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07-15-2008, 11:02 PM
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fog no more... fixing fog light condensation
ok so this is the car...
 the passanger side foglight has alot of condensation in it. and i didnt want the HID's to POP on my. the last thing i need is to spend another $60 on new bulbs. so the first thing i did was remove the bumper...  this is the culprit.  that balast is on with 3m double sided tape, and has been for a little over a year now... I picked off all the sillycunt with a nubver of dental picks...  then tried to pry at it with them, and chipped the glass twice, luckly it didnt crack. then i used wood shims that are alot less harsh and used my finger through the hole to push with... Eventuly the lense came off.  please note the cuttoff ring that prevents glare and limmits the light output...  well while its all apart i decided to "modify" it for more light spray outward... this is it cut back twice as far and twice as wide  and i knotched the otherside for fun too  , this is bofore filing... then i had to clean the condensation and salt off... with some Foaming Glass cleaner... works well...  also as you may see the housing is pretty far gone, any farther on either and they are getting retro'd  please keep in mind that these have been on my car for a little over a year, all highway, my bumper, hood, fenders and roof all have stone chips... and the lense has just little chips.  I chose some black silicone, this is because black is the mose resiliant to UV and weather... Out of all the sillicones i have in stock i decided on black?, really... im not sure why  pushed it into the cleaned grove... and bade sure of 100% coverage...  then it OZZZED out. i added a bit more afterwords just to make sure    added a bit to the inside of the cover and snapped it on. a big rock hit the cover and snapped it BTW...  AND THE OUTPUT as you can see the colour began to ware off and the 3000k HID's are finaly bleeding through in some spots , that makes it more colourfull now... lol... and the Left... as you can see its alot narrower the the "fixed" right one.  that entire patch closest to me is because of the "modding" that i did to that ring.  its hard to see in this pic but the passanger side light is also now yellow looking as apposed to green like the drivers side... 
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07-15-2008, 11:09 PM
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The McGyver ofall McGyves
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that was fast... BTW... the pics are being resided as we speak... i didnt know that they where that big and Thank you. I live these things. this is what they looked like brand new... 
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07-15-2008, 11:23 PM
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The McGyver ofall McGyves
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yea... i think so too... lol no, really the condensation did that, that and me trying to push the lense out.
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07-15-2008, 11:27 PM
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the colour is still there... just now the yellow comes through... WHICH IS WHAT I WANTED TO BEGIN WITH!!!
I think it looks F@#$ING AWSOME now... like a solar-flare
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07-15-2008, 11:37 PM
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The McGyver ofall McGyves
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OH here is a shot of a few projectors just waiting for something to do
, nice and wide.......and h11 too.....OK G'nite all... 
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07-16-2008, 12:13 AM
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07-16-2008, 12:20 AM
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07-16-2008, 12:25 AM
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ok so find a volvo truck dealer and do a little dumpster diving.... also try some truck body shops they are bound to have some good stuffs
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07-16-2008, 12:28 AM
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if I only had the time but I can call up my buddies at volvo dealers and tell them to let me know when there are some nice headlights to pick up
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