jackso11 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Anyone on here fitted clear headlight lenses? I have a set I am going to fit soon but am so busy at the moment I thought I would ask if anyone wants to do it for me. paid of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Yes and it's a horrible job to do right. Painstaking in fact. I'll do it for you if you buy me the t51r lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 haha. I will draw you a picture of one if that is good enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Depends, are you Picasso or Da Vinci??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 If they are the only options then Picasso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ha, ha - I'm in the same boat mate. My second lamp should be pulled apart and the plastic insert sprayed up this weekend, so that'll mean I'm good to go with fitting the clear lenses. Don't suppose you'd let me know if you find anyone? I'm assuming you've done this before Scott - couldn't you be persuaded if there's 2 of us? I've got the 'how to' guide printed off that Gaz did - I'm just not that confident I'll make a good job of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 how exactly is it done? do you have to cut the original lense out, leving a 'lip' to bond the new clear lense onto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ha, ha - I'm in the same boat mate. My second lamp should be pulled apart and the plastic insert sprayed up this weekend, so that'll mean I'm good to go with fitting the clear lenses. Don't suppose you'd let me know if you find anyone? I'm assuming you've done this before Scott - couldn't you be persuaded if there's 2 of us? I've got the 'how to' guide printed off that Gaz did - I'm just not that confident I'll make a good job of it. If you do follow the how to guide they will look crap IMO. Cross head screws will never look right on the lights no matter what you do to them unfortunately. I couldn't do it mate, honestly. It is a PIG of a job to get them looking decent. What I did was to very gently and evenly trim the lip off of the original lenses. I did this a little bit at a time to make sure I got the contour as close as I could to the lenses, the lenses themselves are quite plyable so there is a little wiggle room, as long as it isn't a ragged edge. I made sure that all the gunky stuff that holds the lens in place was off of the casing and also off of the lip, I then put the lip into place and sanded the edge of the lip smooth and also evened the lip up so that the lenses fitted near OEM. From there I took the lip out and bonded it to the clear lens (You only get 1 shot at this). I used 2 part araldite, smeared a little on the lip and bonded the lens to it. Once it was held firm I then put a small amount of araldite all the way around the inside of the lens where it meets the lip, not a gargantuan amount just enough to make a firm bond. Once that was done I got some black silicone sealant and went around the same area again, the sealant will just keep out any condensation. Once that was done I masked up the lens to leave a 3/4" border round the outside, this neatly hid the araldite and the silicone. I then got some black gum (think it's plumbers putty or something like that) and put it into place on the casing for the lip/lens assembly to bond to... as per stock. I put it the casing in the oven to make the putty much more plyable and much more likely to create a good bond/seal and then finally assembled the lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Yep that is pretty much it in a nutshell. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?118550-Fitting-instructions-for-clear-lens-kits&highlight=Clear%20lenses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 A super clever person made this guide. Unsure who it was to be honest. Sorry who ever you are. :-( Hope its of help. I've been meaning to do mine for well over a year now.Fitting guide.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 how exactly is it done? do you have to cut the original lense out, leving a 'lip' to bond the new clear lense onto? Exactly. Mine came with fibreglass lips to bond on so I don't actually need cut up the old lenses, but the edges of my lenses are unfinished so I need to cut off the excess plastic and polish the edges up smooth.....which I have no idea how to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Exactly. Mine came with fibreglass lips to bond on so I don't actually need cut up the old lenses, but the edges of my lenses are unfinished so I need to cut off the excess plastic and polish the edges up smooth.....which I have no idea how to do. Dremel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 and for polishing the edge up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Various graded of paper, dremel polishing attachment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 I will give this ago one weekend soon As soon as I get my headlight inserts back.....Scotty71... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downimpact Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Sorry to go off on a tangent does anyone know where I can get some of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 they come up on ebay every now and again. I thing the guy who bought the moulds is in Belgium? might be wrong but he puts them on ebay every now and again for about £70-£80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Seems like alot of pain I think if it was me I'd save up and buy glass uk's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downimpact Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Seems like alot of pain I think if it was me I'd save up and buy glass uk's! Yes but on stock lights you have all those ugly lines in the glass/plastic, these clear ones look very smooth/modern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprattgaz Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 This is all very well as long as you have a dogs boll%s bond. The small screws are a physical way to ensure you don't loose a lense at 70mph on the motorway. Cover them with small amount of filler and itis like they were never there. Trust me, been there done that when I first invented these. If you do follow the how to guide they will look crap IMO. Cross head screws will never look right on the lights no matter what you do to them unfortunately. I couldn't do it mate, honestly. It is a PIG of a job to get them looking decent. What I did was to very gently and evenly trim the lip off of the original lenses. I did this a little bit at a time to make sure I got the contour as close as I could to the lenses, the lenses themselves are quite plyable so there is a little wiggle room, as long as it isn't a ragged edge. I made sure that all the gunky stuff that holds the lens in place was off of the casing and also off of the lip, I then put the lip into place and sanded the edge of the lip smooth and also evened the lip up so that the lenses fitted near OEM. From there I took the lip out and bonded it to the clear lens (You only get 1 shot at this). I used 2 part araldite, smeared a little on the lip and bonded the lens to it. Once it was held firm I then put a small amount of araldite all the way around the inside of the lens where it meets the lip, not a gargantuan amount just enough to make a firm bond. Once that was done I got some black silicone sealant and went around the same area again, the sealant will just keep out any condensation. Once that was done I masked up the lens to leave a 3/4" border round the outside, this neatly hid the araldite and the silicone. I then got some black gum (think it's plumbers putty or something like that) and put it into place on the casing for the lip/lens assembly to bond to... as per stock. I put it the casing in the oven to make the putty much more plyable and much more likely to create a good bond/seal and then finally assembled the lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 This is all very well as long as you have a dogs boll%s bond. The small screws are a physical way to ensure you don't loose a lense at 70mph on the motorway. Cover them with small amount of filler and itis like they were never there. Trust me, been there done that when I first invented these. You're having a laugh mate. You think that those tiny countersunk screws will make a blind bit of difference? Take it from an engineer, those things would crack the perspex and fly off long before any b&q bonding all the way round the perimeter will. It doesn't matter what you use, cheap ass silicone would hold better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprattgaz Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 You're having a laugh mate. You think that those tiny countersunk screws will make a blind bit of difference? Take it from an engineer, those things would crack the perspex and fly off long before any b&q bonding all the way round the perimeter will. It doesn't matter what you use, cheap ass silicone would hold better. From an engineer hey!!!?! Hmmm, wonder how the f%ck I managed to design and manufacture all these lenses then??? And how are they still on my car 5 years after developing them??? Suprattgaz BEng Hons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Where's the popcorn? Havard HNC/City & Guilds Mech Eng/NVQ Level III/BBC/ITV/MCIBSE/Ferrari GTO/R8/911/RSPCA etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Where's the popcorn? Havard HNC/City & Guilds Mech Eng/NVQ Level III/BBC/ITV/MCIBSE/Ferrari GTO/R8/911/RSPCA etc etc. Couple of engineers jive talkin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprattgaz Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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