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Buddy's GS300 TTE Lip install and headlight restoration!

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Old 07-26-09 | 08:56 PM
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Default Buddy's GS300 TTE Lip install and headlight restoration!

Helped my buddy Daniel with his GS300 the other day with reinstalling his lip and restoring his headlamp lenses.

This is me excited about my newest tools!

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Taking things apart

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Kenny helped too!

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Restoring the headlamp lenses

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Done

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Bringing the bumper inside for the lip install

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Old 07-26-09 | 08:56 PM
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Applying epoxy

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The epoxy melting the tray

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Putting everything back together

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Done

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Old 07-26-09 | 09:13 PM
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gj guys. specially on the headlights.
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nice job on the install.

The GS looks perfect with the workmeister
Old 07-26-09 | 10:00 PM
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damn, car is clean! nice pics too
Old 07-26-09 | 10:10 PM
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Nice, what adhesive was used the first time the lip was installed?
Old 07-26-09 | 10:15 PM
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Very very nice. Man o man those headlights are the wost I've ever seen ahaha.
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nice job on the TTE lip Tony Man those headlights were in bad shape.. LOL... Turned out like brand new
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Originally Posted by dRo15
Nice, what adhesive was used the first time the lip was installed?
x2...and how strong is that epoxy? if u took off the lip..would it probably take the bumper paint off with it?
Old 07-26-09 | 11:14 PM
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i appreciate the tte lip more and more everytime i see it. GJ guys!
Old 07-27-09 | 12:24 AM
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man i hella need a TTE lip........someone sell me one already haha
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did u just use epoxy or did you bolt it on too?
doesnt seem safe with just epoxy.
nice wheels too
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Originally Posted by Baliztik
Very very nice. Man o man those headlights are the wost I've ever seen ahaha.
I think that's just the polish on the headlights... but may be wrong
Old 07-27-09 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by dRo15
Nice, what adhesive was used the first time the lip was installed?
we used 3m tape and bolts the first time along with the supplied epoxy that came with the tte lip.

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x2...and how strong is that epoxy? if u took off the lip..would it probably take the bumper paint off with it?
this stuff id crazy. it bonded within 5 minutes. made by gorilla for plastics, fiberglass, etc... it is one of those dual chamber epoxy's.

Originally Posted by 5t341th
did u just use epoxy or did you bolt it on too?
doesnt seem safe with just epoxy.
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i used nuts and bolts as well. even though i think this epoxy would have held fine.

Originally Posted by JiBBeL
I think that's just the polish on the headlights... but may be wrong
you are right. i mean they were bad but they weren't that bad. that is the 3m plastic cleaner solution on there.
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Great job!



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