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Old Feb 17, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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here are more pics....

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glue AKA sperm
Old Feb 17, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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more pics:


well those are the pics that i have...
i'll take some more 2morrow.
but can you guys help out at alll
i need help asap...
anything that i can buy that will take the super glue off.
is anyone selling the plastic thing that covers the headlight...i can just buy new one...i dont want to spend another $200 for headlight... ireally dont..
thanks
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Old Feb 17, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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there's pretty much nothing that will take superglue off...maybe try some plastic polish compound on the inside of the lens. The "plastic thing" is part of the headlight....you won't find anyone/anyplace that sells it alone. You could buy a stock headlight housing for alot less than $200 if you look around though.



I can't believe I just posted in this thread. i just wasted 20 seconds of my life that I'll never get back...

Old Feb 17, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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thanks a lot irish44j
i looke at the parts for sale/wanted and i found that some guy is selling
2k2 headlight parts.. and he has the "plastic thing"
i PMed him, i hope he still has it...i realllly need. it
thanks
Old Feb 18, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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Hi, you can sand it off. Just like polishing off haze. Just use 600, 800, 1000, 2000 grit, then meguiars scratchx plastic polish. Good luck. They look great.
Sorry about the huge pics, i wanted you to see the details.
Before

During Sanding

After
Old Feb 18, 2006 | 11:40 AM
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hey thanks a lot man..
i will try that later today or maybe even 2morrow...
iam really looking forward to it...
i hope it works out....
what did u have on ur headlights?
do u think that glue will come off lol?
thanks guys
Old Feb 18, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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Uhmm how'd you get glue on them, on dont see any ddes btw looks nice
Old Feb 19, 2006 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by shift_2kmaxima
hey thanks a lot man..
i will try that later today or maybe even 2morrow...
iam really looking forward to it...
i hope it works out....
what did u have on ur headlights?
do u think that glue will come off lol?
thanks guys

Mine were just really scratched up. I hope it works for you.
Old Feb 19, 2006 | 07:17 AM
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Next time you use super glue and you dont wanna get any haze on anything near where you are putting the glue spray some super glue accelerant, its makes the stuff dry in like 5 seconds and the glue doesnt haze.
Old Feb 19, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperStasiu
Uhmm how'd you get glue on them, on dont see any ddes btw looks nice
read the thread above first
and u'll find out
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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after whole bunch of research i found out that the best thing for me to do is to get some eyelids....
should i go CF or paintable ones.....I think that eyelids will do an excellent job till summer comes and when iam better with money to get another headlight...
can anyone do the photoshop thingy that way i can see how my headlight will look with the eyelid....
where is the best place to get eyelids?
thanks huso
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 07:55 AM
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did you try what Lusty2Kmax suggested?
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 08:07 AM
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yes i did, not on my headlight tho...i've tried it on another old headlight i had...
and it didnt work, but it was a headlight from 00 maxima, it was cracked so i just put some glue on it, let it dry, and tried to sand it off, but it wouldnt work
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 08:08 AM
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glue

is there a superglue remover? where can i buy one? will it work?
thanks
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 09:33 AM
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I've used the superglue remover and it didn't work very well. Took off the glue but left the cloudiness.
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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were u using on ur headlights? or something else?
thanks
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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I was using it on another plastic piece which was clear. You could actually try some 3m rubbing compound. It's expensive but works good.
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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where can i get that at?
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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Gota chime in. You can get that glue off of your housing. Just start with the superglue remover then move on to the sandpaper in ascending grits. Take your time and it will come off. It's not like the super glue permeated the plastic. It's on the surface and it can be removed. If you still want to go witht he eyelid fix. Get yourself some vinyl from the tint shop and cut out some eyelids from these. They look great and will last a long time. I did this to my car a long time ago when I thought that I wanted eyelids and they looked great.

Click on the link to view the eyelids. If you like I can make you a few sets.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/584060
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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but where can i get the super glue remover?
Lowes? Menards? we dont have Home Depot in my city...
I've tried CVS but no luck....
let me know..
thanks huso
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by shift_2kmaxima
but where can i get the super glue remover?
Lowes? Menards? we dont have Home Depot in my city...
I've tried CVS but no luck....
let me know..
thanks huso
If it's something you can get at Home Depot, you should be able to find it at Lowes and probably for less money.

GL, Huso.
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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i'll give it a try right now, i'll go and try to see if i can find some super glue remover, i'll bake the headlight and open it...
and if the glue ends up being in the "lens" than iam screwed, but if its only on the top (surface) than it should come off as a chunk, i should be able to get it off with something sharp (razor)
i'll see...i'll keep u guys updatated...
thanks for all the help
huso
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by shift_2kmaxima
i'll give it a try right now, i'll go and try to see if i can find some super glue remover, i'll bake the headlight and open it...
and if the glue ends up being in the "lens" than iam screwed, but if its only on the top (surface) than it should come off as a chunk, i should be able to get it off with something sharp (razor)
i'll see...i'll keep u guys updatated...
thanks for all the help
huso
Use an Xacto for cutting like that.
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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nothing will work
i bought 2 kinds of super glue removers and it wont do ****.....
I've tried it on an old headlight that i have, and it just spreads the glue all over the headlight, it dosent take it off. so i am screwed...
i'll just have to buy another headlight...ohh welll.
i'll be parting this one out, so if anyone needs any pieces just offer me a price, and i'll sell it...
that way when u guys buy stuff from me, u'll help me out to get headlight quicker , thats what orgers are for...
thanks guys for all the support...
huso selimovic
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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Lowes should have it. Since you're going to have to split your headlamp you might as well just do any headlight mods that you were planning to do in the future.

If you are going to split your headlight, you have to get some of the original grey butyl that Nissan uses to seal the lights. Do not use the silicone that everyone else uses. It will eventually fail. I have rolls of the light grey butyl that I sell. It's cheap and will make your project easy. By the way, if you need someone to do the job, pm me. All work is guaranteed.
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 03:14 PM
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its cool, i know how to do it,
i did it on my 00 headlights to make them look like AE headlights..
wasnt hard at all..
but thanks
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by shift_2kmaxima
its cool, i know how to do it,
i did it on my 00 headlights to make them look like AE headlights..
wasnt hard at all..
but thanks

What are you going to seal them back together with?
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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idont know what its called, but i bought it at Lowes, its made for glass, plastic and some other crap...idk what its called..
worked really fine, but i just switched to 2k2 headlights...so iam not using 2k headlights any more...
but they didnt give up on me at all
Old Feb 28, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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thats some funny **** about the emblem crap
Old Feb 28, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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do u have to change wire harness for the newer headlights i have a 00
Old Mar 1, 2006 | 05:46 AM
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what do u mean?
like you'll have to buy wire harness kit...its like $49 shipped...
and than you'll just have to connect the wires correctly...
and since you are newbie, it'll take some time for us to send u instructions unless you can find some on the org....
good luck man
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 06:47 AM
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The cheapest way to get super glue off is to use acetone!
Your best bet would be to buy some fingernail polish remover that has acetone in it and it should take the glue off. If the acetone isn't strong enough we used a mixture of toulene and acetone...I'm not sure where you can purchase toulene at though...I'm not sure how far Muncie is from Oxford but I could get you some toulene from my work. However like I said the acetone does work!
Old Mar 1, 2006 | 07:22 AM
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lights look great!
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