The Headlight Rings Pop-Off
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DevilSonic89
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sorry about your luck. The only ones I know of are these, and they only come in red, and are only sold in Australia
edit: also ebay australia
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DevilSonic89
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thats what i need!!!! and thats the color
thanks. do u kno how many comes in a order????thats what i need!!!! and thats the color
I'm guessing it's a full set--anything less seems ridiculous. I'd suggest you try your luck with them on the phone or email and see about the details and if they will ship here. Apparently they are sold on the euro market too, pretty much everywhere but North America. If you google the part# you'll get some hits.
edit: you might try calling the number on their contact page now. . . they are a few hours ahead of us.
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DevilSonic89
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awesome. thanks
no problem. I just hope that you get something worked out. I've never tried to buy something from overseas before. keep us updated.
DevilSonic89
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i will. i might try the ebay one first
daleharalson22
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#10 is the access cover on the back of the headlamp housing. To access the bulbs.
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DevilSonic89
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ok thanks preloader
ThatTmoGuy
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You ever get around to getting the replacement rings or #10 from the diagram?
DevilSonic89
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in the next week or so.
Hello everyone, as I promised, here is the deal with the famous chrome rings. We picked up our Sonic today from the dealer and got the "essential package" which replaces the chrome rings with red ones. We got all our original spare parts back in a box in the boot along with all the instruco's, and for my surprise, the rings aren't just "rings", but more like the whole black fascia of the headlamp, so they dont just "pop off" but you rather have to dismount the front bumper to have access to the headlamp assembly and then dismount the black fascia surrounding the lamps and replace the whole lot with the new red ones. Certainly a bit more work than masking and plasti dipping. Here are some pics.
They do have clips around the ring but as you all know they also have a screw at the bottom, which can't be accessed unless you dismount the whole thing, otherwise if you try to pop them off you will inevitably break them, so DO NOT pop them off unless you can't be bothered doing all this and you don't mind gluing them back. I'm guessing it's the same for the tail lights as someone said before, although a tad simpler as you don't have to dismount the rear bumper. Hope these pics make sense and make it easier for those who want to plasti dip them.
They do have clips around the ring but as you all know they also have a screw at the bottom, which can't be accessed unless you dismount the whole thing, otherwise if you try to pop them off you will inevitably break them, so DO NOT pop them off unless you can't be bothered doing all this and you don't mind gluing them back. I'm guessing it's the same for the tail lights as someone said before, although a tad simpler as you don't have to dismount the rear bumper. Hope these pics make sense and make it easier for those who want to plasti dip them.
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ThatTmoGuy
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I carefully pulled them off and tried not to break the smaller clips and snapped the bottom ones off, They have held for a few months now with no glue
sarahsideways
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I carefully pulled them off and tried not to break the smaller clips and snapped the bottom ones off, They have held for a few months now with no glue
Mine are fine and I also snapped off the bottom clips! Havn't needed glue at all yet either. Ever since I painted mine it bugs me when I see people still have the chrome lmao :sadbanana:
Smallssonic1120
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doing this over break! No more chrome for me.
sarahsideways
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Good luck! Don't worry about snapping the bottom clip off, just be careful of the top pins!
Take pictures when you're finished and post!
SonicBoy24
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Can you post instructions that you received for removing the bumper/fascia?
I know some of us would like to do this. I have tried but after removing an unbelievable number of screws to no avail I gave up
Absolutely, I am om holidays at the moment, but I can scan the booklet and post it here for you all when I come back in a few days. It shows how to remove the bumper and the front fascia, with tools and all. I was actually surprised when I got the spare parts, I was expecting just the chrome rings in a box, not this big box with the black front and the rings and the whole lot. Basically they didn't replace just the red rings but the whole black front.