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Just a few questions.
First, with black masking crystals, I'm assuming that people use a matt black paint, wondering if a gloss black would work just as well or if anyone has or seen what it would like in graphite (rims are going to be that colour, so it would match them)
Also, they almost, slightly, nearly, kind of, dont fit in the oven (which is how i've heard you separate them), is there any other options?
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use whatever paint you want, gloss or matt is fine
other options are heat gun or if you have depo's then you may be lucky with a hot hair dryer 
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I used a hair dryer for mine (depo)
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Brilliant cheers, so I would have to hold a hair dryer over it for about half an hour then! What do you mean by depo? is that a make?
Might have to get vengeful with a hammer
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Yes depo is the make if you have got valeo you will probly struggle to open them with a hair dryer if you have depos it can be done with hair dryer just heat a section at a time and gently prise them open  as i did in them pictures
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heat gun will work.. bring them over at some point, I'll get them apart for you
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^^^^^ this if you have valeo
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heat gun works a trick but dont burn yourself like somebody i know did  erm... gloss black would probably look better than matt black tbh. Ive been thinking of doing mine in ford sea grey so will have to see how it goes!
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good luck with this mate. matt/gloss black imo.
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I was going to say what Jonny said I will get them apart........
But is Jonny is having a go then standard procedure is to give me a ring once he breaks them 
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I won't break them.. anyway, there's a spare set here, and Carl has 2 sets. It'll be fine!
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Lets not lie, you do have a tendency to break things 
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Be very careful with a heat gun a dont force it as you will snap the lense as i found out lol, oven FTW every time, iv done 4 sets via the oven now and it 100x easyer
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just be more patient with a heat gun, then ease the lens out, don't force it!.
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puglove Wrote:Be very careful with a heat gun a dont force it as you will snap the lense as i found out lol, oven FTW every time, iv done 4 sets via the oven now and it 100x easyer how long in the oven and what temp?
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45 mins at gas mark 7 or until it's golden brown
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I like the graphite, doing them black just seems a bit too 'typical'
haha remember its not food and wont taste nice
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Jonny81191 Wrote:45 mins at gas mark 7 or until it's golden brown whats that in electric? 
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I usually just whack it up full n hope I don't burn anything. But as for head lights no idea 
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50 degrees roughly, good temperature to melt shit
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im on it like a tramp on luke warm chips.
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lowest setting possible for the oven and leave them in for like 20 mins ish (until they are nearly too hot to touch) and then use a heat gun to keep it warm where the glue is
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Might have a trip to scrappy at weekend and have a to at these for fcs.
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Thinking of doing mine also.. but shadow chrome...
But that might be too subtle...
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...... what's ........ th...........e crack... wi..th all ....... the .......................???
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you grumpy bastard Carl
Jonny81191 Wrote:Thinking of doing mine also.. but shadow chrome...
But that might be too subtle...
If you haven't split a set of Valeo lights you are in for a shock
And yes shadow chrome would be too subtle
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I have split Valeos before, I know what I'm getting into here lol
Yeah, might just go the wholoe hog and black 'em.......................................................................................
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Jonny81191 Wrote:I have split Valeos before, I know what I'm getting into here lol
Yeah, might just go the wholoe hog and black 'em.......................................................................................
Ok......................... good good......................... just checking
Black is the way to go....................................or something dark coloured at least.............................once you go black you never go back.............................
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