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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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Can you put stock headlights back in after a cefiro install?

i was thiking about doing cefiro headlights but was wondering if i didnt like the way they looked if i could put the sotck headlights and corner back in without any trouble.

has anyone ever switched back to stock? any problems?
Old Oct 11, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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no!!!!! or not easily i should say..
Old Oct 11, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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Dude, seems like you have to cut off part of the support bracket to make them fit. If you wanted to put the stockers back on, looks like it would be a matter of welding back the support bracket (if you kept it) or fabbing a new one. Check it out:

http://www.redlinemax.com/3/CefiroWriteup.htm
Old Oct 11, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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on the install, i cant see any pictures....do you cut off the bar that holds the stockers in place comepletely or just a little bit...

like if you put the sotcks back into place would they be held in place or would there be nothing to hold them?
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anyone put stocks back in afterwards?
Old Oct 11, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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i left my support bracket in and just bent it down

so i might have an easier time putting stockers in than you
Old Oct 11, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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i drilled out the bracket at the factory weld, 3 welds on each side. dont plan on putting them back in, just felt it would be a cleaner install. you also have to bend the rad support and the tabs on the fender that hold the corner lamps in. you can do anything, but it wouldnt be worth it. look at installed pictures and see if you really want them or not
Old Oct 11, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by cydrive
Dude, seems like you have to cut off part of the support bracket to make them fit. If you wanted to put the stockers back on, looks like it would be a matter of welding back the support bracket (if you kept it) or fabbing a new one. Check it out:

http://www.redlinemax.com/3/CefiroWriteup.htm
Nice to see the writeup is getting around.

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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 11:05 PM
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I put my stock headlights back on after installing the Cefiros, I bent the support bracket down, so when I put my stock lights back on, I just rebent the bar up again. The headlights fit but the tab that keeps the corner light from falling out was cut out for the Cefiro install, so I used zip-ties to hold it. I have put my Cefiros back on, so I don't have to worry about putting the stockers back on for the time being.
Old Oct 11, 2005 | 11:35 PM
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I put my stock headlights back on after installing the Cefiros.
Why did you put the stock lights in after you did the cefiros?
Old Oct 12, 2005 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 96blackmaxSE
anyone put stocks back in afterwards?
sorry man, i thought I posted back. Well it seems most of the questions have been answered but, the entire bracket comes off- if you've ever taken off your clear corners you'd see that there's two bolts that hold the headlight. Its the bracket the bolts are attatched to that you have cut off. I think some said its possible to weld it back but it might be a pain to deal with.
Old Oct 12, 2005 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by cydrive
sorry man, i thought I posted back. Well it seems most of the questions have been answered but, the entire bracket comes off- if you've ever taken off your clear corners you'd see that there's two bolts that hold the headlight. Its the bracket the bolts are attatched to that you have cut off. I think some said its possible to weld it back but it might be a pain to deal with.
correction on that, I'm sure you can weld it back but it could be, like I said, a pain.
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