how do you get that big reflector bowl out?? i couldn't figure it out lol

 

i just put them in to test; not bolted on or even resting on the headlight brackets but here they are

 

The bowl with the 3 plastic tabs? Just toss a heat gun on the black plastic tabs for 10-20 seconds it'll unclip no problem. if you don't then they are a biotch to remove and probably brake the tabs

 

I use a piece of pipe and a dead blow, with the headlight between my legs. Only had one leg break out of the 6times I've done it, although it was a clean break so I epoxed it back together.

 

Never thought of using heat, going to have to do this next time

 

I tried using heat (lighter) but that just kinda messed up the holders lol. wound up just taping off and painting that way. oh well thanks ill try that next time (which hopefully there wont be a next time!!)

 

sorry for the crappy cell phone pics and the dirty ass balt, weather has been bi-polar as hell. Also I was building the retrofits while it was nice out instead of washing my balt

 

Hard to tell what exactly is going on i like it

 

I'll try to grab my friends camera and snag some better pics, its the evox-r projector with gat gun color matched shrouds, which look a little off because of the tinted lens. Again the damn cell phone quality pic doesnt seem to pick up very well

 

Its hard to catch headlights in the right light too man. I can see what you mean!

 

They look super tinted in the pic, but they're just the standard SS tinted headlights, granted blacking the housings out made it look like a darker tint

 

For those with totally blacked out headlights, what type of turn signal bulbs are you using? Incandescent lights aren't bright enough without the reflector in direct sunlight. Has anyone used something like this?

3157 LED Bulb - Dual Intensity 15 SMD LED Tower | LED Brake Light, Turn Light and Tail Light Bulbs | LED Car Bulbs | Super Bright LEDs

 

i've always thought my incandescents were "sufficient" on my totally black housings.. that said, any bulb with forward facing LED's would project the light better without a doubt

 

^ I'm using switchbacks.

 

I used oem orange bulbs. no issues

 

I'm using projector style switchbacks.

 

 

raw!

 

The shrouds are being bitchy and the paint isn't sticking right... so I'm redoing them tomorrow.

 

Lite scuff or strip the chrome. Commercial bleach or pool cleaning bleach. Leave the shrouds in it. Chrome will dissolve.

 

Oven cleaner works great, I used that on my last set of retro's zep oven and grill cleaner coated all the chrome waited a few mins and it was gone

 

i used an s.o.s. pad then rinsed with dish soap for my ****

 

I'm going to try that next. I'm using some weird stripper I found in my garage. Thanks

I'll also see if I have any oven cleaner, maybe my neighbors might too haha

 

It's like $5 at home depot, target, any grocery store

 

Has any1 put in a Apollo 2.0 shroud in a cobalt? About to start trimming it to make it fit.