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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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Default I have pics!!!

Here it is:

I pulled the headlights and had the buckets painted.
I had a roush hood scoop and a set of roush louvers painted.
also to get painted was the stock rockers
and last a SS rear lip. I had the driver side cut out. know I am just waiting for a Stock GT CAT back exhaust. I have been seeing them on ebay for around $150 with shipping

the headlights look sweet in the sunlight!!!!!!

also just got the plenum cover


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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 09:28 PM
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Default RE: I have pics!!!

here is some more


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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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Default RE: I have pics!!!

the last one is what my dad has on the tailgate of his F-250

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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 02:15 AM
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That looks great! How were the sequential tail lights to install?
Old Nov 10, 2005 | 02:53 AM
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http://www.meter4it.com/2005_Mustang.htm

here is where I got them from. there is a install doc page for you to look over


I put them in myself, they took about 1/2 hour. Really easy to follow instructions

the main reason I bought this setup over all the others was the fact that this one has a chase setting and the normal sequential setting. I have mine set to chase. check out the videos!!

let me know if you need any more help
Old Nov 10, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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Scheetz83...

THAT looks AWESOME man!... Great JOB!

Did you do the headlight pull yourself, or did the shop do it. There is a LOT of conversation on here about what the process is of getting the Headlight assmebly appart and back together again.

I got the Metric Chasers too... they constantly get comments. It is fun to watch in the Rearview of the people behind me talking when I turn on my blinkers or hit my brakes.

Also - the brake lighs are HELLA BRIGHT with all three sections light up. It almost blinds people - - I see people at night looking away at a stop light to shield their eyes.
Old Nov 10, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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I totally screwed up. I was going to take pics of the whole process for the headlights.... then i forgot

But here is a quick sunopis

1) to pull the headlight you need to pull the whole front bumper cover off

a) 3 screw in the lower front of each wheel well

b) you should be able to pop the lower splash guard out from behind the lip on the bumper

b) pull the splash guard toward the tire so you can reach behind (it helps to position the wheels ether far left or right depending on side) and you will see 2 nuts that need to be removed

c) last the 2 bolts on the top of the grille posts

d) disconnect the side marker lights and pull the cover off

2) pull the 3 bolts holding the headlight on and disconnect the bulb

3) now the tricky part. I used a regular heat gun to heat the out side edge up. there are 4 clips that are around their out side edge of the lexan, i just snapped them off.(i got tired of fighting with them)

4) with the aid of the heat gun i slowly heated the edge up then i used a small screw driver to apply pressure and try to pop it off. once the small screwdriver did all it could i progressed to a lager one, I went through 4 sizes before i sucssesfuly got it off.

Note:: this will chew the edge of the lights up But is what i did once the where back together i took a soldering iron and melted the edge all the why around the lexan and housing. not a factory look but it look pretty good

5)once you get the lexan off you will be probably as shocked as i was to find out that the inner bucket, the part with the louvers comes out. Look at the seal channel there are 4 areas in which the bucket is glued in I got a really small screw driver and it poped out no problem


6) paint

7) clean the seal channel really good i used a screw driver also it may help to heat it up but be careful, if you heat it up to much your screw driver my poke a hole through it

8) to seal them back up go out and buy about 5-6 bar claps. I went cheap. figure out how you are going to clamp it back together and even do it a few times prior to gluing. YOU DONT WANT TO SCREW THIS UP AND HAVE FOG LIGHTS. AND NOT THE GT KIND

8) I used a BLACK RTV ADHESIVE sealant. Sqeez the glue in to the channel (2 people need) dont fill it all the way up about 3/4 then take a screw driver and run it through the channel spreading it from side to side so both walls have glue on them then add glue where you think it need it.

9) take you freshly painted part and put back in add glue to 4 the tabs.

10) put the lexan back on CLAMP, but dont crack it let set for 24hrs and reassemble

also make sure you clean the headlights inside and the inside of the lexan prior ot reassemble

hope this helps Street seanse has a PDF on there web site for installing there front fasceia it has a back down on pulling the bumper also

if you guys need any more help let me know

well i need to go back to work now befor i get found out
later all
Old Nov 10, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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also about the chassers it is fun to see people behind you. there ponting at them, and you just know that is what they are lookinh at. I like to kick the 4ways on that way they know i saw them then they wave
Old Nov 10, 2005 | 05:53 PM
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what do the sequential tail lights do? i don't really get it.
Old Nov 10, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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where did you get the plenum cover from?



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