I have great advice for you on cutting the back housings vs cutting where the back housing meets the lens. For example, I was taking apart a light today, cut about 1/4 inch from where the lens meets the back housing, and while taking it apart the lens cracked. I had other lenses for that same light but they were unusable. I’ll be buying a new lamp assembly to cut open and here’s why. I cut the same light open many times, but no two cuts are ever the same. Even a few millimeters difference throws it off immensely when it comes time for reassembly. It won’t fit right, and then it will require some fabrication. Even after that it won’t be as clean as just cutting where the lens meets the back housing.

@zaccook

3 ай бұрын

I think you're right! cutting where the lens meets the housing is the only way to make sure that they have a similar cut

You're a braver man than me dude. I got asked by an owner here in UK to do this with the clear illumaesthetic lenses, but I chickened out.

@zaccook

3 ай бұрын

good thing because they discontinued them haha but this style really wasn't to bad!

Just curious, have you ever put silica gel packets inside the housings before you seal them up? I've seen builders do that as an extra precaution to keep moisture out after they are sealed up. They'll put one or two 5 or 10 Gram packets inside.

For that glue, i always thought you applied the glue first and then use the spray to cure it. I suppose either way works.

@zaccook

3 ай бұрын

I think there’s different ones the instructions on the bottle say spray first so idk 🤷 😭