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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Mr_Orange on 14 April 2012, 17:18

Title: Headlight win
Post by: Mr_Orange on 14 April 2012, 17:18

Just scored a pair of headlights off ebay for £5  :laugh:
Intend to strip them out and paint them up inside black anni style.  How simple is this?  Removing lenses etc etc

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: ALBEEEEY on 14 April 2012, 17:19

damn. always searching the bay for cheap bits  :sad: good on ya

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: richw911 on 14 April 2012, 17:23

Well done!  :laugh:

There is some help here

http://www.vwforum.com/forums/f15/diy-joey-mod-mk4-gti-golf-48315/

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Mr_Orange on 14 April 2012, 17:29

Cheers fella, I've saved it to favourites  :wink:

I was also watching some skirts and forgot to bid, they went for £3!   :sick:

Pays to put in vague searches and see what they turn up.

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: richw911 on 14 April 2012, 17:35

Quote from: Mr_Orange on 14 April 2012, 17:29

Cheers fella, I've saved it to favourites  :wink:

I was also watching some skirts and forgot to bid, they went for £3!   :sick:

Pays to put in vague searches and see what they turn up.

Yeah put in spelling mistakes too   :wink:

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Wazzzer on 14 April 2012, 17:55

fat fingers is a good app for that

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Mr_Orange on 14 April 2012, 18:01

:D

Spelling Anniversary with one "n" is a favourite along with good old "mkiv"  :wink:

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: T_J_G on 14 April 2012, 21:07

Smash the lenses off! Sod getting those apart!

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Wayne on 14 April 2012, 21:18

What a bargain, you can get lucky with ebay sometimes.

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Toby on 14 April 2012, 21:24

I need to find me some cheap ones lol smash them like said, my one on the car is f**ked from me trying t heat it up lol

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Wazzzer on 14 April 2012, 21:40

I want to do the twindicator mod to mine...

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: richw911 on 14 April 2012, 21:49

Quote from: Wazzzer on 14 April 2012, 21:40

I want to do the twindicator mod to mine...

Do a how to when you do  :wink:

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Wazzzer on 14 April 2012, 22:48

What, a how to on completely destroying a perfectly good set of joeyed lights  :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: ALBEEEEY on 15 April 2012, 01:08

Quote from: Mr_Orange on 14 April 2012, 17:29

Cheers fella, I've saved it to favourites :shocked:  :wink:

I was also watching some skirts and forgot to bid, they went for £3!   :sick:

Pays to put in vague searches and see what they turn up.

W T F  :shocked:

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Mr_Orange on 15 April 2012, 07:47

Quote from: richw911 on 14 April 2012, 17:23

Well done!  :laugh:

There is some help here

http://www.vwforum.com/forums/f15/diy-joey-mod-mk4-gti-golf-48315/

What's the masking stuff they use in that guide, is it posh cling film?  Will masking tape suffice?

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: richw911 on 15 April 2012, 10:45

Quote from: Mr_Orange on 15 April 2012, 07:47

Quote from: richw911 on 14 April 2012, 17:23

Well done!  :laugh:

There is some help here

http://www.vwforum.com/forums/f15/diy-joey-mod-mk4-gti-golf-48315/

What's the masking stuff they use in that guide, is it posh cling film?  Will masking tape suffice?

Im not 100% sure, I dont see why masking tape cant be used  :undecided:

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Mr_Orange on 19 April 2012, 19:48

Whoever says they can split a set of headlamps using the oven is a f##kin liar!  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: T_J_G on 19 April 2012, 20:01

Told you ;) US lights are held together differently IIRC

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Toby on 19 April 2012, 20:12

yeah there a coont!!  :grin: smash the glass and buy new glass FTW!

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 19 April 2012, 22:03

Quote from: Wazzzer on 14 April 2012, 21:40

I want to do the twindicator mod to mine...

me too. always wonderd what to do with fogs though dont wana get rid of them?

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: thatwillis on 19 April 2012, 23:31

Yeah i hear the genuine headlights don't split at all! Aftermarket ones do tho  :smiley:

Title: Re: Headlight win
Post by: Mr_Orange on 20 April 2012, 18:48

I have one wrecked headlamp in the basement as testament to this  :embarassed: