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Old 05-25-2008, 10:26 PM
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changing orange reflector on headlights

is there anyway to change the orange reflector in the headlights to a clear or red one? is there somewhere where i can buy just the reflector?
 
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Old 05-25-2008, 10:30 PM
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not that i know of but alot of people(including me) have just removed it, you can even do it with out taking the headlight apart but is harder and easier to mess things up
 
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Old 05-25-2008, 10:31 PM
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i haven't looked at it closely. is it just a sticker? or is it clipped on there somehow?
 

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sorry for the blurry pics

 
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Old 05-25-2008, 10:37 PM
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i guess it doesn't look bad. i think i will just remove mine. how did you remove it without taking the headlight apart?
 
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Old 05-25-2008, 10:39 PM
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pull the headlight off and take all the bulbs out then stick a screwdriver up the hole to pop the reflector off, i suggest to try to get the rear most part to pop off first. then get some needle nose plyers, and a screw driver and start smashing it up into small pieces and shake the pieces out. i also used tin snips which worked great but not everyone has them
 
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Old 05-25-2008, 10:40 PM
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Just keep in mind that no amber light on the side of the vehicle is in violation of the law and 1) you could be cited, 2) if you're in an accident, lacking the amber light could be used against you.
 
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Old 05-25-2008, 10:41 PM
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ok. i will try some different things and see if i can get it to work.
 
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Just keep in mind that no amber light on the side of the vehicle is in violation of the law and 1) you could be cited, 2) if you're in an accident, lacking the amber light could be used against you.
But tcope - if you use stealth bulbs in there, you'd have the amber running lights. There just wouldn't be an amber lens in the light to look at during the day.

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i have the reflector removed with all clear bulb (not stealth those are sitting in my closet cuz i didnt like them) and hids and never getten any trouble for it
 
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Old 05-26-2008, 06:37 PM
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im also running a clear bulb in my corners.

Actually for a while i ran a blue bulb that shined more of a silver light
 
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Old 05-26-2008, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman03SprCrw
im also running a clear bulb in my corners.

Actually for a while i ran a blue bulb that shined more of a silver light
what a coincidence i used to have a blue bulb (you can see it in the blinker of the projectors in my sig)
 
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Old 05-26-2008, 06:50 PM
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Stock:


Blue:


Clear:



I have thought about removing the orange at the bottom of the corner housing too
 
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Old 05-26-2008, 08:21 PM
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ya after looking at it i think i will just leave it. funny but i never realized it was a light. i thought it was just a reflector.
 


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