Retrofit headlights Question, Trying to pry the glass off how do i do this? Options

[DKGT4]

Hey guys... I purchased a really nice set of retrofit projectors for my 6gc.... I am wondering how people have removed the glass from the headlight housing without damaging the plastic or the glass... Any help is greatly appreciated!

[smkr3w]

if you plastics are just scratched, personally I'd rather paint them
also if you are using the jdm projector glass, i don't think the morimoto mini's line up right with it

BUT

Im kinda wondering what color to paint the housing... Also I am wondering how Smkr3w did his vacuum forming technique...

I bought thermoform plastic sheets from widgetworksunlimited.com -so far the only place I've been able to find them at a decent price.. except shipping is killer

prepped the back of the headlight housing to accept the smaller fitting of a shop vac.

then made a 12x18 frame with 2x4 stapled the plastic to the frame preheat the oven to 325, i believe it was. once its to temp set the frame in with the plastic facing up and keep a close eye one the plastic.. it will start to move and get wavy from the heat, when its perfect temp it will settle and begin to "droop." make sure you have headlight and vacuum ready to go. remove the frame wearing heavy work gloves set on counter/ floor/ workspace and while the vaccum is on, set the opening of the headlight on the plastic it will pull and form the hot plastic into the housing and then trim excess and finish little details..

mistakes i made:
-first used too thick of a plastic (1/16" iirc)
-tried a makeshift vacuum table that was terribly designed
-rushed it with not enough research

my final design that i've been running for a year now doesnt have a plastic shroud, I ended up using metal flashing from the hardware store and cut and shaped it to fit snuggly behind the projector.

eventually i plan on redesigning my headlights a bit