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Post Thu May 05, 2005 10:54 pm

Done one cross for the high beams tonight, think they look okay.

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Post Thu May 05, 2005 10:59 pm

u have been busy today!

phone no credit sorry for no reply today!
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 10:59 pm

bring them round i need to fit them
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:08 pm

Bloody hard work!

Andy will be so easy with your dremmel, i baught the tool and put it on my Drill, but its too heavy to hold for ages.

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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:15 pm

what they made from if you dont mind me asking
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:25 pm

Aluminium sheet,

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Post Fri May 06, 2005 6:41 pm

What's wrong with a Jigsaw with metal blade?

You can buy one for about Ԛ£12, easy!
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 10:13 pm

Er............ what are they Andy :? :?
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 10:17 pm

they are the smoked cut out that goes in the main beam for the smoked headlights lights Rog matey
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 10:28 pm

Cheers Si,but please excuse my dimness this evening how do they work,I can't figure out what you do with them :cry:
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 10:32 pm

Can u see from this pic?
the crosses in the mainbeam?


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Post Fri May 06, 2005 10:37 pm

Oh WOW,thats fookin' ace,is that what makes them looked smoked then? I always thought people had to paint some kind of stuff on the lens,I had no idea it was done using inserts.
Thats darn clever :D
Thanks for the pic Si :cool: :cool:
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 10:43 pm

yeah the smiley bit on the dipped lamps is just painted black bascially too
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 10:45 pm

Simon13 wrote:yeah the smiley bit on the dipped lamps is just painted black bascially too
Best add this to my everlasting "to do" list :D :D
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 12:55 am

E30Adam wrote:What's wrong with a Jigsaw with metal blade?

You can buy one for about Ԛ£12, easy!
Its too hard to use when trying to cut funny angles.

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Post Sat May 07, 2005 1:29 am

huh simon are you saying even the original hellas are just ehse sweird cross shape things? i thought they were 'properly' smoked?
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 1:31 am

Moofles wrote:huh simon are you saying even the original hellas are just ehse sweird cross shape things? i thought they were 'properly' smoked?
Some ones been drinking again!

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Post Sat May 07, 2005 1:45 am

lol no (well yes) but im asking, are the hellas just thow crosses??? simon has real hellas, doesnt he? :O

i thought they were properly smoked? as in the lenses or reflectors....
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 1:47 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote:everlasting "to do" list
haha, it's an e30, what do you expect?
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 12:27 pm

Moofles wrote:lol no (well yes) but im asking, are the hellas just thow crosses??? simon has real hellas, doesnt he? :O

i thought they were properly smoked? as in the lenses or reflectors....
The glass is just normal, they also use this cross for the effect.

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