I am wondering if there is anyone in the FM area that is able to bake apart/clean my wrx headlights. thank you.
Use a heat gun, it's way easier and less chance of melting them. I've done a few sets that way, and to me it goes way faster because you can handle the light as you take it apart.
What/where is FM? Fargo/Moorehead? Do it yourself! Take out the bulbs, then just set the oven to the lowest setting...125/150 degrees. Bake for 5 minutes. Use flat screwdriver to pop the tabs and seperate the lense from the housing and pull staight apart. Clean, repeat process in reverse minus the screwdriver part. I could help you, but i'm not driving 4 hours one way...lol. Permatex Ultra Black (16b) works well for resealing. And it can be purchased at any AutoZone, OReillys, etc. It really is easy.
Not really a good idea. Oven is temp controlled and its a even heat. Heat gun gets way to hot and you are the controller of the heats evenness. Way to easy to get hot spots IMO
So it's not a good idea because you are in control? It seems that if you think about the tool you are using there shouldn't be any issues. I understand your point but you have very little control over the oven. The heat gun with a little bit of brain power = a tool for the job.
I've always had better luck with the heat gun. You don't have to mar it all up with a screwdriver and usually once you get one spot started, the rest doesn't need that much heat. That and my oven is usually full with food... imagine that.
Lullz...Hard to imagine!! To each their own. I like the quick even heating of the oven. The key to the oven is low temps for a short time. Flat screwdriver is just to pop the tabs that keep the two pieces together.
It depends on the design and condition of the headlight too. Some are harder to get started than others. If you're worried about aesthetics, just start prying at the bottom or any other spot that isn't visible when the headlight is installed.
The OP is worried about doing it as he has never done it before. The oven is alot harder to **** up IMO haha.
Agreed, you can't just slam the screwdriver in and start going to town on it. Put the screwdriver in at an inconspicuous spot and you can keep the head flat and slide it along to continually break the seal. A butter knife is also a good tool for the job. I just did a set lastnight with no damage to the housing. Taking your time is key! I think the hardest part asthetically, is getting the silicone adhesive just where you need it and not all over everywhere that you don't.
Nah, it's really easy. way better, takes me half as long to do it with a heat gun and the house won't smell like plastic. You also avoid the wife/gf "Why are you cooking the car lights?" question and explanation lol. It's just the way I do it, just providing the OP another option on how to get it done.
I bake cookies while i'm baking headlights Chris, to maximize my ovens energy consumption! Omnom. I find it only smells like burnt stuffs if you leave them in too long. Same with the cookies. But having more than one option is always a plus in my book!
Mmmmmmm...brownie lights! It's like bio diesel smelling like french fries...only better because if you rolled down your windows you could actually smell the lights! Much harder to sniff your ass unless you're a dog. Sheen can sniff his own ass, fyi.
It's just natural. If you have ever been in his garage, he obtains the power to clear it out with one mighty bum blow. Pretty sure that it has something to do with his diet of beef jerkey and month old carmel apple empanadas.
Just take your time! And remember to use low heat, place the light on a cookie sheet lens side up, pull it out of the oven and slowly work your way around the housing popping the tabs loose with a butterknife or flat screwdriver, and while pulling it apart the factory adhesive will stretch like chewing gum on your shoe,lol. So try to pull the two halves straight when you pull them apart and use your finger or something to control the adhesive from getting on the chrome interior bits. It's a pain to clean off! Good luck!!
No problem! Any questions, just ask! Also, look for screws on the back of the housing. There are 2 screws on the back of the bugeye lights, i'd imagine there are on yours too. Should be a couple of small phillips screws.
