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klove · 09-03-2009, 12:56 AM

I think i will copy this or make a separate thread in DIY for the bumper removal. So the instructions for the LED halos from Oracle have as step 1 remove bumper, well here is how you remove the bumper and the headlight assemblies so that you can work on them.

Step 1
remove the clips that are on the top of the front fascia like in pic 1.

Step 2
remove the bolts and star bolts that hold the bumper on top(where the GM performance tab is).

Step 3
remove the two bolts under the bumper

Step 4
remove the star bolts and clips in the wheel wells so that you can peel them out of place enough to get your arm in there.

Step 5
remove one star bolt and three regular bolts on each side of the bumper in the wheel well area around the signal markers that connect the front quarter panels to the bumper.

Sounds simple enough but i gotta say i sat there a while finding all these bolts and star bolts so it took me a while. The highest bolts on the sides that connect the bumper to the front quarter panels were a real pain because they are hard to get to. If anyone has any suggestions for those out there removing their bumpers to get to the headlights or for any reason please speak up. Will post more when i get the headlight assemblies apart.
Pic 1 and 2 are of the clips that are both on top of the bumper and in the wheel wells. Pic 3 is of one of the 2 bolts on the bottom of the bumper. Pic 4 is of one of the holes that attaches the wheel well to the bumper. 5 is the car with the bumper off.

lostinvt · 09-03-2009, 07:02 AM

That's great, was holding off on doing halos because I couldnt find this info!

klove · 09-03-2009, 04:24 PM

OK so this next part was kind of difficult(it feals like your breaking your headlight assembly but i called Oracle and he said it just sucks to do and have at it). From here on in there are pretty detailed instructions from Oracle, you heat up the oven to 230( i heated mine up to 275 after a couple of rounds at 230) and stick a headlight in there, i suppose a heat gun would have worked just as well but i decided to follow instructions. Put it in there for 20 mins and the pop the tabs on the headlight lens and get a screw driver up under the lens with the plastic still soft. This was far easier said then done. It took me a lot of tries at 275, you have to push one side down pretty far to get the screw driver under there. Once the first edge is up it is pretty simple but i still reheated it several times after the first edge was up to aid in the process. After thats done you take out the old halo and install the new LED halo. You epoxy it in the housing, and i snipped the old halo wiring and connected it to the new ones to make it an easy fit back to the power wires. After the new halos are in its time to put your lenses back on your headlight. You use black silicon around the edges of the housing and then put the lens back on and hold it in place with vice grips for a reccommended 3-4 hours. Mine are an hour and a half into the silicon drying time. I hooked the lights up to test them before i sealed the lenses again and it is a pretty sight. I cant wait till they dry and i can see them at night. On to the fog light halos

Chip Wrecked · 09-03-2009, 06:42 PM

This thread is a big help. Thanks.

daphatgrant · 09-03-2009, 10:46 PM

Great info! Thanks

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klove · 09-04-2009, 09:51 AM

The fog lights are pretty easy, at least compared to the amount of work that the headlights were. You take the fog lights out of the bumper, the bezels have to come out first. You then have to cut the lenses off, i used a reciprocating saw, AAC used a band saw. Then i epoxied the halos in place, epoxied the lens back on. I put a bead of silicon around the lens because it didnt fit right back on and i dont want any water getting in there. While i had the bezels out of the bumper i decided to paint them silver. I also got chance to put in my new black powder coated grille by T-REX and for all the hard work messing around with this thing it turned out awesome.

Li0nel1234 · 09-05-2009, 10:27 AM

How do you have them on at the SAME TIME?

Blows my mind. haha
seriously though how'd you do that? Thanks for linking me to this great write up thanks for taking the time so others can copy you. LOOKS SWEEEEEEEEEEEET

bluman · 09-05-2009, 10:54 AM

I love the fogs

dstairs · 09-06-2009, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Li0nel1234

How do you have them on at the SAME TIME?

Blows my mind. haha
seriously though how'd you do that? Thanks for linking me to this great write up thanks for taking the time so others can copy you. LOOKS SWEEEEEEEEEEEET

This is a SS1, which means he has fog lamps and of course the headlights have no Halo. So he added the Halos to headlights and now can have both the fogs and the headlights on and have the look of a SS2, I like what he has done and in another posting he shows the powdered black grills he added. Most impressive indeed.

Al 522 · 09-06-2009, 03:02 PM

I wonder if putting just the halo in the fog lights on the RS package will give you both driving AND head lights. If the two were hooked up vs the DRL.

DON_RAFA · 09-06-2009, 04:05 PM

I think he may have it controlled by a remote so he can switch them on and off with the headlights?

thanks for doing this in perfect timing as this is my next mod.

much props!!

SS Mike · 09-06-2009, 06:01 PM

Awesome info, thank you so much!! I just received my halo rings and was a little confused since i thought they came with a plastic cover so they would look like the stock halos when off. So im curious, how do they look when they're not turned on? I will be installing my new halos using the info from this thread, thanks again.

SS Mike · 09-06-2009, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dstairs

This is a SS1, which means he has fog lamps and of course the headlights have no Halo. So he added the Halos to headlights and now can have both the fogs and the headlights on and have the look of a SS2, I like what he has done and in another posting he shows the powdered black grills he added. Most impressive indeed.

Not true. 1SS or 2SS doesnt make a difference, the RS package is what makes the fog lights into DRLs. He has them on at the same time either by a switch for the "fog light" halos, or has them wired to the parking lights switch. Easy to do.

CamaroSS24 · 09-06-2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS Mike

Not true. 1SS or 2SS doesnt make a difference, the RS package is what makes the fog lights into DRLs. He has them on at the same time either by a switch for the "fog light" halos, or has them wired to the parking lights switch. Easy to do.

I thought that was retarded, not being able to put Fog lights on because I paid MORE money for the RS package. Who made that decision? At least leave them on with the headlights or let me turn them on/off at night. Crazy. Must be an Australian thing.....

09-03-2009, 12:56 AM	#1
klove Drives: black 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 151 View My Garage	Bumper Removal and Oracle LED Headlight and Foglight install I think i will copy this or make a separate thread in DIY for the bumper removal. So the instructions for the LED halos from Oracle have as step 1 remove bumper, well here is how you remove the bumper and the headlight assemblies so that you can work on them. Step 1 remove the clips that are on the top of the front fascia like in pic 1. Step 2 remove the bolts and star bolts that hold the bumper on top(where the GM performance tab is). Step 3 remove the two bolts under the bumper Step 4 remove the star bolts and clips in the wheel wells so that you can peel them out of place enough to get your arm in there. Step 5 remove one star bolt and three regular bolts on each side of the bumper in the wheel well area around the signal markers that connect the front quarter panels to the bumper. Sounds simple enough but i gotta say i sat there a while finding all these bolts and star bolts so it took me a while. The highest bolts on the sides that connect the bumper to the front quarter panels were a real pain because they are hard to get to. If anyone has any suggestions for those out there removing their bumpers to get to the headlights or for any reason please speak up. Will post more when i get the headlight assemblies apart. Pic 1 and 2 are of the clips that are both on top of the bumper and in the wheel wells. Pic 3 is of one of the 2 bolts on the bottom of the bumper. Pic 4 is of one of the holes that attaches the wheel well to the bumper. 5 is the car with the bumper off. Attached Images

09-03-2009, 04:24 PM	#3
klove Drives: black 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 151 View My Garage	OK so this next part was kind of difficult(it feals like your breaking your headlight assembly but i called Oracle and he said it just sucks to do and have at it). From here on in there are pretty detailed instructions from Oracle, you heat up the oven to 230( i heated mine up to 275 after a couple of rounds at 230) and stick a headlight in there, i suppose a heat gun would have worked just as well but i decided to follow instructions. Put it in there for 20 mins and the pop the tabs on the headlight lens and get a screw driver up under the lens with the plastic still soft. This was far easier said then done. It took me a lot of tries at 275, you have to push one side down pretty far to get the screw driver under there. Once the first edge is up it is pretty simple but i still reheated it several times after the first edge was up to aid in the process. After thats done you take out the old halo and install the new LED halo. You epoxy it in the housing, and i snipped the old halo wiring and connected it to the new ones to make it an easy fit back to the power wires. After the new halos are in its time to put your lenses back on your headlight. You use black silicon around the edges of the housing and then put the lens back on and hold it in place with vice grips for a reccommended 3-4 hours. Mine are an hour and a half into the silicon drying time. I hooked the lights up to test them before i sealed the lenses again and it is a pretty sight. I cant wait till they dry and i can see them at night. On to the fog light halos Attached Images

09-04-2009, 09:51 AM	#6
klove Drives: black 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 151 View My Garage	The fog lights are pretty easy, at least compared to the amount of work that the headlights were. You take the fog lights out of the bumper, the bezels have to come out first. You then have to cut the lenses off, i used a reciprocating saw, AAC used a band saw. Then i epoxied the halos in place, epoxied the lens back on. I put a bead of silicon around the lens because it didnt fit right back on and i dont want any water getting in there. While i had the bezels out of the bumper i decided to paint them silver. I also got chance to put in my new black powder coated grille by T-REX and for all the hard work messing around with this thing it turned out awesome. Attached Images

09-05-2009, 10:27 AM	#7
Li0nel1234 What should I name my car Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS IOM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 786 View My Garage	How do you have them on at the SAME TIME? Blows my mind. haha seriously though how'd you do that? Thanks for linking me to this great write up thanks for taking the time so others can copy you. LOOKS SWEEEEEEEEEEEET __________________ Performance: ARH 2"/"3 headers + ARH 3" HF catback system, SS brake lines, hawk HP+ pads, motul RBF 600 fluid, K&N CAI (w/custom insulation), plug wires, air scoop, Hurst STS, Pedders Track II suspension, 18x10 wheels, 295/45/18 Nitto NT05s Looks: powder coated iom calipers, LED foglights w/ always on harness, custom painted bowties, window tint, smoke tinted tail lights etc, oem gfx w/ custom outlets, painted taillight bezels, all weather trunk mat

09-05-2009, 10:54 AM	#8
bluman Drives: '10 Corvette GS/'13 Mustang Join Date: May 2009 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 636	I love the fogs __________________ 2010 Camaro SIM/CGM RS/2LT VIN #310 SOLD 2010 Corvette Grand Sport

09-03-2009, 07:02 AM	#2
lostinvt Serial #589! Drives: 2010 2RS/SS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 85	That's great, was holding off on doing halos because I couldnt find this info!

09-03-2009, 06:42 PM	#4
Chip Wrecked Drives: 68' RS, 10' 2SS ABM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kirkwood, PA Posts: 22	This thread is a big help. Thanks.

09-03-2009, 10:46 PM	#5
daphatgrant June '10 Drives: '10 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upstate NY (FingerLakes) Posts: 2,395	Great info! Thanks .

09-06-2009, 03:02 PM	#10
Al 522 Drives: 68 Camaro, 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Converse, TX Posts: 60	I wonder if putting just the halo in the fog lights on the RS package will give you both driving AND head lights. If the two were hooked up vs the DRL. __________________ FINALLY got my VIN today. 2G1FT1EWXA9124605 Victory Red 2SS/RS, Grey Ralley Stripes, Ground Effects, Grey Leather, Manual Trans

09-06-2009, 04:05 PM	#11
DON_RAFA NY5THGEN Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT/RS/A6/SIM/IO Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: FAST LANE Posts: 858	I think he may have it controlled by a remote so he can switch them on and off with the headlights? thanks for doing this in perfect timing as this is my next mod. much props!!

09-06-2009, 06:01 PM	#12
SS Mike Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS CGM M6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 804	Awesome info, thank you so much!! I just received my halo rings and was a little confused since i thought they came with a plastic cover so they would look like the stock halos when off. So im curious, how do they look when they're not turned on? I will be installing my new halos using the info from this thread, thanks again. __________________ Vortech V-3 Kit, ARH LT's, Custom Exhaust, Aeromotive A1000 Fuel System, Custom Tune - 582 rwhp 533 rwtq 22" Modulare H2 Wheels, CF Hood, Trunk, Spoiler & Roof by Carbon by Design, Custom Steering Wheel from P-Factor Brembo GT BBK, Alpine INA-900, Alpine Type-R Speakers, Hurst Shifter, APR Splitter, Custom Quad Tip Diffuser CKS C1 Coilovers, Falken 452 Tires, 265/35/22 & 285/35/22, Custom Grille, AAC Halos, and much more to come!!