Blob Eye Black headlight mod Images
15 January 2009, 04:40 PM
#62
lol I would be to scared to do it on somebody elses in case I broke something or scratched the paint 
STiFreak I wasn't sure about the black on WR Blue so I went for leaving it silver, that way if I change my mind then I can spray 'em black, don't think I will though.
Loving being without those nasty ginger triangles
STiFreak I wasn't sure about the black on WR Blue so I went for leaving it silver, that way if I change my mind then I can spray 'em black, don't think I will though.
Loving being without those nasty ginger triangles
Harry, thanks, but the pics in your profile are from a distance and not from the front, so it is still difficult to tell for sure.
15 January 2009, 05:12 PM
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I have 
Removed all the bolts, top two holding the light in place and the one holding the light against the slam panel which is accessed through moving the grill. I have removed the fog cover and can't locate any clips bar 1. I have pulled on the light with plenty of grunt but its fixed solid. I know its "easy" to do but it aint working for me people.... feel like a retard 
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no offence to retards
Removed all the bolts, top two holding the light in place and the one holding the light against the slam panel which is accessed through moving the grill. I have removed the fog cover and can't locate any clips bar 1. I have pulled on the light with plenty of grunt but its fixed solid. I know its "easy" to do but it aint working for me people....
feel like a retard p.s.
no offence to retards
15 January 2009, 07:12 PM
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Do it, do it, do it! You won't be disappointed. I did mine in two stages. First I got rid of the mingin ginger bits and put the lights back together, for a few weeks I liked the new look but then started to think there was far too much silver/chrome there. I took the lights apart again (pain in the ***) and did them black, have never looked back since. It makes the front end look that bit more aggressive.
15 January 2009, 08:46 PM
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05 May 2009, 12:20 PM
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I finally got around to De-Tango'ing the front and rear lights and doing the Black Light Mod on the fronts.
It was a bit of a ******* to get the front lamps out and in the end quite a lot of force was required. The 05's dont seem to have the two clips described in the instructions either, so this confused me for a while. Lamps in a 80 dec C fan assist oven for about 8 mins. Also there are 9 screws holding the headlight unit together (one under a piece of foam tape).
The fronts look much more agressive and the rears much smarter.
Sorry for the crappy pics, just couldn't get rid of the reflections.
It was a bit of a ******* to get the front lamps out and in the end quite a lot of force was required. The 05's dont seem to have the two clips described in the instructions either, so this confused me for a while. Lamps in a 80 dec C fan assist oven for about 8 mins. Also there are 9 screws holding the headlight unit together (one under a piece of foam tape).
The fronts look much more agressive and the rears much smarter.
Sorry for the crappy pics, just couldn't get rid of the reflections.
15 July 2009, 10:06 PM
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I removed the 2 bolts on the black plastic air ducting going to the air box but could not get it out. Do i need to be more rough and pull it?
the two phillips head screws, are they screwed into a white piece? I can see the head of one screw but cannot find the other one???????
Help please
the two phillips head screws, are they screwed into a white piece? I can see the head of one screw but cannot find the other one???????
Help please
15 July 2009, 10:09 PM
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I removed the 2 bolts on the black plastic air ducting going to the air box but could not get it out. Do i need to be more rough and pull it?
the two phillips head screws, are they screwed into a white piece? I can see the head of one screw but cannot find the other one???????
Help please
the two phillips head screws, are they screwed into a white piece? I can see the head of one screw but cannot find the other one???????
Help please
15 July 2009, 10:32 PM
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i'm going to do mine soon on the blobeye. But im not doing them black
It will be matched to the badgeless grill im in the middle of doing, need to find a decentpaint, im thinking pewter grey as i did the interior stereo surrounds in that andlooks pretty nice
It will be matched to the badgeless grill im in the middle of doing, need to find a decentpaint, im thinking pewter grey as i did the interior stereo surrounds in that andlooks pretty nice
16 July 2009, 06:25 PM
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I was a bit nervous when I did it the first time. Done it twice now, you just need to be methodical, take your time and don't rush the job and it'll turn out sweet.
Or the other option is to do it on the computer, you're pretty good with photoshop!
And second I don't know what I would be doing getting the lights out.
18 July 2009, 10:12 AM
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18 July 2009, 02:56 PM
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There are a couple of clips at the bottom of the headlight one of which you can see when you remove the fog light cover, but dont worry about them. Once all the cables around the back are disconnected give the headlight a pull towards you and it should come out.