Interior/Exterior Painting Headlight Housing (aka Joey Mod)
2nd Gear
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It def would be. But it's not gonna be that easy for me as we have a non xenon headlamps so I 1st have to make sure I can convert it and make it functional. Then after that disassemble the unit and start playing around. I'll start a separate thread if ever I get the headlights.
3rd Gear
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Connecticut
Originally Posted by schooner2
There is a guy here in are utah mini club that has done this, he is going to help me get mine apart, he said he had to break around some tinny bolts, not sure how bad but he said you cant see it and it went back togeather with no problem he said now the has done one, the second one will be very easy to do! I think that electic blue in the head light would look sweet!!
5th Gear
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Chesapeake, Virginia
I really want to hear what makes the Mini Cooper headlight soo hard to take apart... I have taken apart lots of headlights...
It's not hard to do, once you do it a few times...
Please, let us know as soon as someone has them apart !!!
It's not hard to do, once you do it a few times...
Please, let us know as soon as someone has them apart !!!
Former Vendor
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: oh10
Originally Posted by chows4us
If that were available, it would be AWESOME ... well done nice bling.
yes yes....painting over chrome is now "bling"
It's strictly a visual upgrade....but i dont think removing chrome could possibly be about bling
Turbius Maximus
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Infinity and beyond
there's the buzzer! Hammer ready!
edit: after trying 180 degrees....I had no success...just bending plastic...I am going to put it back in for ten minutes at 200...I will get it opened!
edit: after trying 180 degrees....I had no success...just bending plastic...I am going to put it back in for ten minutes at 200...I will get it opened!
Turbius Maximus
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From: Infinity and beyond
yeah no prob...LOL...lemme get the camera..she's all done...here's a little something something in the mean time!! yes the outter cover was quite beat....the Mini this light came off had some 95000 miles...
Turbius Maximus
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Infinity and beyond
hold shift then hit refresh...I updated the pics...one of them was small for some reason...
thanks for turning me on to this thread btw....it was fun...to all who posted the "how to" stuff thanks!!
I am glad I could help to solve another MINI mystery...LOL...
thanks for turning me on to this thread btw....it was fun...to all who posted the "how to" stuff thanks!!
I am glad I could help to solve another MINI mystery...LOL...
Former Vendor
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: oh10
Originally Posted by Tuls
hold shift then hit refresh...I updated the pics...one of them was small for some reason...
thanks for turning me on to this thread btw....it was fun...to all who posted the "how to" stuff thanks!!
I am glad I could help to solve another MINI mystery...LOL...
thanks for turning me on to this thread btw....it was fun...to all who posted the "how to" stuff thanks!!
I am glad I could help to solve another MINI mystery...LOL...
What exactly did you have to do? Were there other things?
4th Gear
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Newcastle, England, UK
Originally Posted by Tuls
there's the buzzer! Hammer ready!
edit: after trying 180 degrees....I had no success...just bending plastic...I am going to put it back in for ten minutes at 200...I will get it opened!
edit: after trying 180 degrees....I had no success...just bending plastic...I am going to put it back in for ten minutes at 200...I will get it opened!
I might have a play at doing this! 
3rd Gear
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 241
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From: Connecticut
Originally Posted by Tuls
hold shift then hit refresh...I updated the pics...one of them was small for some reason...
thanks for turning me on to this thread btw....it was fun...to all who posted the "how to" stuff thanks!!
I am glad I could help to solve another MINI mystery...LOL...
thanks for turning me on to this thread btw....it was fun...to all who posted the "how to" stuff thanks!!
I am glad I could help to solve another MINI mystery...LOL...
Thanks very much. So you just upped the temperature to 200 degrees for 10 minutes and that released the glue? Did you melt any of the plastic housing or find any other problems?