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    When I went to black house my eBay ome replacement headlights, they came apart really nicely after pulling the oven trick. Now, I tried this with the new ome corners that came with those headlights and it appears that they may be glued w/ something different than the main housings- because for the life of me I cant get them apart. I have seen black housed ome corners on here before, so there must be a way to do this. Im thinking maybe nail polish remover to dissolve the glue? idk, I don't wanna mess them up either......any thoughts?

    http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=143599

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    lol i just tried this yesterday and broke the fuck out of both of 'em ....i dont really care i had mismatched corners and im gonna replace them anyways but i know exactly what your going through!! good luck
    92 4 Dr Ex-sold/91 civic hatch(bad head)/93 civic vx

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      #3
      Both sets of my corners (OEM and ebay shits) came off easily. I used the screwdriver method, slowly and gently prying around the edges repeatedly until it came off.

      I blackhoused my OEMs. I left the 'socket' area where the bulbs are chrome so they still reflect (behind the reflector) and it looks ok. Have some pics somewhere.

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        #4
        Yeah, me too. Here's my experience, if it helps:

        OEM = hard backing, lens very quick to cloud/melt if overheated
        eBay = soft backing, "hard-as-rock" glue, lens cracked easily but no clouding

        IMO, you'd have better luck w/ oems, since the materials are more durable, both lens and back part. Good luck and when you figure out a way, pls. let us know. I would, but I've only got one set left.

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          #5
          Im going to scout for some clean ome's then. If I have to, I can polish them to look new. Ya, I have the eagle eyes brand of eBay ome headlights, I really don't recommend the corners they come with for anyone who may want to take them apart for anything...lol Wish it would chill out w/ the rain here for a few days so i don't have to walk through a lake @ the junkyard to find some. thanks guys

          http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=143599

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            #6
            Originally posted by s-Lowcb7 View Post
            lol i just tried this yesterday and broke the fuck out of both of 'em ....i dont really care i had mismatched corners and im gonna replace them anyways but i know exactly what your going through!! good luck
            hahaha same shit here bro. i think the stocks woulda looked nice blacked out too. o well at least i got my ebay ones still

            RIP to my SexyAuto

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              #7
              Here's what I did to mine:

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                #8
                I like that

                Im hitting the junk yard here soon, hopefully they will have some I can make look like that

                http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=143599

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