2002 Orange headlight reflector removal: Info & pics
01-05-2002, 01:47 PM
#41
Originally posted by Greg's2kGLE
Great job man. The headlights do way better with out that oranage reflector. Now maybe someone can figure out how to get the orange lens out of the tail lights...it would look much better without that orange lens with the clear housing of the 2k2 tails
Great job man. The headlights do way better with out that oranage reflector. Now maybe someone can figure out how to get the orange lens out of the tail lights...it would look much better without that orange lens with the clear housing of the 2k2 tails
. I will probably try to clear them out in a week or two.
looking good
01-05-2002, 09:45 PM
#44
Originally posted by ScreamingVQ
Are you gonna get clear side markers? Looks awesome man!
Are you gonna get clear side markers?
Looks awesome man!
. The orange ones stick out like a sore thumb with the headlights cleared out.
01-21-2002, 08:37 PM
#48
Originally posted by 20 MAXIMA 02
wat did u replace the orange reflector with or did u just remove it for good?
wat did u replace the orange reflector with or did u just remove it for good?
. Of course there never going back it to the headlights.mattattax,
what are you waiting for? Get popping!While we are on the subject I am thinking about painting the inside of my headlights body colored. I think it would look better then that crappy gray
What do you guy's think? My grill will get painted soon too and I am clearing/ painting my tails in a few days.
01-21-2002, 08:40 PM
#49
weird how this thread came back. i looked at it a few times earlier today because i really want to do this. i think it would make a black 2k2 look 1000 times better. emax(sorry, i dont know your name), maybe you can do it for me for some $? you know how you did it, plus if i did it i would try to be gentle but i know i'd break something.
01-21-2002, 08:43 PM
#50
Originally posted by emax95
My grill will get painted soon too and I am clearing/ painting my tails in a few days.
My grill will get painted soon too and I am clearing/ painting my tails in a few days.
01-21-2002, 09:14 PM
#51
Originally posted by Newman96SE
yup, im painting my grill too; black. what color are you painting it? the stock color goes with sterling mist as it is, in my opinion. but i dont think it works with a black car as well.
yup, im painting my grill too; black. what color are you painting it? the stock color goes with sterling mist as it is, in my opinion. but i dont think it works with a black car as well.
I don't know if I really want to mess around with your headlight's it's kind of risky and all. If I was going to go through the bother and risk I would have to ask for a decent amount of money. But since I am planning on uponing up my headlights again to paint them maybe I could trade you mine + $100 + Shipping. Let me know if your intersted and your headlights would have to be in perfect condition.
01-21-2002, 09:24 PM
#53
Originally posted by emax95
I am going to paint it Sterling Mist, I know it won't be a big difference.
I don't know if I really want to mess around with your headlight's it's kind of risky and all. If I was going to go through the bother and risk I would have to ask for a decent amount of money. But since I am planning on uponing up my headlights again to paint them maybe I could trade you mine + $100 + Shipping. Let me know if your intersted and your headlights would have to be in perfect condition.
I am going to paint it Sterling Mist, I know it won't be a big difference.
I don't know if I really want to mess around with your headlight's it's kind of risky and all. If I was going to go through the bother and risk I would have to ask for a decent amount of money. But since I am planning on uponing up my headlights again to paint them maybe I could trade you mine + $100 + Shipping. Let me know if your intersted and your headlights would have to be in perfect condition.
01-21-2002, 09:47 PM
#54
Originally posted by Newman96SE
you'd want $100 for them even though it'd be an even trade and the risk is already gone since you've already sucessfully completed it? i'd give you some $ but $100 seems like a bit much considering you wouldnt have to do anything you wouldnt have done otherwise.
you'd want $100 for them even though it'd be an even trade and the risk is already gone since you've already sucessfully completed it? i'd give you some $ but $100 seems like a bit much considering you wouldnt have to do anything you wouldnt have done otherwise.
01-21-2002, 09:57 PM
#55
Originally posted by emax95
It's a pain in the but either way you look at it. I put a decent amount of time into doing what I did. Anything less the $100 is not worth having to deal with everything. I am not even 100% sure if i am going to upon mine back up to paint them, it's just a idea at this point.
It's a pain in the but either way you look at it. I put a decent amount of time into doing what I did. Anything less the $100 is not worth having to deal with everything. I am not even 100% sure if i am going to upon mine back up to paint them, it's just a idea at this point.
dont worry. im not trying to argue...at least not in a mean way. if you do decide to paint them i'd probably want to do the switch with you. ill keep in touch with you about it. no hard feelings with the mini-arguement.
01-21-2002, 10:04 PM
#56
Originally posted by Newman96SE
thats what i mean though..."deal with everything" there's nothing to deal with. if i gave you mine you'd have to open them (or yours to paint them) so you can just pop the orange guy out at the same time. no extra work on your part. but i understand dont worry. im not trying to argue...at least not in a mean way. if you do decide to paint them i'd probably want to do the switch with you. ill keep in touch with you about it. no hard feelings with the mini-arguement.
thats what i mean though..."deal with everything" there's nothing to deal with. if i gave you mine you'd have to open them (or yours to paint them) so you can just pop the orange guy out at the same time. no extra work on your part. but i understand
dont worry. im not trying to argue...at least not in a mean way. if you do decide to paint them i'd probably want to do the switch with you. ill keep in touch with you about it. no hard feelings with the mini-arguement.
Everything ='s worying about your lights getting to me and in good condition(things grt lost and damaged sometimes) and then having to worry about my headlights getting to you in one piece. Then of course you may find a water leak or who know's what down the round and come complaining to me. Theres all sort's of annoying things to deal with on a expensive item like this. Anotehr big thing is I allready "broke the seal" on my headlights so taking them apart again will be a lot easier then having to cut through a new pair.
01-22-2002, 06:54 PM
#59
Originally posted by SuDZ
Getting mods done on that new car fast. I love seeing that.
SuDZ
Getting mods done on that new car fast. I love seeing that.
SuDZ
But I am running out of ideas and fast. Body kit and ahh? A Y-Pipe would be nice too. Hmm..Nismo
01-22-2002, 08:04 PM
#60
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 5,809
Originally posted by emax95
It's a pain in the but either way you look at it. I put a decent amount of time into doing what I did. Anything less the $100 is not worth having to deal with everything. I am not even 100% sure if i am going to upon mine back up to paint them, it's just a idea at this point.
It's a pain in the but either way you look at it. I put a decent amount of time into doing what I did. Anything less the $100 is not worth having to deal with everything. I am not even 100% sure if i am going to upon mine back up to paint them, it's just a idea at this point.
01-25-2002, 07:36 PM
#62
Re: 2002 Orange headlight reflector removal: Info & pics
Originally posted by emax95
Tonight I decided to take appart my headlight housing and remove the annoying orange reflector. Heres a brief right up of what I did.
Tools: 1 hair drier
2 butter knives
1 sharp knive{swis army knife}
Silicone adhesive
First I started out by removing my headlight and bringing it into my room. Then I removed the HID ballast and all the bulbs{actually I left my HID in}. Next I grabed my hair drier and began heating up the lower right corner of the headlight. Once the glue got good and hot I grabed my knive and started pushing through the outside of the headlight capsule while constantly heating up the area I was working on with my hair drier. I worked it through a litte bit at a time. Once I made about 7 inches of progress I put my butter knive into the center of the area I cut through, doing this allowed the glue to not come back in contact and re-harden. Then with my knife I started cutting through the other side{oppisite direction from where I started}, then after doing another 8 inches of cutting I shoved another butter knive into the parameter of the headlight. From there I just continued cutting and shortly after the headlight was comming apart, I now used my butter knives as wedges and slowly{gentley too} seperated the headlight. Once the headlight was completly opened I used another butter knive to pop out the little orange refector, it just poped right out. After that I looked everything over to make sure I did not leave any stains or fingerprints inside the headlight.
Now it was time to put the headlight back together. I just re-heated the glue a little bit at a time and pushed the headlight back together.
At this point I have only done my front right headlight{I will do the other tomarrow}, it took me approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes{ I was taking pics too}.
Warning: This procedure is very dangerous, you can very easaly screw up and crack your headlight housing. The key to doing this is taking your time and looking everything over twice before doing it. If you break your headlights, don't blame me.
Now I took about 10 pics, {want to host them Russ?} they are currently on clubphoto.com but will dissapear in 90 day's. So if Russ or someone wants to take my pics and do a how to that whould cool{email me first}.
Now here are a few pics, I will add a link of all the pics in a moment.
Tonight I decided to take appart my headlight housing and remove the annoying orange reflector. Heres a brief right up of what I did.
Tools: 1 hair drier
2 butter knives
1 sharp knive{swis army knife}
Silicone adhesive
First I started out by removing my headlight and bringing it into my room. Then I removed the HID ballast and all the bulbs{actually I left my HID in}. Next I grabed my hair drier and began heating up the lower right corner of the headlight. Once the glue got good and hot I grabed my knive and started pushing through the outside of the headlight capsule while constantly heating up the area I was working on with my hair drier. I worked it through a litte bit at a time. Once I made about 7 inches of progress I put my butter knive into the center of the area I cut through, doing this allowed the glue to not come back in contact and re-harden. Then with my knife I started cutting through the other side{oppisite direction from where I started}, then after doing another 8 inches of cutting I shoved another butter knive into the parameter of the headlight. From there I just continued cutting and shortly after the headlight was comming apart, I now used my butter knives as wedges and slowly{gentley too} seperated the headlight. Once the headlight was completly opened I used another butter knive to pop out the little orange refector, it just poped right out. After that I looked everything over to make sure I did not leave any stains or fingerprints inside the headlight.
Now it was time to put the headlight back together. I just re-heated the glue a little bit at a time and pushed the headlight back together.
At this point I have only done my front right headlight{I will do the other tomarrow}, it took me approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes{ I was taking pics too}.
Warning: This procedure is very dangerous, you can very easaly screw up and crack your headlight housing. The key to doing this is taking your time and looking everything over twice before doing it. If you break your headlights, don't blame me.
Now I took about 10 pics, {want to host them Russ?} they are currently on clubphoto.com but will dissapear in 90 day's. So if Russ or someone wants to take my pics and do a how to that whould cool{email me first}.
Now here are a few pics, I will add a link of all the pics in a moment.
01-25-2002, 08:35 PM
#63
Originally posted by Joe_R
Does look good. But how is the seal when putting it back together? Is there a risk of water getting in?
Does look good. But how is the seal when putting it back together? Is there a risk of water getting in?
GTRider, you got a PM
Anthony, your right, I am going to just leave them alone.
01-25-2002, 08:41 PM
#64
Dude that looks so hot. How are the taillights coming? I remember reading that thread a long time ago, but never saw the finished product.
You should start a business. You'd probably get a nice profit, although it definately seems like you're already doing ok since you have 2 nice Maximas.
Later man, and keep up the good work.
-Nick
You should start a business. You'd probably get a nice profit, although it definately seems like you're already doing ok since you have 2 nice Maximas.
Later man, and keep up the good work.
-Nick
01-25-2002, 09:01 PM
#67
Originally posted by Nick97SE
Dude that looks so hot. How are the taillights coming? I remember reading that thread a long time ago, but never saw the finished product.
Later man, and keep up the good work.
-Nick
Dude that looks so hot. How are the taillights coming? I remember reading that thread a long time ago, but never saw the finished product.
Later man, and keep up the good work.
-Nick
I did a update of my tails with a pic yesterday, look at the second page for my thread. At this point I am ALL done tampering with my tails, it is a truely exhau$ting prosess that is damn near impo$$ible to do 
My sig pic is not photoshopped, that's how my car really looks.
I'll be around when your done
03-07-2002, 10:41 AM
#71
Member
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 81
Originally posted by emax95
Heres a pic of the finished product. I love how it looks now!
Heres a pic of the finished product. I love how it looks now!
Can you do me a big favor and measure the outside diameter of the Orange lens you removed from the headlight assembly? I'm trying to make a PC board that fits inside that cavity, and I want to make the board before I take apart the lens.
THANKS!!
03-07-2002, 10:45 AM
#72
Originally posted by 2K2MAXSE-RIOUS
E-Max,
Can you do me a big favor and measure the outside diameter of the Orange lens you removed from the headlight assembly? I'm trying to make a PC board that fits inside that cavity, and I want to make the board before I take apart the lens.
THANKS!!
E-Max,
Can you do me a big favor and measure the outside diameter of the Orange lens you removed from the headlight assembly? I'm trying to make a PC board that fits inside that cavity, and I want to make the board before I take apart the lens.
THANKS!!
10-26-2003, 10:12 PM
#77
It's chrome alright...
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 4,009
Originally Posted by MacAlert
This thread it over 1 yr old...why bump it?
the bump actually came from here
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=259043
10-27-2003, 02:21 PM
#79
Donating Maxima.org Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 977
http://store.yahoo.com/rodi/11hipesili1.html
these the ones you are talking about, sure are expensive
these the ones you are talking about, sure are expensive
10-27-2003, 03:58 PM
#80
Close, but it's a single filament, ie 1156 I think. Could be wrong though.
Originally Posted by redstradic
http://store.yahoo.com/rodi/11hipesili1.html
these the ones you are talking about, sure are expensive
these the ones you are talking about, sure are expensive