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Re: laninX
« Reply #45 on: January 22, 2009, 11:41:42 am »
I have just ordered some of the pre-cut stuff for mine to. I think I am gonna completely remove the lights and fogs because I want it to be perfect. Let me know how you get on with fitting it Gaz  :happy2:
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« Reply #46 on: January 22, 2009, 11:47:39 am »
use a heat gun or haid dryer on low just to give it some stretch and a credit card or a stiff rubber strip to gently push the stuff on  :happy2: just an idea
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Re: laninX
« Reply #47 on: January 22, 2009, 11:48:41 am »
Quote from: gazbutmk5gti on January 22, 2009, 11:29:01 am
Quote from: joesgti on January 22, 2009, 09:22:42 am
Quote from: neg on January 21, 2009, 11:51:51 pm
Joe, you ever get this done?

did one light at about 7pm in my freezing garage on sunday night, looked sh!t so i ripped it off and went inside. looked good from a distance but the finish around the edges was crap, youl need to remove the lights compleatly to do a decent job.  :smiley:

Did you get the pre-cut stuff or the cut yourself sheet Joe. I've got a pre-cut kit ready to go on the S3, but after reading the destructions its seems the temperature needs to be a bit higher so hangin on till the cars in the garage which should be this weeken :happy2:

i had sheet stuff so cut it myself and looked really crappy at the edges!  :sick:

not tried the pre cut stuff so its probs better
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Re: laninX
« Reply #48 on: January 22, 2009, 02:25:08 pm »
leave your xenons on for a bit :wink:
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Re: laninX
« Reply #49 on: January 22, 2009, 03:04:09 pm »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on January 22, 2009, 11:47:39 am
use a heat gun or haid dryer on low just to give it some stretch and a credit card or a stiff rubber strip to gently push the stuff on  :happy2: just an idea

i did this and they went on fine, no bubbles or creases, the lights just need to be taken off the car to get the best results. the lamin x stuff is pritty thick (not like window tint) so its fairley easy to apply.

oh and incase anybody doesnt know..... you have to take your bumper off to take your lights out  :rolleye:
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Re: laninX
« Reply #50 on: January 22, 2009, 03:05:46 pm »
just dont undoe the bonnet release joe  :signLOL:
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Re: laninX
« Reply #51 on: January 22, 2009, 03:06:20 pm »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on January 22, 2009, 03:05:46 pm
just dont undoe the bonnet release joe  :signLOL:

 :P :P :P

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Re: laninX
« Reply #52 on: January 22, 2009, 03:56:06 pm »
Yeah I'm waiting for warmer temperatures to do mine. Ordered the pre-cut stuff from the US and it took a while to get here, so I don't fancy f*cking it up just for being to eager in this cold weather !
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Re: laninX
« Reply #53 on: January 22, 2009, 04:03:19 pm »
you really dont have to wait for a different climate to fit this stuff  :laugh: its very straight forward
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Re: laninX
« Reply #54 on: January 22, 2009, 04:30:35 pm »
Just heat the laminX and the headlight with a hairdryer Chris!  :smiley:
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Re: laninX
« Reply #55 on: January 22, 2009, 04:56:02 pm »
Quote from: Greenouse on January 22, 2009, 04:30:35 pm
Just heat the laminX and the headlight with a hairdryer Chris!  :smiley:

id recomend doing that in any weather, not just the cold  :smiley:
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Re: laninX
« Reply #56 on: January 22, 2009, 05:10:58 pm »
Quote from: Greenouse on January 22, 2009, 04:30:35 pm
Just heat the laminX and the headlight with a hairdryer Chris!  :smiley:

Yeah, as Joe says..the instructions say to do that anyway to help the film bond onto the shape of the headlights.

It says don't apply in temperatures below 17 Degrees. Considering that it was 5 Degrees here today, I didn't want to risk it!

They took about 4 weeks to arrive from the US, can't be bothered to wait that long, and also the ever-decreasing exchange rate situation doesn't make things better either!

Joe - your comment regarding that the exterior temperature doesn't matter....I'll take your word for it, considering you've already tried. So perhaps I wont wait until it gets to 17 degrees, but into double figures at least! From how you describe it, it just seems that the pitfall of yours was that they were not fitted to the shape of the headlight?
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Re: laninX
« Reply #57 on: January 23, 2009, 03:23:16 pm »
did this on my dinner!!  :party:

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took 15 mins  8)
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Re: laninX
« Reply #58 on: January 23, 2009, 04:09:25 pm »
Ready for the new rear end, very nice.
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