Opening Headlights

cheshirecat · 05-28-2011, 01:53 PM

Use an oven to open them. Stick it in for a little over 5 minutes @ 250 on top of some cardboard. Take out with some gloves and pry for 30 seconds. Put them back in for 3 minutes. Pull them out and pry. Might take 2 or three times to get them open. Pry at the front tip.

To seal, use a heat gun. Heat up sections and push together. Heat up areas next to where the screws are and use the screws to pull the lens into the siliconed "grooves".

Be sure to use some black silicone after the fact to fill in all the space or they will leak.

Baer383 · 05-28-2011, 02:22 PM

I put mine in the oven @260 for 10 minutes then had my wife hold the housing (while wearing gloves) and I pulled the lens straight off no issues.

lostsouled · 05-28-2011, 02:44 PM

just play with the oven temps a lil... its by far the easiest way to do this. i tried both ways. oven was more controlled. i started at 250 for 12 min. with no luck, so i bumped it up to 255.. came off well after that. just put a lil muscle into it. and an extra set of hands would prob help... although i did mine solo. as for reapplying lens when complete. thats even easier. just lay lens back on as close as u can get it with no fight. throw back in oven for same amount of time and heat that worked for removal... when ready just push together throw ur screws in and viola! complete.

05-28-2011, 02:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Baer383 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lawrenceville,Ga Posts: 4,293 Drives: My foot up your azz Rep Power: 30	I put mine in the oven @260 for 10 minutes then had my wife hold the housing (while wearing gloves) and I pulled the lens straight off no issues. __________________ 2013 ZL1 754 rwhp 747 rwtq

05-28-2011, 02:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
lostsouled Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: austin Posts: 9 Drives: 09 370z pw Rep Power: 15	just play with the oven temps a lil... its by far the easiest way to do this. i tried both ways. oven was more controlled. i started at 250 for 12 min. with no luck, so i bumped it up to 255.. came off well after that. just put a lil muscle into it. and an extra set of hands would prob help... although i did mine solo. as for reapplying lens when complete. thats even easier. just lay lens back on as close as u can get it with no fight. throw back in oven for same amount of time and heat that worked for removal... when ready just push together throw ur screws in and viola! complete. __________________ Am i not merciful??!!

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05-28-2011, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
cheshirecat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,428 Drives: N54 135i Rep Power: 293	Use an oven to open them. Stick it in for a little over 5 minutes @ 250 on top of some cardboard. Take out with some gloves and pry for 30 seconds. Put them back in for 3 minutes. Pull them out and pry. Might take 2 or three times to get them open. Pry at the front tip. To seal, use a heat gun. Heat up sections and push together. Heat up areas next to where the screws are and use the screws to pull the lens into the siliconed "grooves". Be sure to use some black silicone after the fact to fill in all the space or they will leak.