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First stage for headlight customisation, separated light, sanded lens then polished and first coat of protection
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Sanded the outside of the lens I presume Paul?
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Yes mate, 1500 to 2500 wet and dry then ryobi dual action polisher with meguiars polish and protective coat
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Ooft lovely and smooth. I get some time off work in feb (right before the AGM and as we go into the AGM so perfect timing). I'm going to clean up my spare brake callipers and service them. And probably sort my spare headlights out with the kit I have.
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Managed to get a pair for £50 off ebay just for this project, might be painting the chrome/silver internals with an anodised purple effect paint
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Mine cost me £30 from someone who was breaking his 8 local to me. Not a bad price really. Better than my current ones.. So when they come off the car I'll be doing what you're doing I think.
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I'll try and take plenty of pictures at different stages and put a DIY thread up
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????

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Next stage in this little project, test fit, have some high temp anodise paint for the reflectors and silver bits.
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Mby I shall source second set of 192 lights for my rex and so purple to hah I love purple
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????

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PaulAV wrote:
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I'll try and take plenty of pictures at different stages and put a DIY thread up
Unless you are putting a bi-xenon projector in DO NOT PAINT THE REFLECTOR BOWL.

Speaking from experience, this will torpedo any light output and make your main beams fecking useless
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Dr. FrankenRex wrote:
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I'll try and take plenty of pictures at different stages and put a DIY thread up
Unless you are putting a bi-xenon projector in DO NOT PAINT THE REFLECTOR BOWL.

Speaking from experience, this will torpedo any light output and make your main beams fecking useless
Thanks for the input, was going to leave a section of reflector un-painted, so basically the lower part is painted but directly behind the lamp is silvered still, but might rethink it now.
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You will just end up with a scatter of light all over the place and no focus to it. Reflectors dont work as you think they do 👍
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Not finished yet as I haven't fixed everything in place, but lenses look good, purple accents are the right shade and wire has been extended.
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Looks really good Paul! Great work.
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The paint is a faff it's an anodizing paint so it's not very opaque and likes to run, but it looks the part once right.
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Very nice i like them

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Still it looks to be doing a good job! Also, what method did you use to open them? Sling em in an oven or heat gun?
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Gas oven, gas mark 2(about 100-120c) for 8 minutes then just eased them apart with a screw driver long ways in the channel, you need something to catch the strings as you pry them apart, makes sure the screws are out before going in the oven and carefully bend clips back when warm.
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Yeah Dan told me of the methods for opening them up before. I just haven't gotten around to it quite yet.
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@PaulAV Those lights really need their own DIY thread.

Give me the nod and I can pick-out all the related posts and move them into a new dedicated thread.
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Consider the nod given, I have more pictures and can add a bit of advice/findings if anyone is interested
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Just make sure Mikhail has a bucket handy to catch all the drool after he sees all the purple.
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My own thread.... The dizzying heights.... Faints.
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Those lights are gonna look awesome on your car Paul. I remember think purple was not a colour I would have thought of when i saw your wheels, but it so worked. The lights are gonna really complete the look.

I know I'd appreciate seeing pics of the whole car once they are installed.
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Once they're on I wil get a picture posted, however that won't be happening in this weather, don't fancy chasing the bumper down the road
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