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Old 06-27-2004, 04:24 PM   #1
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i took apart my headlights but i cant get the crome piece out, all it says in the how to FAQ is "heat this up" it doesnt say any way to remove it, im stuck, can someone tell me how to take the crome piece out so i can get to the orange reflector. issed:
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Old 06-27-2004, 04:33 PM   #2
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You gotta heat it until the glue starts to melt. You have to get it too the point were you can't hardly touch it with your hands and gently pry it apart.
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Old 06-27-2004, 04:36 PM   #3
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hmmph alright, i guess i'll try that
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Old 06-27-2004, 04:36 PM   #4
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just put a screw driver in there and pry it till it snaps apart. then when u reassemble it.. just use a good amount of the silicon sealent to glue it back together and ull be fine
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the crome peice that is glued together with the clear plastic, doesnt seem to wanna budge, if i apply any more force to it, no matter how hot it is, i know for a fact it will break......heat isnt even helping, the silicone around it is a liquid......and i know the plastic is about to melt, and i keep burning myself lol, i need help.....
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Old 06-27-2004, 05:03 PM   #6
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ay when i did it i thought the same way then i got so irritated i said to hell with it and gave it hell fo rabout 5 seconds snd it went pop it will seem like it's about to brake, but won't their was one more difficult than the others i forget which one tho.
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Old 06-27-2004, 05:04 PM   #7
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I'm not sure what to tell you. I've done 2 sets now and each time I just heated it up until I needed gloves to touch it and just pryed it apart.
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Old 06-27-2004, 05:31 PM   #8
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like bob said......... if u just pry till it pops u will be fine......... its makes a clean break so there is nothing really to worry about
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Old 06-27-2004, 06:30 PM   #9
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k i got one headlight finished, now im starting on the other one........this takes so long by the way how long does it take new silicone to dry?
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Old 06-27-2004, 06:32 PM   #10
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how long did it take you to take the main piece apart? how long did u apply the heat?
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Old 06-27-2004, 07:06 PM   #11
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took me an hour and a hlaf to get the main piece aprat.... and i applied alot of heat.......and it was all just a matter of wiggling..... and wedging , very time consuming for me considering this is the first time ive done this
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Old 06-27-2004, 07:21 PM   #12
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yea i tried on Fri.. i spent lyk 30 min doin one part.. and said heck with it.. put it back.. not working.. but took u hour and a half.. so guess ima try again soon <_<
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i finally finished........i worked from 3:00 pm till about 9:00 pm, and i still have to clean off all the residue on my headlights.... but it looks good :thumbsup:
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Old 06-27-2004, 08:51 PM   #14
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i cut myself at least `4 times and burned myself 11, and theres enough blood,skin, and silicone to say it was all worth it
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Old 06-27-2004, 09:12 PM   #15
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post some pics..........

when i did mine it was a bitch to start out but the 2nd one flew by
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Old 06-27-2004, 09:14 PM   #16
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i can do a pair in 20 minutes

just cant be scared to break it........ cause it wont. and if u bunny something up the sealant will fix it up real quick
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Old 06-27-2004, 11:55 PM   #17
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i put some glue i nthe plastice to replace the crome piece and the front clear piece, and i stood it up to dry, and the dam glue drizzled down into the headlight part, and theres no way to get rid of it so i kind bunny'd up......and the sealant cant fix that, but other than that i'll get some picks of my car soon enough
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Old 06-28-2004, 12:48 AM   #18
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i didnt glue the chrome piece back in, when you put the headlights back together it holds it in place

and as far as getting the chrome piece out, just some sort of cutting tool, or a dremel to eat away at the glue... works faster than heat/prying
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Old 06-28-2004, 05:47 PM   #19
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oh man.. took 2 hrs.. but got my driver's side of the corner CLEARED! :thumbsup: hahaha okay so about this silicone.. i just heated up the old one in there and let it kinda melt and put it together with bit of super glue.. is it gonna give me a big problem?
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on to the next....
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