Oven Temp
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Oven Temp
I was wondering what temperature to heat the oven up to when clearing my headlights. I've searched but nothing.
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Rep Power: 295 Sedan and 04/05 lights have a stronger/thicker sealant around the bead.. easier to get apart with heating. Coupe 01-03s shouldn't be a problem with no baking - might need a blow-dryer to help along, but nothing too drastic. As for why on earth this post is in Member's Rides rather than say "Lighting" subforum 
And I'm almost certain you can find an answer in that section as well..
And I'm almost certain you can find an answer in that section as well.. 
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Rep Power: 321 so just take the hair dryer around the outside and pry them apart, what kind of sealant do i need to buy to put them back together?
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Rep Power: 435 all of this is covered in the sticky in lighting forum under the 04-05 headlight clearing thread.
anyhoot, use silicone. GE silicone II from home depot. $5 a tube.
hair dryer probably won't work and it will take FOREVER to heat up the headlight to the appropriate temperature. buy a heat gun (it will distort your headlight casing), or use the oven (risk melting your headlight casing). either way, if you mess up, you lose.
anyhoot, use silicone. GE silicone II from home depot. $5 a tube.
hair dryer probably won't work and it will take FOREVER to heat up the headlight to the appropriate temperature. buy a heat gun (it will distort your headlight casing), or use the oven (risk melting your headlight casing). either way, if you mess up, you lose.
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Rep Power: 321 I would rather it take forever and get it done right then ruin my headlight by heating it up too hot. I may just buy new projector headlights.
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Rep Power: 295 Yeah but infinite012, I believe he's working on doing his 02 headlights .. which should be a lot easier than 04/05 (and/or sedan headlights) .. in which case he might not need to oven-heat ..
In any event, I'd still say search the lighting forum and/or perhaps asking local regional members to Ohio for some assistance.
In any event, I'd still say search the lighting forum and/or perhaps asking local regional members to Ohio for some assistance.
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Rep Power: 321 I'm going to have one of my friends do it, everyone says its easy for the 02, I hope i don't break em,
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Rep Power: 0 I just pried mine apart in the summer. on a nice 120 degree day they came apart nicely. I have an 01 coupe.
yeah, broil should work, or a brick fire oven. like a brick pizza oven, that will warm em up enough
yeah, broil should work, or a brick fire oven. like a brick pizza oven, that will warm em up enough
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Rep Power: 0 hell yeah, when the juices are starting to run out, they're nice and tender, hehe
you know Im j/p right. DOnt want somebody to really go throw em in a oven like that, that would be funny to see a thread tomorrow, I baked my headlights and they burned up
you know Im j/p right. DOnt want somebody to really go throw em in a oven like that, that would be funny to see a thread tomorrow, I baked my headlights and they burned up
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Rep Power: 321 Ohhhhh your just kidding? I just turned the over on and started to baste them, man now i have to wipe them, why didn't you tell me this earlier?!?!
Haha just playing, yea i knew you were kidding.
Haha just playing, yea i knew you were kidding.
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Rep Power: 0 I heated mine up to 275 or 300 F, and then turned it off, and then put in my headlights. I left them in there until the oven cooled, and it was pretty easy. But yea, 01 headlights aren't hard to get apart.
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Rep Power: 435 02 coupe headlights are a cinch! just take a flat head screw driver to the inner corner (the pointy part that is furthest from the turn signal), pry the corner apart, then work your way around the headlight. if you need any extra help, use a cerrated (sp?) blade so that you can cut the glue before it separates into two long strands, thus landing on your chrome reflector piece and ruining your headlights.
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Rep Power: 321 Hey i finished up my headlights, looks great, i had help with the front bumper, didn't need to really use a anything to heat it up, nice hot day no humidity at all, used a generous amount of silicone to make sure they didn't leak, all in all it was easy and awesome.
I also ordered 2004 Stock Tail lights, got me a pair for 112.50, brand new he took them off because he puts ricer euros on his "show" car.
I also ordered 2004 Stock Tail lights, got me a pair for 112.50, brand new he took them off because he puts ricer euros on his "show" car.
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