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Old Feb 21, 2002
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HELP ME CLEAR MY HEADLIGHTS!!!

[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]I tried following the DIY instructions but I could not separate the black housing from the clear lense. The glue crap would not cut or pry apart. What can I do to get this done???????????[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
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i had that same problem.....so i put it back together and said F**k it and ordered projectors...
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thow it in the oven or use a heat gun
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Hot air or heat gun+muscle=seperated housing.
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you have try pry it open really hard, or heat it up!!!! it's not that hard just use some force, i promise it will come off!
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get projector..or buy a set of clear i remember i have seen them in the market place
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use a hair dryer for like a minute or two.... i heard other people on the site say that works pretty good.
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throw it in oven for 5 mintues on heat of 250...worked for me...
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haha...try the almighty force! Yeah, if I weren't such a lazy bum, I'd clear my headlights, too...but I may just take 2k2civicballer's approach... best of luck to you, man!
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<< throw it in oven for 5 mintues on heat of 250...worked for me... >>



7 minutes works for me. Then just pull it apart. Go for it. This is the best way to take the headlights apart.
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I got a small screwdriver and SLOWLY got a lot of that sticky stuff off. Then when a lot of it was out of the way I popped off all the tabs and took a blow driver to the lenses one piece at a time. I would heat a small section, pull it apart and stick something in there to keep it from closing. After you get like a third of the headlight apart doing this I just ripped it open. Just make sure all the clips have popped off before you pull with this "almighty force".
 
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