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Getting the clear plastic thing off the headlights?
« on: 09 June 2016, 10:46:47 »
I have HID facelift lights.

I've wet sanded to clear coat them but it looks like there are water marks or something on the inside of the clear plastic. I'd like to make them good as new.

I can see there are clips holding the clear onto the black plastic main part (so technical!) but it won't budge and I don't want to break it.

Is there unseen sealer preventing separation? Is it 'a job' or should it be easy?
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Re: Getting the clear plastic thing off the headlights?
« Reply #1 on: 09 June 2016, 10:47:41 »
Damn, posted in wrong forum
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Re: Getting the clear plastic thing off the headlights?
« Reply #2 on: 09 June 2016, 10:52:59 »
Quote from: V8S on 09 June 2016, 10:47:41
Damn, posted in wrong forum
There glued on.  ;)


Or if your on the wrong Forum, try here - www.nasa.remove.space.shuttle.windscreen.plastic.after.re.entry.com


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Re: Getting the clear plastic thing off the headlights?
« Reply #3 on: 09 June 2016, 10:54:15 »
Damn. Thanks.
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Re: Getting the clear plastic thing off the headlights?
« Reply #4 on: 09 June 2016, 11:19:15 »
Quote from: V8S on 09 June 2016, 10:54:15
Damn. Thanks.

Easy. Like this:

Put the oven on as low as it will go and boil the kettle for coffee.
Remove the lamp from the car.
Place it in the oven.
Drink your coffee in the 5minutes it takes for the sealant to soften.
Remove the lamp and transfer to the workbench.
Release the clips and with your fingers carefully push the lens off.
Swear at the broken adjuster that you find(best to have some handy if you're taking a lamp apart)
Polish the inside of the lens.
Reassemble, and put the lamp back in the oven to reactivate the sealant.
Refit to the car.

Half an hour per side.
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Re: Getting the clear plastic thing off the headlights?
« Reply #5 on: 09 June 2016, 11:50:13 »
Unfortunately I've not had an oven for 12 months now as I'm renovating.

I live out of a small halogen oven.

I found a guide using a hairdrier in the help section, which I may try. Or I might not tempt fate and just do the outsides.
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Re: Getting the clear plastic thing off the headlights?
« Reply #6 on: 09 June 2016, 13:19:38 »
Quote from: V8S on 09 June 2016, 11:50:13
Unfortunately I've not had an oven for 12 months now as I'm renovating.

I live out of a small halogen oven.

I found a guide using a hairdrier in the help section, which I may try. Or I might not tempt fate and just do the outsides.


I found that a decorator's heatgun was hard work, and took longer than using the oven. Hence the suggestion.


Have a read of this LINK



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Re: Getting the clear plastic thing off the headlights?
« Reply #7 on: 09 June 2016, 15:15:08 »
Thanks. I've read quite a few guides and watched lots of videos.

I'm just going to leave the marks inside the lens.
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