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Old 04-29-11, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sinstrex
I preheated my oven at 250* for 10 minutes. Placed one of the fogs on a baking tray and put them inside the oven.
you sure it was 250 and not 350? i have a brand new oven (well a year old) so i know its working well but i put them in for 10 minutes @ 250 and couldnt get either to budge, so i threw them in for another 6 minutes and this was the aftermath.

first one shows the glass chips and the second pic is the housing that broke with the multiple chips were i tried it at different spots NEITHER assembly would slide out and im a fairly competent guy so i cant really blame this 100% on my stupidity





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so OP u sure it was 250 degrees and not 350 degrees?
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i was going to reply to this earlier brian but i thought you would have done it. I opened mine up a while back to paint the inside black and yes i did the same way. I did 250 for 10 min. I stuck a screwdriver in each corner and instead of prying front to back i just stuck the screwdriver in between the plastic and glass and twisted to try and loosen it up. Once you get it seperated a lil bit then you can try to pry it out. If you need any more help pm me.
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^^^Got any pictures of the houseing painted black? Would like to see it.
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OOhhh also. Does anyone have the yellow capsules they wanna sell????
Old 05-03-11, 01:18 PM
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You should have just traded another member for their clear ones..
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Originally Posted by OT0814
i was going to reply to this earlier brian but i thought you would have done it. I opened mine up a while back to paint the inside black and yes i did the same way. I did 250 for 10 min. I stuck a screwdriver in each corner and instead of prying front to back i just stuck the screwdriver in between the plastic and glass and twisted to try and loosen it up. Once you get it seperated a lil bit then you can try to pry it out. If you need any more help pm me.
well we both know im def capable and i did this for 250 for almost 15 mins and couldnt get them to budge

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You should have just traded another member for their clear ones..
these were freebies from the pay it forward thread so i decided to experiment especially since the guy didnt package them well and broke the lens in the middle
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i pm'md you my number brian. hit me up when you put them in the oven
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dont have any pics of my car but have of my friends gs with the fogs black just to let you know if you are planning on running yellow fogs DONT paint your housings black. If you are going for 8000k and above you will be fine

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Originally Posted by OT0814
i pm'md you my number brian. hit me up when you put them in the oven
Will do
Old 05-04-11, 10:33 AM
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another DIY today. Great thread guys!
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thanks! very helpful
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i'll need to do this soon
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