 taking apart headlights |
 Sep 25, 2004 - 1:50 PM
|
 
|
|
Enthusiast  Joined Feb 15, '04 From saskatoon, sk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
has anybody ever done this by putting them in the oven? im thinking about the angel eyes. but ive heard that they change colour and smell bad after its done. what about boiling them? does this work better? any input would be appreciated
|
 |
Replies
(1 - 5)
|
Sep 25, 2004 - 8:03 PM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Aug 28, '02 From B.C. Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
anytime you do a mod like this you take a risk, take it slow cause the last thing you need is to ruin your headlights. Here is some info from a 7th gen site but it still applies
this was taken from everythingcelica.com : The way I got the headlights apart was by heating an oven up to 300 degrees then turning off the oven. After the oven is off i put the headlight into the oven with a towel below it so that the iron bars dont burn into the headlights or melt it. Make sure the oven is off when you put it in there, you don't want to cook the headlights, just warm them up. Let the headlight sit in the oven for roughly 10-15 minutes. The best way to get the headlights apart is by working and prying apart the outside of the headlight that would face the outside of the car, not the engine side. I've seen suggestions of using a knife, that would probably work better than trying to pry it. There is ALOT of epoxy in there so you need it to be warm to soften up the glue and then use a knife/prying device to get it apart. Keep working at it, it may take awhile to get it all the way done with putting it into the oven several times. |
|
Sep 25, 2004 - 9:00 PM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '04 From saskatoon, sk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeah ive heard of all the methods, i just have heard horror stories about the oven, and wanted to know if anyone has any experience in this.
thanks for the reply |
|
Sep 27, 2004 - 12:50 AM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Oct 28, '02 From Europe, Lithuania Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
READ THE HOW - TO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boiling water will do the job, and no smell or anything will happen . -------------------- Ex celica owner - just a guy from other side of the pond...
Full custom Projects from restoration to performance builds <<<<<< DCw / JDMart >>>>>>> |
|
Sep 30, 2004 - 8:18 PM
|
|
||
|
Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '04 From saskatoon, sk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
READ WHAT I POSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i said i know the methods!. i was just asking if anybody had tried this and if they recomend a method or advise against it. and thank you for letting me know |
||
|
Oct 1, 2004 - 1:16 AM
|
|
||||
|
Enthusiast Joined Oct 28, '02 From Europe, Lithuania Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
 Dont even thing about oven... you will melt them,and you could easily break the glass... Just boil them, and boil them for about 15 - 20 min. And you will see, the front glass will remove easily. To get it back - use the heat gun or even the hairdryer will do the job... -------------------- Ex celica owner - just a guy from other side of the pond...
Full custom Projects from restoration to performance builds <<<<<< DCw / JDMart >>>>>>> |
||||
 |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: August 28th, 2025 - 1:44 PM |