93altima

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Alright i have some extra time in my hands and limited funds so i decided to paint the housings of my Headlights, Bumper lights and my Corners. i couldnt find and How to's so i was wondering does any1 know what temp and how long i have to keep all 3 in for??

JonBlz

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300-350F for about 7minz if its not enough then 10minz or so

fat_kid

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don't forget to bring a towel!

to place them on in the oven

maxprivate

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225 even 200 deg will be o.k. for 7 to 10 min no more than that. Others have different methods but this worked for me just fine. Make sure you keep an eye on them don't go eat or do anything during this process cause if you leave them in to long they will melt. Do this at your own risk, Im am not responsible if you damage your lamps. Hope all goes well.

Reece616

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ive only taken apart the tails but about 200 degrees for about 10 to maybe 15 mins (no longer) usually does the trick.

also, i've found that if u have a heat gun and use it while you pull the lens from the assembly it melts the glue (preventing it from stretching far and ending up inside the lights) and make the job much cleaner...

i dunno if that makes sense to you, but yea... haha that's what i do

93altima

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alright ^^ yes i understand ill try to use a blow dryer i guess do the the corner and the bumper light can withstand 200+ degrees?

Reece616

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im not sure if a blow dryer will be hot enough, but i suppose it's worth a try, good luck

93altima

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ill try to post some PICs while iam attempting this

max95q

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vqpower.com has the how to. I used that when I Ae'd my headlights/clearance/ and fogs. 200-225 for 10-15 is what I did. Fogs are the hardest to open up but the headlights and clearance lights shouldnt give you a problem. Indeed have a towel ready. Pop off the metal clamps on the headlights before placing them in the oven, that helps.

93altima

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^^^^^Thanks for the info

93altima

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Before:
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ROCKART

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i wouldnt go much over 200 degrees in the oven for the tails. i havent done the other housings so i dont know.

and about the heat gun, i bought a heatgun for this purpose specifically and had a lot of trouble trying to get it to fully soften the tail edges. i ended up using the oven method and found it much easier (but yea you have to watch out for that black adhesive. it is very stringy and difficult to control)

93altima

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ok iam done heres some pics:
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MaxGordon7

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looks good, now just repaint your bumper :P

93altima

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lol yea imma get a new one and some new fogs

kevs95max

i did 250 degress for 12 minutes yours look good by the way

WhiteA32

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Looks good man

93altima

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Yea thats what i did and thank you

93altima

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Thanks hopefully my car will looks as good as your one day

WhiteA32

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Haha keep up the good work! You'll get there

93altima

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a nickel at a time i guess

arrocha87

atleast u got a nickel! im like 1/2 a penny at a time! lol

93altima

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^^^^^lol your probably better off than me bro trust me

Snypa

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Think you did a great Job Pal.Looking good.!!

93altima

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^^^^^thanks snypa

titanbk

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gotta ask, what is the reason for baking the lights?

93altima

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^^^^ ummm to paint the housings black???

max95q

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Lets break it down... To loosen the glue, that was on the headlights, to paint the housings that Nissan built.

93altima

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^^^What he said

anik151

wat kind of glue do u use after u paint the housing

arrocha87

the same that was on there. its like a bead goin all the way around. i did my fogs and i wanted to beat myself with them! those things do not wana pry open!

93altima

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^^^^ yea i just re-heated them and sticked them back together heres some more pics:
just scroll don in this link:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=565026

Paz1986

what kind of spray paint is used? flat black for plastic?