herbiemercman Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Hi Guys i am sure there must be a previous thread on this question but more recently new experience may have come in. I read some time back that people put the headlight assembly in the oven set on low and when the gentle heat has soaked into the adhesive which attaches the lens to the housing, then after removing the clips the lens can be gently prized off. Is this correct? and if some one has carried this operation out, can they give any advice? any info will be appreciated. Herbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysdan Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Remove the clips first then put in the overn making sure they don't touch the side I done mine at 90deg for around 10min or until the Adhesive is soft then pull apart. Easy Edited March 18, 2016 by sidewaysdan (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo11 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Correct Herbie, been done several times over the years on the forums. Different people have different methods. Personally I; - heat oven up to 80'C - remove metal clips first, put headlight in - leave for 5 minutes - remove, try to pull apart - put back in oven for a couple of minutes - remove, pull a bit more apart and so on Don't have it so hot you melt them and don't leave them in there for too long. Then use a heatgun to remove the original sealant if prefer, or re-use the original sealant when it comes to putting it all back together. It is an easy job to do - just don't leave them and go off and do something else/forget about them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbiemercman Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 Many thanks Kendo & Sideways, good info. Herbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintinmt Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I seem to remember reading that wrapping the unit in an old towel helped to get a more even heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Patience is key! I wasn't and set oven to 200 and chucked the light in and then proceed to go outside and remove the other light, at which point I got a phone call.....you can guess what happened! £300 for a new set (which is cheap compared to now!). Also cost me 50 quid on a takeaway and another 50 for someone to professionally clean the oven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Many thanks Kendo & Sideways, good info. Herbie. When you attempt this could you document how you get on and and what you do please mate? Want to do this to mine but I'm worried I will ruin my facelift headlights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I did a headlights not so long ago. All went smooth issued insructions from a website and used old sealent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 There is a thread on here somewhere to save someone redoing it. Guide that many of us followed....some better than others! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbiemercman Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thank you guys, had a real chuckle at Budz86, i would have been gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaheer0027 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 It's easy. I followed a guide either was on here or supraforums.com Remove clips on headlight. I think there are 5. Remove rubber strips on the light. Put headlight in pre heated oven 100deg Celsius. Leave for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Use a butter knife and carefully try to pry the lens from the housing. If it is difficult to remove then put light back in oven for 2-3 minutes to soften the sealant a little more. Job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbiemercman Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Thankyou zaheer, In Africa you could just leave them in the sun for an hour, good info. thanks. Herbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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