well the fogs came out went in the oven and got cooked, then painted same colour as car. They are the dogs . Was going to do the lights tonight but after my run in with a bus am leaving them for now until claim goes through.

Got any pics???

(and maybe a workshop guide to doing it??)

doh beat me to it

pics
pics
pics


please

[pics will follow tonight, as for workshop guide there is one already on here somewhere. I stuck them in the oven on about 150 degrees for a few mins to soften the plastic and the glue then got the hairdrier (cheers mam) on to it to realy sorten the area as i worked it loose. I used an undercoat of heat proof paint then sprayed the lensewith granite sky or what ever its called. when i had the lense ready to go back in i heated the unit again in the oven to loosen the glue and bobs your uncle, fanies your aunt there it was all back togehter. need to silicone it tonight to give it a proper seal though.

you the man....

How soft was the plastic after a few minutes....wobbley or still firm

after couple of mins in the oven the plastic was softish, with the first one i took it off at this stage and ended up ripping parts of the housing(not too good but you wont see it). on the second attempt i heated with the hair drier after cooking and it came off no problem. im uploading the pics now so will be on here soon.

looking good

passenger

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driver

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Them's cool !!

Superb Neil....... looking excellent!

Bigger pics for everyone:

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They look fantastic...

Now wheres the paint....

if anyone is colour coding there lights and fogs a little word of warning, make sure you have a deep 10 mil socket and extension bar, and i would get two tins of paint from lexus i got one on started to run low at the end. esential tools for removal etc 10 mill spanner, deep socket, standard 10 mil socket, ratchet philips screw driver. It was recomended to me to take the bumper off to get the headlights off, after doing it i felt it was not necesary, if you take the first 3 bolts out of the arch liner there is enough room to get your ocket in take out the nuts etc. Anyone wants some pointer ask, i'm not an expert though.

[quote name='neil is200' date='Jun 13 2003, 10:15 PM']if anyone is colour coding there lights and fogs a little word of warning, make sure you have a deep 10 mil socket and extension bar, and i would get two tins of paint from lexus i got one on started to run low at the end. esential tools for removal etc 10 mill spanner, deep socket, standard 10 mil socket, ratchet philips screw driver. It was recomended to me to take the bumper off to get the headlights off, after doing it i felt it was not necesary, if you take the first 3 bolts out of the arch liner there is enough room to get your ocket in take out the nuts etc. Anyone wants some pointer ask, i'm not an expert though.[/quote]
what about the fogs ???

fogs were a piece of matey two bolts then pull em out on problem is you need to take the arch liner off the drivers side to remove the bulb.

[quote name='neil is200' date='Jun 13 2003, 10:51 PM']fogs were a piece of matey two bolts then pull em out on problem is you need to take the arch liner off the drivers side to remove the bulb.[/quote]
not mine
bolts out, had headlights out, had arch liner out
couldnt get the ing fogs out

finally got the fogs out today
helps to take wheels off and arch liner off
still a tricky little job

slightly different from mats or neils

[img]http://www.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/albums/Misc/black_fogs.sized.jpg[/img]

Ooohhh you have been a busy boy..........nice job Bazza

[quote name='pee.j' date='Jun 21 2003, 10:58 PM']Ooohhh you have been a busy boy..........nice job Bazza [/quote]
a compliment from peej

i feel honoured

Neil,
Your surposed to mask off the reflective chrome part of the fog light,(the cone shaped part), and just spray the flatter outer edge, this gives a better beam of light with the fogs on.
MUPPET !

Bazza,Posted on Jun 21 2003, 11:19 PM
[quote]a compliment from peej[/quote]

Whats that supposed to mean then



As your into all things[color=red][font="Arial"] red[/color][/font],how about these

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a little hint :

when masking the chrome reflective bit use a low tack mask or you will pull off the chrome plate
or use carefully applied petroleum jelly to the area not being sprayed, dont get on bits you want to paint coz it wont stay on, then just wash it off

they look great bazza

fantastic mate

oooooo clever boy 1 and clever boy 2!!

Looks smart against the red bazza!!

Nice one fellas!!

[quote name='bazza' date='Jun 21 2003, 10:20 PM'][img]http://www.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/albums/Misc/black_fogs.sized.jpg[/img][/quote]
Lookin' good bazz, may need some tip from you later!

heres a good tip..........

East Lancashire Dual caridge way,(Manchester) 3rd exit for Leigh..thers a good tip round there

takes all kinds of houshoild and industrial waste

[quote name='Supracharged-IS340' date='Jun 23 2003, 06:35 PM']heres a good tip..........

East Lancashire Dual caridge way,(Manchester) 3rd exit for Leigh..thers a good tip round there

takes all kinds of houshoild and industrial waste[/quote]
does it have a recycling centre ?

yes..and green activities are encouraged

[quote name='DUNCAN' date='Jun 22 2003, 06:17 PM']Neil,
Your surposed to mask off the reflective chrome part of the fog light,(the cone shaped part), and just spray the flatter outer edge, this gives a better beam of light with the fogs on.
MUPPET ! [/quote]
mine have been done like Neils too.... and no problems with light output to be honest....