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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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Exclamation Removal of orange blinker sleeves

Sorry if this is a stupid question but do y'all know of a way to remove the orange sleeves that go over the blinker bulbs on the 02-03 headlights? (not the sidemarkers) but the cover that goes over the clear bulb for the turn signal in the headlights.

Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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you have to bake and crack open the headlight itself before you can even touch the cover... but once you have takin it off.. you should think of doin the koji mod... it looks awesome..
Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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you have to bake and crack open the headlight itself before you can even touch the cover... but once you have takin it off.. you should think of doin the koji mod... it looks awesome..
I know teh koji mod looks great but I've heard horror stories about baking my lights.
Old Jul 9, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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I know teh koji mod looks great but I've heard horror stories about baking my lights.
don't do it, stock headlights are the new mod!


I think the "koji" mod only looks good on 04 lights.
Old Jul 10, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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I just don't like the orange part
Old Jul 10, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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Just take out the bulb, break the condom with a screw driver or something, and shake the pieces out.
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by VIBEELEVEN
I know teh koji mod looks great but I've heard horror stories about baking my lights.

i learned the hard way...

don't try on beer number 5...
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 08:02 AM
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Not to be too stupid, but what is the Koji mod? Can someone post a picture?
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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it's where you take the headlight apart and mod it your self. some paint it black, others have done it in the body color.

if i remeber correctly "Koji" means white guy

here's a pic i got of a sonic with the mod
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by dcfc03
don't do it, stock headlights are the new mod!


I think the "koji" mod only looks good on 04 lights.
yes. Stock headlights are in now.
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 08:09 AM
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i should pimp my melted one...
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by newyorkreload
i learned the hard way...

don't try on beer number 5...
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outch. looks like you spilled beer in there.
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Originally Posted by VIBEELEVEN
I had to get crappy e-bay knock offs
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by soggynoodles
outch. looks like you spilled beer in there.

i turned on the wrong filiment in the oven so the one it was far from stayed off and the one it was only about an inch from reached 200.



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