hi all,
going have a go at de-ambering headlights soon on my gen 3 coupe(53 reg).

just wondering what sealant is recommended by anyone who has done this mod. (would say clear silicone do?)
cheers

Thats what I was gonna use when I was thinking of putting a light bar thingy in the gen 1...

i used black on my 3.5 lights but they are black so you wouldnt notice it anyway, just use the same colour thats on them now

i think i remember something about using non setting stuff, but once done i can't see that i would have to open them up again...

yes it was black that i used, takes about 15 mins to warm up with a hair dryer and crack open, then when your done warm it up again and shut them up, then run a bead of the silicone all around and make sure its all sealed

I recommend Tigerseal, best stuff possible.



255 sold cant be wrong.

cheers for the info/link, the tigerseal looks like a good bet

do i take it faznloz you left the old sealant in place??

I've done a few sets, and I've always used black Tec-7.

http://www.novatech.be/index.php?st=pro ... c7&taal=en

yes m8 just warm it back up b4 you put them back together then use some xtra sealent to make sure its all sealed

Are there any sealants which are available from B&Q or Wickes (Two stores within easy reach for me, saves waiting for eBay postage) which would do the job?

Also what paint would be best for making the silver bits black?

dnt know about paint but i used b&q black kitchen sealent

You can get Tec-7 in B&Q. I think its about a tenner.

Get a can of matt black spray paint if your painting them black

Brill. Will have a poke about tomorrow. Got the rest of the week off work, may violate my lights.

I got some loctite black sealant from halfrauds was £5 a 40ml tube. Also available in clear

I done mine about 4 months ago and I never used any I just reheated the old stuff that was onready stuck to it and it went back on perfect no problems atall

If you’re careful when you take the lights apart and put them back together making sure there’s loads of heat to keep the sealant liquefied there’s no real need to use extra sealant. If you are going to use it make sure its not silicone as it won’t adhere to the existing sealant.

I've heard tigerseal is excellent but it can be a right bitch to get back into your lights!

I've never used tigerseal. I've only ever used tec-7 on headlights. its one of the strongest sealants available but it doesn't 'set' so the headlights are easily re-opened.

I deambered Paul896's headlights and used tec-7 on them. I put angel eyes in a few months later and there was no problem opening them again.

Right, going to pop along to B&Q shortly, will grab some black Tec7 (or their own black kitchen sealant) plus some matt black spray.

Let's just say that's ALL I have... my car, sealant and some spray, what else will I likely be needing, other than the removal tools? Also do any areas need to be masked off? Have seen a few pics of the indicators left with a chrome strip, I assume for reflective purposes?

Shopping list updated then:

Tec-7
Matt Black Spray
Masking Tape

Quickly violated the local B&Q, couldn't spot any Tec-7, and the rest of their sealants were either white, or silicone based, so balls to them, will grab some stuff off eBay or Halfrauds, not in a major rush to get it done

Suprised B&Q didn't have any tec-7 Their main branch in Dublin has a HUGE display of everything in the '7' range. I assumed all the stores would carry the brand.

Get some nail varnish remover. Much cheaper than the paint removal stuff that hardware stores sell. Handy sutff to have in case you get any sealant on the lens. Gets it right off.

The Stafford branch is clearly a bit more useless then. There were some black sealants for guttering, but I didn't think that would do the job.

I may pop into Wickes tomorrow, or take a trawl on ebay later to see what I can find