papers for it. but we'll c what happens.

James92SE

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I agree with awsm...

Trying to do the whole combined corner + headlight.... it just doesnt look right at all. Downright tacky IMO

therealgoon..

Something like this?

http://www.hostmeplz.com/is.php?i=75...re_5341sma.jpg

http://www.hostmeplz.com/is.php?i=75...icture_040.jpg

Sealed, waterproof, etc

pest2001

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no insurance and i work to far to drive it everyday

GRNMAXDMON

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oooohhh i want mine like that

btw: James weren't u the one that swapped a VE from a junkyard into ur car awhile back??? cuz i remember seein' pics of it but don't remember if it was for ur car or someone else's.

James92SE

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Yeah that was me... I got a junkyard VE but I didnt swap it into my car. It's sitting in my garage on the stand half torn down

GRNMAXDMON

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r u buildin' it to produce more hp or to just have a spare one layin' around??? cuz im currently doin' this. but not sure to gain more hp or to just have it to spec with brand new parts before i swap it in.

aminus21

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nice clean job, what did u use to "seal" the covers to the light??
and where do you guys get your Wade covers from??

goon9

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Yeah i just finished reading your article you posted. Look really tight man!

But, your max is dressed up a lil different than mine. What I'm thinking about doing is using the wade cover to make the corner and headlamp one. that means double the sealing. heh....
I want to change the corner though.
1.rewire the little 944 bulb into a real bright amber led, An led so no chance of melting the cover.
2. remove the 'turn' bulb and replace it with a projection lens and h3 bulb to ONLY light up when singoled to one direction or the other.
Paint the inside of the corner black. Because the housing of my headlight are black(thier the halo projectors.)

And possible lightly smoke the entire assembly.

goon9

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I did a little work on the corners. I replaced that daul filiment bulb with a pilot projector fog light! BWhahah. Reason being, I wanted a black housing like my projector headlights. But the problem with using the originol bulb was the light wouldn't reflect off the black and light up the outside. A fog will light it up and then some. It will only be on when I'm signoled to the side. If that wasn't clear. If i signol right, then only the right side projector in the corner will turn on. here's some pics.

Scope

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Original but what if you were on the highway changing lanes you would blind any oncomming traffic.

goon9

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Their aimed at angle so it will defiently not shine higher that the headlights by far.

Cliff Clavin

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very creative. Are the projector fogs yellow, though? It kind of looks that way in the second pic.

goon9

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Depending on the reflection their yellow, blue, and clear. When illuminated their yellow. I think if I make my halo's yellow it'll match up fine.

tripleGmax

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i thought those headlight covers only covered the headlights.....hence the name headlight covers....

correct me if im wrong. Im just waiting to do this this summer. well atleast the headlights all flush and junk.

mtnbikeair

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Where can you get the headlight covers? I looked thru the thread, i might have missed it, but im not sure i saw where..

goon9

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http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/pe...rand_year=1990

They cover the headlight and corner.

tripleGmax

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http://performance.gearheadracingpar...adlight_covers

seen this site, it covers the three main brands of covers....

blacks92seAuto

no offense to anyone.... but i think the big a$$ orange corner is ugly, I think tinted corners would look way better IMO

«§»Craig B«§»

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The way they come, they cover the headlight and corner. But most of us that have used them just cut off the corner part

goon9

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I'm just too lazy to cut off the corner.

«§»Craig B«§»

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I think it could look good the way you're doing it since you had the corners cut apart before anyway

goon9

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we will see, my only concern is I might not have a very good bonding surface for the lense, i'll get more pics up later today.

tripleGmax

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according to your pictures you did take the corners off.......

Chris91SE

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you could've just asked jeffy...

with mudflaps too




16's comparison



carry on with the lights again

James92SE

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well alrighty then

DMad8724

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It might not look as good as tinted/UK corners, but it looks a lot better than a stock or clear corner, I should know..I have my one projector in and the clear corner next to it looks really tacky, I plan on painting my bumper signals amber (I have some of that stained-glass paint) and might do the corners until I get some UK/tinted ones..

tripleGmax

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1992maxman or brian or whatever his name is i think is selling his uk corners for 120...not sure if they sold yet or not.

goon9

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imported_Maxima_Mike

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Ahhh! Sealed headlight covers?! How did you do it? With fiberglass?

therealgoon: those corners look really cool. Wish I had that grade of fabrication skill...

goon9

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Thnx, this is a superior PITA.