kosmic Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Today i started to fit the lenses from Supragaztt's GB.... ...only managed to fit one lense, which took about 4.5 hours fron start to finish. I had a few problems along the way, namely the Dremel bits which kept overheating and breaking so had to continuely cool them while cutting in water. the other thing which i did different was NOT to remove the old lense from the body in the oven, i thought it was better not to and i think it didnt come out too bad, the reason was because i didnt want to make a mess of having to seal both the old lense ring to the light body and then the new lense to the old. The only thing i made a c*ck up of was filling the gap between the lenses as i found filler doesnt adhere too well to bostick adhesive something which i may need to redo and do properly on the other side. Anyway heres the before and after pics: http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/7130/dsc00306pg1.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/7130/dsc00306pg1.963cb771dc.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/880/dsc00305du3.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/880/dsc00305du3.0ab7823b7e.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9475/dsc00304db9.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9475/dsc00304db9.cb29ca6868.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/4695/dsc00307bc1.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/4695/dsc00307bc1.bd72374d36.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Looking good. Only another 4 1/2 hours to go then, eh?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 My god the clear lens looks good, How much were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 Looking good. Only another 4 1/2 hours to go then, eh?! I think i have it mastered now so should take about 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I think i have it mastered now so should take about 3 Bonus! Ha ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 My god the clear lens looks good, How much were they? To be honest i had missed the group buy but supragaztt had a defective set lying around which had moulding marks so had to polish them out, i paid £55 for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 To be honest i had missed the group buy but supragaztt had a defective set lying around which had moulding marks so had to polish them out, i paid £55 for them Im going to pm and ask him now. I NEED them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 They look cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Im going to pm and ask him now. I NEED them Are you going to do your lights AGAIN !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 :DVery nice job Kosmic:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I think i have it mastered now so should take about 3 but you have to redo this one so 6 hours Looks very good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 but you have to redo this one so 6 hours Looks very good... i think this one just needs a neat bead of black silicone around the edge...obviously it will take twice as long as il make a complete hash of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supranature Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 £55 WELL spent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 looks like you got a good finish on them, best ive seen yet, normally silicon all over the place, hope they stay water tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Today i started to fit the lenses from Supragaztt's GB.... ...only managed to fit one lense, which took about 4.5 hours fron start to finish. I had a few problems along the way, namely the Dremel bits which kept overheating and breaking so had to continuely cool them while cutting in water. the other thing which i did different was NOT to remove the old lense from the body in the oven, i thought it was better not to and i think it didnt come out too bad, the reason was because i didnt want to make a mess of having to seal both the old lense ring to the light body and then the new lense to the old. The only thing i made a c*ck up of was filling the gap between the lenses as i found filler doesnt adhere too well to bostick adhesive something which i may need to redo and do properly on the other side. Anyway heres the before and after pics: http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/7130/dsc00306pg1.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/7130/dsc00306pg1.963cb771dc.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/880/dsc00305du3.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/880/dsc00305du3.0ab7823b7e.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9475/dsc00304db9.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9475/dsc00304db9.cb29ca6868.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/4695/dsc00307bc1.jpg http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/4695/dsc00307bc1.bd72374d36.jpg Wow! How the hell do you do that?! That looks simply amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 (edited) looks like you got a good finish on them, best ive seen yet, normally silicon all over the place, hope they stay water tight. Thanks Jamie, they look good from anything over a metre away, as you can see gaps in the filler but something obviously that needs to be redone but i think came out well for a first attempt. Wow! How the hell do you do that?! That looks simply amazing! thanks, not that hard just lots of patience and follwed suprattgaz's fitting guide!! Edited June 1, 2008 by kosmic (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I always think of the lights as eyes. Clear lights, healthy car Headlights are one of the first things I notice. That looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I always think of the lights as eyes. Clear lights, healthy car Headlights are one of the first things I notice. That looks great. You have been watching too much Herbie or smoking it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 (edited) Thanks Jamie, they look good from anything over a metre away, as you can see gaps in the filler but something obviously that needs to be redone but i think came out well for a first attempt. thanks, not that hard just lots of patience and follwed suprattgaz's fitting guide!! It just looks quite complicated to do! I always think of the lights as eyes. Clear lights, healthy car Very true, thats why i went for a facelift Supra, as i love the new style headlights... Headlights are one of the first things I notice. That looks great. Edit: I made a mistake on this post so ignore this one lol! Edited June 1, 2008 by SilverSoop (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Thanks Jamie, they look good from anything over a metre away, as you can see gaps in the filler but something obviously that needs to be redone but i think came out well for a first attempt. thanks, not that hard just lots of patience and follwed suprattgaz's fitting guide!! It just looks so complicated though! I always think of the lights as eyes. Clear lights, healthy car Headlights are one of the first things I notice. That looks great. Very true! That's one of the reasons that i bought a facelift Supra because of the design of the new style headlights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 It just looks quite complicated to do! it isnt really, just makes a bloody mess cutting the acrylic and the old lenses...steady hand, patience and eye protection!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 it isnt really, just makes a bloody mess cutting the acrylic and the old lenses...steady hand, patience and eye protection!! Without sounding like a complete idiot, how do you actually do it then?? Because, tbh, i wouldnt mind doing this in the future as i have noticed that my passenger side headlight is going slightly yellow-ish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 Without sounding like a complete idiot, how do you actually do it then?? Because, tbh, i wouldnt mind doing this in the future as i have noticed that my passenger side headlight is going slightly yellow-ish... 2nd post down is the fitting guide http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=131308&highlight=clear+lense+fitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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