GRRRR...clear corner issue. need ideas...
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GRRRR...clear corner issue. need ideas...
Ok, so I got a set of clear corners off Ebay. WEEEEEE excitement. right. I'm hoping someone has had a similar issue.
Here's a picture of the problem and I'll explain below...
So the clear corner is on the left and the stock corner is on the right. These are both the right side corners. Can anyone tell me where the problem is? Anyone? Bueller? lol Ok, so that's not the best picture either. The wide notch for the bulb holder is in the wrong location. If you put the bulb into the factory housing, it's designed so it will only go in one way and spin one direction, up...so that you can connect the harness to it. The clear corner on the left has the notch in the wrong spot so the holder doesn't rotate to the correct location, which prevents you from connecting the harness. seems like a design flaw to me.
Has anyone else had a similar issue with their aftermarket corners? I don't really want to do any "modifications" to the light before I find out what the seller says. Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated guys. Thanks.
Here's a picture of the problem and I'll explain below...
So the clear corner is on the left and the stock corner is on the right. These are both the right side corners. Can anyone tell me where the problem is? Anyone? Bueller? lol Ok, so that's not the best picture either. The wide notch for the bulb holder is in the wrong location. If you put the bulb into the factory housing, it's designed so it will only go in one way and spin one direction, up...so that you can connect the harness to it. The clear corner on the left has the notch in the wrong spot so the holder doesn't rotate to the correct location, which prevents you from connecting the harness. seems like a design flaw to me.
Has anyone else had a similar issue with their aftermarket corners? I don't really want to do any "modifications" to the light before I find out what the seller says. Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated guys. Thanks.
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dotcomracing on Ebay. I just sent him an email. He should get back to me today since he's 3 hours behind me. We'll see what he says. If he tells me to send them back, Ihave a decision to make. I'd really like to get the clear black corners, so I can either bake the stock and the Ebay ones, swap the lenses and paint the chrome background on the stockers or I can try to buy a set of clears with a chrome back, bake them and paint them. I don't really see the point of spending more money though. I really like the 06 corners and would love to paint them, but I'm not too excited about putting a $70.00 pair of corners in the oven lol
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Ok, I think I might have an idea. I think I might take the stock corners, bake them, paint the inside of them black and then put the orange lenses back on. I saw a set similar to that on Ebay and kinda liked the look. We'll see if I feel the same way after I get them apart....er melt them lol
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Ok, so I baked the factory corners and painted them. 250 for about 8 minutes, popped right apart. I'm getting pretty good at this baking lights thing lol
I'm going to try and send back the Ebay ones. I didn't want to chance destroying them in the oven. I'm actually pretty happy with the results. I'm sure not everyone will like the look, but I think it looks good. That's what matters right? lol Anyways, here's the results...
Once the UPS man brings my HID's and I get everything put back together, I'll snap some day and night pictures.
I'm going to try and send back the Ebay ones. I didn't want to chance destroying them in the oven. I'm actually pretty happy with the results. I'm sure not everyone will like the look, but I think it looks good. That's what matters right? lol Anyways, here's the results...
Once the UPS man brings my HID's and I get everything put back together, I'll snap some day and night pictures.
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Just take small steps...maybe 5 minutes first and see if you can get them to wiggle a little. Theymake a really weird squeaking noise when they're going to come apart lol