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02-01-2010, 01:48 PM | #1 |
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Tekarbon... Headlights... how did you do it?
ok i know there has been numerous threads regarding baking headlights... cant be done... etc..etc...
So how did Tekarbon do it? i sent them an email and waiting to hear back.... If anyone from Tekarbon or anyone in general that knows how to get inside these headlights please.... let me know... let us all know...
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02-02-2010, 01:53 AM | #4 |
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i believe it's because magic is required, dunno if you have some lying around, but otherwise you'll be SOL. tekarbon just so happens to have a wizard on staff to take care of such issues.
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Dont think Eric would give up a trade secret.
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J factor and K2 are right.... received an email from eric... its top secret lol
i did however find a thread on Z4-forum.com.... http://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic....lit=Angel+Eyes Not really magic... just extra $$$ and ebay.... and a little bit of skillz....
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02-02-2010, 12:05 PM | #7 |
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ah man. saw that thread on z4-forum also and thought there had to be another way. i guess we'll never know.
unless they use this method which doesnt require you to seperate the front plastic from the rear: http://www.zroadster.com/forum/bmw_z...t-37_pics.html |
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I WILL LET THE WORLD KNOW!!!!
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02-02-2010, 01:33 PM | #9 |
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I've heard from fairies that there is a very specific temperature/time you need to bake it at. Its much hotter then most headlights as the glue used doesn't melt at a low temperature, its also on the border of melting the entire headlight itself so its a pretty high risk trial and error unless you have spare Z4 headlights lying around. Tekarbon just happens to have found out or figured it out, its going to be a well guarded secret for sure.
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They are cut open and re-sealed
I (and others) have tried baking these and it doesn't work, only option is cutting, Mystery solved
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Here are some pics of a tekarbon headlight, You can see where they cut if anyones wants to give it a go
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i guess it wouldn't be that hard.... zip wheel hooked to a compressor (or hi-speed dremmel) would be skinny enough to cut through the adhesive and not break away any of the housing or lense. hmmmmmmmmmmm
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