MD/White Marsh: Bake Sale

[fkmp5]

Who's up for some painted headlights? Anyone wanna roll over and help me out I'm scared I will melt them. I'm not the best cook.. haha.

 

[clownphish]

LOL! Winner of best title! (rofl)

 

[fkmp5]

hahaha. thanks

 

[derrick1623]

i have baked three sets of taillights, so i guess i can try headlights, but as with tails, i will not be responsible if they melt, or don't fit right. but since there is a how to, we should be good. btw, i need that wire.hehe

 

[fkmp5]

derrick: PM me your cell phone number.. i'll drop the cable to you tomorrow at your work.. also tell me the hours you are there..

 

[derrick1623]

i do not have a cell, but i will be at ross ridge from around 9 until 430-500 oclock

 

[LittleRedWagon5]

So what time & day is this headlamp baking taking place. I might wanna do mine at the same time.

 

[fkmp5]

i'm out of town next week (vegas from sunday 4/25 - saturday 5/1) so maybe next sunday 5/2/04 are you guys available?

 

[Katya4me]

What, you aren't going to Mazda Rev it Up on May 2?????? You heathen.

 

[fkmp5]

i was thinking about going to the one in Philly on 6/5 and 6/6 ..

 

[derrick1623]

5 2 is my birthday, and i'll be @ a show.

 

[low_psi]

just use a blow dryer instead of an oven/heat gun. takes a little longer but you don't have to worry about melting anything but the adhesive(which makes taking them apart easier).

 

[fkmp5]

good call.. any idea how long it takes?

 

[low_psi]

to complete the install? maybe 2-3 hours, depending on how quick you work. getting the bumper/grill off is easy. the time consuming part should be the headlights.

 

[protegeV]

to complete the install? maybe 2-3 hours, depending on how quick you work. getting the bumper/grill off is easy. the time consuming part should be the headlights.

Ive heard, and seen, otherwise...I witnessed two bumper removals which both took damn near an hour. (hand)

Also, I still can't decide If I want to do this or not. On the one hand it will be cool cuz its a cheap and easy way to differentiate the car from every other yellow P5 out there. On the other hand I like the all clear look. It seems as though the whol painting the headlight thing has just become "something to do" to the headlights...Many other ppl do this to get rid of some orange stuff in their lights but ours come clear(the way most people like it) fro the factory....ack, decisions, decisions. (nervous)

 

[fkmp5]

Many other ppl do this to get rid of some orange stuff in their lights but ours come clear(the way most people like it) fro the factory....ack, decisions, decisions. (nervous)

depends if you want the jdm look or not.

 

[protegeV]

JDM, shmay fee bem...I think they look damn good the way they are...

 

[fkmp5]

JDM, shmay fee bem...I think they look damn good the way they are...

 

[low_psi]

Ive heard, and seen, otherwise...I witnessed two bumper removals which both took damn near an hour. (hand)

it didn't take long to remove my bro's civic's bumper. maybe the Protege has some tricky mounting locations. nothing a good skim through the body manual won't fix though.

 

[fkmp5]

i thought tony had the bumper off rather quick at the last protege meet.. it just took forever finding wiring, etc, to swap the MSP lip and the P5 fogs, etc. getting the bumper off actually looks pretty easy

(see the how-to by Ghost on painting headlights, it includes taking off the bumper: http://www.msprotege.com/vbb300/showthread.php?t=28954)