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smoking my headlights

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:20 pm
by soobgoob
what is the easiest way to get them apart i know i cant throw plastic lights in the oven like i could with my loyale lights...maybe... :lol:

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:02 am
by DLC
My headlights are plastic, and I need to toss 'em in the oven to remove the amber.

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:57 am
by adema2626
wait... you can toss plastic head lights in the oven to remove the amber color from the corner of the lights. How is this done i might wanna do just that :)

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:54 am
by biggreen96
just cook them really low like 200 degrees maybe five or ten mins. get the metal clips off before you bake, and if the glue holding the two halves together hasn't melted enough then bump the temp a few degrees. You should be able to pull them apart by hand (oven mitts FTW)

I did mine black a while ago.
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:40 am
by know1
+1 bmxkelowna and I did this (I copied him ;) ), 150-200F for about 10 minutes. Just keep an eye on them and when you can start to pull them apart without insane amounts of force you are good. Now time for some pics:

During the day:

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and at night:

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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:12 am
by adema2626
hey thanks for telling me how i'm gonna do that tomorrow :)

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:19 pm
by evolutionmovement
Do not overcook - keep an eye on them. I melted a parking light that way. I used a heat gun on my headlights.