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Old 07-07-2011, 04:39 PM
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So I had this idea that I want to share

So guys, I have an 2010 Audi A5 and hate the orange reflectors on my headlights as they make the car look so ugly. So I went ahead and measured the dimensions of the reflector, had it drawn out on CAD and sent it to a plastic shop to have the template cut out...here is the final result...

Here is a pic of before



and after









Since my mom owns a W204 C class, I am thinking of doing the same thing to it...I will post up some pics once I finish the project for my mom's car
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That's kinda cool because it's removable, but most people just use that spray on tint stuff

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very nice A5 , i almost traded my 350 in for a S5 a few months back
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nice A5...

for your Mom's 204, you just need to buy stealth bulbs or spray paint the front turn signal bulb. For the rear, you can do the same thing or buy the LED's from AZN Optics.

for the sidemarkers, there's a handful of aftermarket shades or clear replacements.
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Hi who made the Plastic mould for you and can you let me no the company's details I need a plastic trim made for my w204 thanks
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Very cool. Is it like Lamin-x?
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Clean car, looks great. you know you can open the lights and remove the amber reflectors pretty easily right?
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Hi who made the Plastic mould for you and can you let me no the company's details I need a plastic trim made for my w204 thanks
I made them. They are not plastic, they are just vinyl
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Originally Posted by AskDrTodd
Clean car, looks great. you know you can open the lights and remove the amber reflectors pretty easily right?
I know I can do that but for A5, but I do not want to take the risk of opening the headlight myself or paid someone to do that...cuz i think it's kinda risky...
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Originally Posted by gpxluke
I know I can do that but for A5, but I do not want to take the risk of opening the headlight myself or paid someone to do that...cuz i think it's kinda risky...
meh. takes about an hour per light. less if you've done it before, and more if you're scared to death (like I was the first time). Headlights are pretty easy to take apart, just make sure your oven isn't too hot or you don't focus on one area too much with the heat gun. easy as pie.
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Has everyone had to buy a stealth bulb for their sidemarker? On my 2009 c300 my sidemarkers bulbs were clear...

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