Front blackout Install Question
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From: Bada bing bada bling FL
Front blackout Install Question
I got a set of blackouts for my car. The back ones go on easy but the fronts ones are more difficult. I cannot figure out how to move the front brake air ducts over far enough to loosen the turn signal lights. Any pro's here know how to do this?
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Originally Posted by 03Ragtop
You don't need to loosen anything. Just push along the top of the turn signals and they'll bend inwards, allowing you to slip the blackouts in. Great looking mod IMHO. 
There is a spring holding the lens ***'y in place at the top. A word of caution...put tape temporarily around the rearmost paint as the blackout will scrape that area. After it is in, remove the tape.
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Thanks for the responses. Man, that was easy. I actually tried to push in on the lights in the beginning but I didn't push at the top... once I did that it sprang right back. I didn't even need tape. I agree this is a cool looking mod. I also pulled out my #2 fuse to get rid of that DRL and make it look meaner.
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Originally Posted by JChrisF
Thanks for the responses. Man, that was easy. I actually tried to push in on the lights in the beginning but I didn't push at the top... once I did that it sprang right back. I didn't even need tape. I agree this is a cool looking mod. I also pulled out my #2 fuse to get rid of that DRL and make it look meaner.
Nice Mod..
..its about time you finally did the blackouts......Pics please...
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Originally Posted by JChrisF
Hey Stu... I put the backs on a while back and got pics but I don't have any of the fronts yet... they'll be coming soon enough. Happy Easter.
Nice looking...
...I remember the rear blackouts...thougth you would have finished the front...or that I had missed it...
...night cruising only for you???...
...hmmm "Stuz Cruz for Bugz"
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From: Bada bing bada bling FL
Originally Posted by stuart
Nice looking...
...I remember the rear blackouts...thougth you would have finished the front...or that I had missed it...
...night cruising only for you???...
...hmmm "Stuz Cruz for Bugz"
...I remember the rear blackouts...thougth you would have finished the front...or that I had missed it...
...night cruising only for you???...
...hmmm "Stuz Cruz for Bugz"
If I would have known putting the front blackouts on were going to be this easy you'd have seen them when you saw the rears.
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Nice to know that the turn signals have a little play in them at the top. Learn new things all the time on here.
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Originally Posted by JChrisF
I think it'd be cool to meet late in the evening... around 7ish at a place like Steak N Shake, have something to eat or drink and let the folks admire our cars then cruise up and down the Blvd like in the good ol' days. It sure would be cooler in the summer. I'd still be for cruising during the day but I have more time in the evening than during the day for it.
If I would have known putting the front blackouts on were going to be this easy you'd have seen them when you saw the rears.
If I would have known putting the front blackouts on were going to be this easy you'd have seen them when you saw the rears.
I like that idea...
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From: Bada bing bada bling FL
I got the same set from Greg.... Push on the top of the turn signal and slide the blackout up into the top while gently bending it slightly to get it into the slot. Then you can slide it around.
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I pushed harder to get the lens to pivot...
...or you could loosen the housing and then tighten up if it doesn't want to give.
