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Old 02-27-2011, 12:16 PM
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if i can afford it i might do it

Originally Posted by Cully77
The lumina and MC headlights are identical.
I baked mine in the oven to remove the lenses and removed the metal reflector inside the low beams. It spread the light out a little more, but the light output was still pretty poor. Regardless, I ran those lights for 2+ years with no accidents haha... and nobody ever flashed their brights at me or anything.
would you recommend this?
 
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Old 02-27-2011, 02:37 PM
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not sure I'd recommend it... only because I'd feel bad if it didn't go well and you cracked your lenses or something haha. There definitely was a slight improvement, but for the work it took and the stress of worry about screwing up, I'm not sure.

I baked them at 200 deg. for like 5 minutes and then every 2 minutes after that I pried at them until it felt like they would come off. Save the original glue because after you get the reflectors off I did the process in reverse, pushing the lens back onto the housing until it felt secure, then snapped the clips back on. I don't know if I was lucky, but I got a perfect seal and never got any condensation after that. I'll try to find my thread on mymonte if anybody wants to go for it.
 
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Old 02-27-2011, 05:26 PM
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ok thanks cully

Finally a mc on car domain may be want something.





Awsome hood, doors shaved, Full HID projector swap.
 
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Old 02-27-2011, 06:49 PM
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Damn, I can't believe I haven't seen that one...
 
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Old 02-27-2011, 07:23 PM
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right my jaw droped 2, im going to start talking to local shops
 
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Old 02-28-2011, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by gothkid
ok thanks cully

Finally a mc on car domain may be want something.





Awsome hood, doors shaved, Full HID projector swap.
That's Markos Monte, he was a member of MM yearrrsssss ago I believe. I think those lights were made from Dodge Intrepid aftermarket lights IIRC
 
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