I find that I can disassemble the Depo's all in one shot but the stockers I have to head 3 times to get them apart. The 2 screwdriver suggestion is good too. You can get a heat gun on ebay or at Harbor Freight for like $10-$20 & it really is helpful on the disassembly & especially the re-assembly.
It's fun to see how others do things. Nice work!
yeah depos i don't even heat up. i just start prying really
Thanks for the info. Would you have to do the vacuumeforming if you were going to use a shroud?
no not at all. thats just the method i chose to do. look at the headlight in my sig. thats w/o vacuforming. you can use anything for a shroud thats heat resistant, and round. its all up to your imagination. but remember one thing. cut alittle at a time, then test fit between each cut.
Might want to mention what are you cutting that 22ga steel with? Shears, Dremel, Die Grinder w/ cutoff wheel etc... I use Lexan or Aluminum (gauge varies) as It's easier to cut & drill.
Are you getting that .08 plastic for vac forming at Lowes/ Home Depot? If so what size is the sheet? Might want to mention needing to cut it down to size so it fits your frame & into the oven.
What HP vacuum are you using? Could make a difference on people's results.
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I use 26 gauge steel that I cut with a shear. If you bend a 1/8" bead up around the edge it becomes about as stiff as can be. There's no need to use the heavier gauge stuff, as it tends to eat cutoff wheels up (22g is too thick for a shear to cut through).
Might want to mention what are you cutting that 22ga steel with? Shears, Dremel, Die Grinder w/ cutoff wheel etc... I use Lexan or Aluminum (gauge varies) as It's easier to cut & drill.
Are you getting that .08 plastic for vac forming at Lowes/ Home Depot? If so what size is the sheet? Might want to mention needing to cut it down to size so it fits your frame & into the oven.
What HP vacuum are you using? Could make a difference on people's results.
all that minus the vac hp (3hp) is listed in the parts list :
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just curious, were are you all buying your projectors from?
ebay, my friend owns a body shop and i've gotten a couple pairs from him, the g35's i got from motorboy, and others i've gotten from the retrofit source.
-$200 to give to your g/f to go away while you do this
so thats why retros are so damn expensive!
i would be able to pump these things out like it was nothing if i didn't have her over my shoulder bitching the entire time. i'm off tomorrow, with the house to myself, i'm can alot done.
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