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Old 01-03-2009, 10:52 AM
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Default Anyone have trouble getting the smoked lenses in?
The stock orange ones snap in SOO easy... but i cant get the Osir smoked to snap in for the life of me...
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Old 01-03-2009, 10:54 AM
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can u even wipe ur *** without asking the forum?
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Warm them up a little with a hair dryer.
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He is like that, very needy.
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Nope, correct me if i'm wrong... But should't they just 'snap' in with little effort?
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Default After careful examination>
The smoked are a good 1/4 inch longer, and the tabs do NOT line up with the orange ones nor would they match the headlight

Looks like a bad mold...

Orange it is
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Default Hundreds of people have done this..>>>
I highly doubt there is a different mold ($$$)
Tried all combinations of orientation?
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Default I can't for the life of me get them to snap in... The stock orange ones clip in with little effort
I would love to be doing something wrong... But I just cant figure it out if I am
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flip them... every which way. they have to fit somehow.
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Default if you got Riso's products....they fit perfectly...if you went with an Ebay >>
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