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Old 04-13-05, 11:48 PM
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"silicone was on sale" is what i said to when cody brought the light to me put on his car for the first time, i told him that by looking at the quality of the job he will run into problems....

the previous owner glue the back of the projector to the housing, to prevent leak he use silicone and cover the whole back of the housing....he even silicone the light bulb...very unprofessional. because after all that silicone on the back of the light, it still leak

the new set was tested with a 2000 psi with the gun shooting about 1 feet away from the housing. no leak whatsoever...

hope you guys like what i did
Old 04-14-05, 12:14 AM
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Nice job REV-01....does the auto-leveling work?
Old 04-14-05, 12:26 AM
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sup pete

for cody's lights i did not mount the projector to the autolevel motor, but i am pretty sure i could do it if given more time.....

i adjusted to perfect level before i reseal the lights, i even let the cody come to sample it first before i seal them

left and right adjustment is still available thru the stock adjusment bolt

damn you got 3500 post, i don't even have 1000 on acura forums....may be i shy
Old 04-14-05, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by REV-01
damn you got 3500 post, i don't even have 1000 on acura forums....may be i shy
I guess you haven't met rominl yet...
Old 04-14-05, 12:36 AM
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great job rev, this new setup is really clean!!!!!

hey, did i meet up when i was in oahu? i should have brought over a set of headlights for you to work on

great job man. any pics of the nasty headlights before the "fix"?
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^i met henry in person in hawaii before
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Originally Posted by omaha_lex
I guess you haven't met rominl yet...
hahaha, 25k here and 13k on acura board

oh well, hard to stop i guess
Old 04-14-05, 12:42 AM
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is in cody's trunk right now, i forgot to take pic of the light before i start, but that pic with the silicone is what the guy TRY to seal the lights with...including that blue cover used to cover the bulb that can be came right off.....i think cody got pics of it when he just got it, don't know if he ever took pics of silicone though, it was nasty.....

the guy even used silicone to seal the lights inside.....the lens don't even line up to the original light "tab" is off by like 3/8"
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Cody, I'm glad you didn't listen to that Saloman guy and we conviced you to keep the lights and repair them. They look great now. That Rev-01 guy sure did a good job. I saw half your lights the other day when I stopped by Samson's shop. It's hard to believe how good the lights turned out.
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Originally Posted by rominl
great job rev, this new setup is really clean!!!!!

hey, did i meet up when i was in oahu? i should have brought over a set of headlights for you to work on

great job man. any pics of the nasty headlights before the "fix"?
Henry, Rev-01 is the guy with the white TL you met at the BBQ.
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Originally Posted by REV-01
is in cody's trunk right now, i forgot to take pic of the light before i start, but that pic with the silicone is what the guy TRY to seal the lights with...including that blue cover used to cover the bulb that can be came right off.....i think cody got pics of it when he just got it, don't know if he ever took pics of silicone though, it was nasty.....

the guy even used silicone to seal the lights inside.....the lens don't even line up to the original light "tab" is off by like 3/8"
to be honest folks..sorry I dont have too much pics of the back of my old setup......honestly if i took a pic of the back....the camera would break lol
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i would like to add....for those who are considering about doing projector retrofits in general....you should paint the housings...gunmetal color like mine or black....cuz it looks soo much nicer...and you dont have to worry about tiny fine imperfections...i choose to paint my housings gunmetal because matches the tint of my car very well.....as i said before...pics are coming
Old 04-14-05, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by T.L.W.
cody

it looks great

id like to send a set to you lol

johnny

im serious

ill huit you up on AIM
just a reminder....dont forget to check your pm
Old 04-14-05, 06:33 AM
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any coming along pics or process pics, mayb a diy
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Originally Posted by aloha03gs
just a reminder....dont forget to check your pm
PM read

just need a set

have a hot lead

just need the money lol

johnny

Hey Rev feel like doing another set ??


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