Are you using ****ty bulbs?
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05-28-2012
Are you using ****ty bulbs?
05-28-2012
looks great man. i wantz this.
05-28-2012
Nice Pix!
05-28-2012
Yeah you did something COMPLETELY wrong, because no one with a proper retrofit "hates" it. If you used the same ballasts and same brand bulbs, that alone should increase output because all the scattered light in stock housings is now focused on the road. If you used non-clear lens projectors from another car, THEN maybe your output would suck, but if you used the Morimoto Minis and the bulbs that came with... well you're doing something wrong, or you're insane.Originally Posted by szalajka05
Btw, it has to be DARK for headlights to work. >_>
05-28-2012
Not a clue how retrofits suck? Something must be wrong
06-07-2012
bump.. diggin' that setup.. I did my retrofit on my regal a few months ago. Light output is greater than stock setup but not as good because the lenses are a little hazy and I might have over tinted them so I'm waiting for my reimbursement from work and I'll redo them. BTW I used non-clear lenses from a mini cooper. I might just have to upgrade to the marimoto minis..
06-08-2012
im finally doing my fog light retrofit tonight.
06-23-2014
How did you get the fog housings open? I've heard heat doesn't do anything. If so, then what is the process???
06-23-2014
Heat doesn't work?
Note pictures 2 and 3
http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...-08-Headlights
06-23-2014
How much heat?
I had them in the oven at 275 or so for at least 10 minutes and I can't get the lens to budge. I feel like if I pry any harder I am going to start breaking the lens.
06-23-2014
Those were aftermarket, OEM uses a much tougher glue. 225* is the most I would do and give it a little longer
06-23-2014
It takes a lot of patience and finesse to get them open.
06-23-2014
This!
06-23-2014
The housings I bought are aftermarket, just got them in the mail today. I don't THINK they are OEM but who knows?
So say 225*F for like 30 minutes? And just use a screwdriver around the edge and work it until it starts coming? Do you start at a clip?
06-23-2014
keep your eye on it, it should only be 15-20 minutes.
06-23-2014
Remember you can always go back and heat them up more if needed so don't overdo it.
06-23-2014
I'm gonna keep the stupid questions going - what am I keeping an eye out for? Is there some telltale sign that they are "done" and ready to be pried apart?
06-26-2014
Got them open. What a b!tch. scratched them up quite a bit too. I think these may have had OEM style glue as they didn't come apart with clear glue like the link above shows. I could probably get them apart without much scratching if I had to do it over again.
I think what I am gonna do is heat them up and scrape all that OEM crap glue out of the housing and off the lens. Then I will use butyl when I seal them back up for a leak-free and easy to remove seal if I ever need to open them again.
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