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post Mar 4, 2008 - 11:28 AM
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The mounts that hold my left headlight housing broke the other day and Ive temporarily put some krazy glueon there to hold it in place but I really need to replace it soon. Does anyone know how much the headlight with the entire housing assembly would go for?
 
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post Mar 6, 2008 - 11:33 AM
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QUOTE(D-Man @ Mar 5, 2008 - 11:48 AM) [snapback]649475[/snapback]

QUOTE(emachine @ Mar 5, 2008 - 12:30 PM) [snapback]649470[/snapback]

yeah its jus the tabs that are broken, so would any auto garage be able to fix em?


DUDE! stop now.

Go to walmart, go to the automotive section and buy a "fiberglass kit" for $10. okay? Now, follow the directions and put that thing back together.

Auto shop is going to say it's unfixable; charge you dealerhsip price for a new one, then labor, and installation, then tax...

that kit comes with everything you need and then some. You will not be needing the fibercloth. Just the resin hardner, and the mixer-stick and cup.

Clean the broken tab; and where it attaches really well. Poor about 2 ounces of resin into the cup, and probly about 15-20 drops of hardener. I'd just give it a quick squirt. Mix it up really well; and If you have spray adhisive, go ahead and spray the tab and the the housing; just give it a *quick spray where your going to be sealing. then apply a layre of fiberglass mixture between the tab and the housing, and hold it together for a few minitues. If your wife has a blowdryer that would be fantastic for someone to hold to dry these parts. After it begins to hold enough for you to take your hands off, Apply more. get a good coat all around the break in the tab because your going to want it to hold.

Let it dry, and BAM, it's fixed. yeah, it looks kind of crazy, but for a 15 minitue job, You'd look kinda crazy for speding $200+ lol. Besides, it's not how it looks, it's how it works. wink.gif

Happy glassing~


Ok so the break is kind of weird, the whole top mount of the headlight is broken in two pieces.. one 1 inch long piece at the top (with the hole for the screw), and then another piece that just kinda shattered from the plastic headlight housing itself. Should I put the fibercloth on the headlight housing so i will hold better?

I can take pics when i get home and post em here

Posts in this topic
- emachine   Man my left head light mount broke :/   Mar 4, 2008 - 11:28 AM
- - D-Man   QUOTE(emachine @ Mar 4, 2008 - 12:28...   Mar 4, 2008 - 12:09 PM
- - emachine   yeah its jus the tabs that are broken, so would an...   Mar 5, 2008 - 11:30 AM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE(emachine @ Mar 5, 2008 - 12:30...   Mar 5, 2008 - 11:48 AM
- - GriffGirl   Is fiberglass going to be sturdy enough for someth...   Mar 5, 2008 - 12:00 PM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE(GriffGirl @ Mar 5, 2008 - 1:00...   Mar 5, 2008 - 12:21 PM
|- - GriffGirl   QUOTE(D-Man @ Mar 5, 2008 - 9:2...   Mar 5, 2008 - 2:23 PM
- - njccmd2002   ebay also... I'd use fiberglass...   Mar 5, 2008 - 1:27 PM
- - vincecs64   i would weld it with a plastic welder. I dont kno...   Mar 5, 2008 - 1:47 PM
- - D-Man   Oh, well as i said, to each their own. Griff, yo...   Mar 5, 2008 - 2:36 PM
- - emachine   alrighty Ill head over to wal mart this afternoon ...   Mar 6, 2008 - 8:48 AM
- - D-Man   After you get it fixed, there are a set of screws ...   Mar 6, 2008 - 9:38 AM
- - emachine   LOL alrighty Ill get to workin on that this aftern...   Mar 6, 2008 - 11:28 AM
- - emachine   QUOTE(D-Man @ Mar 5, 2008 - 11...   Mar 6, 2008 - 11:33 AM
- - D-Man   def need pics. I kinda understand what your talki...   Mar 6, 2008 - 11:55 AM
- - 95st-celica   GUY'S, Guy's, guy's...no...its called ...   Mar 6, 2008 - 11:56 AM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE(95st-celica @ Mar 6, 2008 - 1...   Mar 6, 2008 - 1:37 PM
|- - GriffGirl   QUOTE(D-Man @ Mar 6, 2008 - 10...   Mar 6, 2008 - 2:19 PM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE(GriffGirl @ Mar 6, 2008 - 3:19...   Mar 6, 2008 - 2:34 PM
- - emachine   lol alrighty ill post them here and pm them to you...   Mar 6, 2008 - 11:57 AM
- - Tigawoods   mine is broken as well. my light is pointing about...   Mar 6, 2008 - 12:04 PM
- - emachine   man, my friend and I went to wal mart yesterday af...   Mar 7, 2008 - 5:21 AM


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