and wanted to know if someone to tell me what size bulb to put in there so i can prepare myself? also should i go amber lilke i heard or go with a clear bulb?

any help would be great

 

go with a chrome bulb that lights up amber. Those look really sharp with clears. Well you can't see them unless they are lit. Do you have the replacement lenses already.

 

i left the stocker....its clear and undetectable...and blinks yellow/amber......its easy to change without removing headlight so do your clearing and go from there....you may want to save the few bucks

 

ohh duh, I was thinking that you can't get to the blinker bulb unless you take it all apart, ahha. thanks guys, i'll just get the clearling out of the way first.

Maybe i should add some blinker fluid while i'm at it.

 

Definately don't want to let that run low, results could be tragic.

 

I too want to attempt this, this weekend. I dunno if i'll go through because I've attempted 3 times already and never opened them....lmao!

and yes, to change the blinker fluid with the royal purple synthetic blinker oil....will make the blinker blink faster.....like a civic...

 

I have a huge blinker oil stain on my garage floor. I am afraid some of the oil may have gotten on my bumper. Anyone know how to get it off?

 

Use the MALIBU flood light lens not, the TAP Plastics.

 

Did you not leave them in the oven long enought or what? How long did you leave them in and at what temp?

 

I didnt put in new clear lenses when I did mine last week. It matches the high beam and HID low beam "opening" if you will, looks fine to me.

 

Use the oven. It works best and is prob. the safest. 250 for like10-15 minutes. They will come apate nicely.

trey:

Stupid question, but is your name Trey? Only reason I ask is that my name is Trey too.

Sorry, I guess I just thought it was interesting

Ummmm... Ill leave now

 

and as for the bulbs, amber colored bulb will reflect amber and it will appear your headlights arent cleared out (discovered that when I did it). Dont get 7440 LED's that burn amber, they're not very bright. I'm getting the chromed bulbs that burn amber this week, those should do the job. Good luck clearing them and dont for get: There are 2 small screws, 1 on the bottom of the headlight, 1 on the side with the blinker, that must be removed before you peel apart the assembly. I didnt see them for a while, couldnt figure out why the headlight wouldnt come apart

 

ok, i did purchase the tap plastics clear cover, is there anything wrong with it?
My name actually isn't trey, but its kinda my nickname.
Well I hope this project isn't to hard, although i don't see this being a piece of cake either.

 

the malibu lens is the best match to the blinker above it. I don't like how the tap plastics lens looks.

As for those chrome bulbs. I have then in mine and let me tell you, not even half as bright as the oem bulbs. The chrome bulbs are weak. I don't know if they offer them, but i would recommend a nice LED instead of the chrome bulbs. Maybe a 9 LED bulb or something...

 

But they're bright enough IMHO. I doubt an LED would do much more. Maybe you could try using a little silver paint on an amber bulb as a brigher alternative. Also, as you can see in the sig, the chrome bulb keeps the lens looking clear.

 

You will need a soldering iron when installing the tap plastic lens. When you remove the orange lens you will see that if you try to put the new lens in it will not sit flush. This is where the soldering iron comes in. Heat it up and you'll notice that right where the new lens lines up there are 2 little chrome looking nubs that won't allow the lens to sit flat. I burned the nubs off and it sits perfectly.

 

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Trey, it's not hard at all, just make sure you follow the instructions Housecor has and you'll be fine. I've opened up mine twice, very easy to do if you take your time.

I like the Malibu lens better also, matches perfectly..but you already bought from Tap so it's not really worth it to not use them, and buy the $7/piece Malibu ones.

 

I haven't tried the oven yet cause i'm a bit afraid to do that.....anyway i'll try it this weekend.

 

I used the oven 220 degrees for about 15 minutes. They opened fine. I used the Malibu lens.

bigdo26 - I had 3 small screws in mine. You're right, they won't come apart if you don't remove them!

All in all, it was easier than I thought it would be, but I was nervous when starting it. It went very well, though. Mine sealed back up very well - no condensation or leaks. I had to warm them up in the oven before sealing them back up.

I followed housecor's how-to. It is very good.

 

Not to go OT, but nissan5788 - That sig pic is slick. Never seen your car. Great looking Max! I love that blue.

 

Ok one more question, in housecor's directions/pictures, it shows the whole headlight assembly in the oven, why not just put the piece with the amber lense and other lense in the oven?
It shows the two lenses by themselves in one of the pictures, so why the whole assembly?
by the way, thanks a lot to all of you, great info.

 

The lens you're clearing is inside the headlight. Therefore, you need to heat the headlight in order to open it up to get to the lens. Please tell me you're kidding with this question! :

 

Umm yeah i was kidding..... I was thinking you have to heat up the assembly to get the amber lense out. I think i got it now.

 

Thanks housecor...yeh, finally got a chance to take pics of the ride after a wash/wax

You've got a nice ride yourself..great site as well, very helpful!