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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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Headlight Clearing

Anyone that knows how to do it, and is willing to help out. I would totally do it, but my mom would freak if I put my headlights in the oven and baked them. If anyone is willing to help out I would really really appreciate it, I can always compensate whomever is willing to do it to a certain degree.

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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 12:45 AM
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Just do it when she isn't home.
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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I want to do mine too, only I'm going to also paint the insides black
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 12:54 AM
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I would help out if you weren't so far
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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I would help out if you weren't so far
I actually stay out in Santa Clara 2 to 3 days a week now. You know me too, ha ha I sold you the Type-R Spark Plug Cover for your DC5 at that school off of Saratoga which is less then 5 minutes from my other house

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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 02:00 AM
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I actually stay out in Santa Clara 2 to 3 days a week now. You know me too, ha ha I sold you the Type-R Spark Plug Cover for your DC5 at that school off of Saratoga which is less then 5 minutes from my other house

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Haha of course I remembered thats why I offered!
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by East Bay STI
Anyone that knows how to do it, and is willing to help out. I would totally do it, but my mom would freak if I put my headlights in the oven and baked them. If anyone is willing to help out I would really really appreciate it, I can always compensate whomever is willing to do it to a certain degree.

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+1! I want to do this so bad, and paint the bezels black. Maybe we can get something together?
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 09:02 AM
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Haha of course I remembered thats why I offered!
Oh good times

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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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let's all go to the Pizza place and see if they would put our headlights in the oven for us. let's pick a location.
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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let's all go to the Pizza place and see if they would put our headlights in the oven for us. let's pick a location.
ROFL, you first.

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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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Yeah I want to do mine too but my oven is cracked out. It only has 2 settings; 'Off' and 'Auschwitz'.
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Yeah I want to do mine too but my oven is cracked out. It only has 2 settings; 'Off' and 'Auschwitz'.

Old Jul 3, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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Try Sears... tell them you want to "test out" some of their fine appliances


On a serious note, was exactly does baking the headlamps do?

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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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Try Sears... tell them you want to "test out" some of their fine appliances


On a serious note, was exactly does baking the headlamps do?
It loosens the epoxy that seals the headlights, basically the only way to do it, or else you bust the headlights and tabs

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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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do owners of non-subarus do that too? The first time i read about headlight baking was in a list of "you know you own a subaru when..." things. It said you know you own a subaru when people look at you like youre crazy when you tell them to put their headlights in the oven to clear them. [/noob]



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