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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 04:46 PM
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Default Taking apart 6th gen headlight

Please can any1 tell me how to take apart 6th gen headlight so i could black house the inside and wat is the best method to go for.

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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 05:30 PM
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The best, easiest, and safest way is to use a heat gun. You can pick one up at home depot for like $20. Use a flat head to pry them apart. Some may suggest using the oven, but I think that isn't too safe for the headlights. The plastic could melt or start to haze up a bit. Oven is the esasiest if you know you can do it without accidentally overdoing it, but with a heatgun, there really is no way to mess up unless you purposely do it by leaving it in one spot for a long time. Then ones you pry it apart, its a piece of cake from there. Just remember not to touch the reflective pieces. Oh and I also found it easiest when I you start working from the inside corner....where the high beam is.....going out......to the signal. Start going from the top inside to out or vice versa and then once you reach the outside, the go on the other side and do the same. Get what I mean?
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 06:48 PM
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this is what i did ...

get a large cookie sheet and line it with foil.
place your headlight on the sheet.
preheat your oven to 250 degrees
when preheated, turn the oven off
insert the cookie sheet and headlight in the oven
wait 4 min, and then remove

use a putty knife to loosen up and pry apart the seals
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