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HELP!

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:08 am
by REDDERthanyours
trying to remove old bumper...

driver's side completely free... passenger side still holding on like an ethiopian with a McDonald's voucher...

Re: HELP!

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:17 am
by bjk
Have you undone all the bolts.

Re: HELP!

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 12:10 pm
by REDDERthanyours
obviously not... half the bolts can't have been in it seems...

so frustrating

ImageIMG_5382 by bryanplimer, on Flickr

Re: HELP!

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 12:45 pm
by bjk
That's usual. It's not been zip tied somewhere random? :lol:

Re: HELP!

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:52 pm
by mezje
bjk wrote:That's usual. It's not been zip tied somewhere random? :lol:
Ha! I had this issue but on the drivers side, some dude had drilled another screw in somewhere stupid... Just take a good look, youll find something odd I', sure of it...

Re: HELP!

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:48 pm
by REDDERthanyours
that;s how it remains... out of light... out of weekend...

Re: HELP!

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:54 pm
by REDDERthanyours
on the plus side... i got my weather strips installed... dunno if i like them... after all this time...

ImageIMG_5362 by bryanplimer, on Flickr

ImageIMG_5363 by bryanplimer, on Flickr

certainly don't like that visible clip...

and i got my reflector panel on between the tail lights...

hated that... painted it black... so now i have to retint my lights so it looks like this...

ImageIMG_5371 by bryanplimer, on Flickr

but then i will have to figure out how to get what i really want...

ImageIMG_5374 by bryanplimer, on Flickr

Re: HELP!

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:57 pm
by Daniel2019
REDDERthanyours wrote:and i got my reflector panel on between the tail lights...

hated that... painted it black... so now i have to retint my lights so it looks like this...
FFS :facepalm:

Re: HELP!

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:50 pm
by Technikhaus
That poor reflector panel...

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:51 am
by Vectose
Why not just plasti dip that section of the rear bar and sell the reflector panel. lol

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:53 am
by Vectose
And you won't be able to make tail lights like that. The actual tail light housing takes about an inch all the way around, so the rings can't be that close to body.

As well as not enough room to diffuse the leds to get the continuous ring look.

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:00 am
by bjk
Vectose wrote:And you won't be able to make tail lights like that. The actual tail light housing takes about an inch all the way around, so the rings can't be that close to body.

As well as not enough room to diffuse the leds to get the continuous ring look.
Could just paint the circles on with reflective red paint m9

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:10 am
by Vectose
Still wouldn't get it that close to body. lol

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:12 am
by bjk
Vectose wrote:Still wouldn't get it that close to body. lol
Yeah I meant on the outside of the lens. :lol:

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:15 am
by Vectose
Wouldn't output a ring at night though.

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:22 am
by bjk
Vectose wrote:Wouldn't output a ring at night though.
I think you're missing how sarcastic I am being. :cheeky:

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:26 am
by Vectose
Nah, I got that. Just wanted to see how far you'd go. haha

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:32 am
by bjk
Vectose wrote:Nah, I got that. Just wanted to see how far you'd go. haha
Well you could make it reflective and glow in the dark I suppose...

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:35 am
by Vectose
Nah, not bright enough

Re: HELP!

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:00 am
by bjk
Vectose wrote:Nah, not bright enough
Attach the LEDs to the outside of the lens.