anyone got a DIY to bake open headlights? i wanna smoke the eyelid part and the corner amber part

 

i'd be so scared to do that myself, lol

 

its not hard, just put a damp rag on a cookie sheet, preheat to 315, bake for 10 min and pull it out and pry it apart.

 

alright that seems kinda simple, what about putting them back together after i tint them, do i bake them again or add more glur or what

 

or if you feel 315 is too high, my friends and i do it at 225 for 15 min and it works perfect.

also if you change your mind on smoking the side markers my friend and i sell clear corners for 20shipped.

 

nahh im going for the smoked out look sorry =]. you know anything about the re-assemble????

 

315 is too high

 

Read this should walk you through it. Its what we referred to when we did mine.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...767&highlight=

 

thats what i was looking for thanks a lot.

 

i noticed theres nothing in that one about applying new sealant on when putting them back together...moisture buildup would be aweful i only wanna do this once haha. what would you guys recommend as a sealant?

 

Take the 4 Screws out from the backside.

i set my oven at 250 for 15mins...

then pull apart w/ oven gloves & a flathead screw driver!

Then re-heat the adhesive then put back together!!!

 

alright sounds easy enough.

i was readin up on the clear corner thread and RodC baked his and didnt use anything either so i think i'll be set. just found that thread so sorry for the repost, im going to attempt tomorrow so ill be back with results

 

yeah, i do 220 for 15...

 

yeah 315 is to high, i meant 215

 

i put a bead of black silicone around my headlights and also i put a silica gel packet in each headlight... just incase. i didnt want any fogging...

 

you put a packet of gel in each headlights? like one that come in some shoe boxes and back packs and stuff?

 

yes sir. i didnt wanna take any chances

 

call me stupid but i never
knew the purpose for the gel packets?!

what they for?
when i was little, i was told it was
poison for the roaches and stuff

 

I went to Ace hardware and went to the glue section and found a clear sealant that was marine grade and after re-baking them and putting the screws back in I ran a bead around the whole headlight and haven't had a problem.

 

good idea. i gotta jump on this soon (putting them back together, that is)