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Old March 5th 2005, 12:43
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Ya Mike, remove the H4 glass and it's sweet. The beam is great. DON'T buy the hella H4 for this, they're too good. The epoxy used to hold the glass to the housing is hardcore and a bitch to remove. Use the Empi one's from ACN, they have soft compound holding the glass which is much easier to remove.

I have a Tech Article almost done (needs a few more picts) on how to do this plus the daylight running lights in the bumper, but for now, to make the H4 modification for pre67 headlights:
1. Remove the bulb from the rear of the housing
2. Pack the housing with packing peanuts to keep the broken glass from scratching the chrome plating
3. Smash the glass with a hammer
4. Pull the broken glass out, trying for big chunks free along the rim for easier clean up
5. Use a plastic scraper to remove the residual bonding compound from the rim of the housing -- don't use a screw driver or you'll slip and scratch the chrome...
6. Paint the pre67 headlight housing and lamp retainer your choice of color -- I used Eastwoods Almost Chrome Paint (p/n 10352 Z) -- nice bright results.
7. Finish with Bosch/Hella glass (911 or euro fluted)

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