gah! help with headlights

[xXdaveXx]

hey , today i tried to clean my headlights and i took them of the car and tried to separate the glass from the plastic with the heatgun but they never separate... and lets say i spent a lot of time on it but they just would never separate so i just had to clean them from the outside can anyone help me out with advices

[perhapsadingo8yerbaby]

The lenses are not supposed to be separated so that's why you had so much trouble. This link will give you some ideas.

http://www.mx-3.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=38;t=000181

Gotta be one of the most common topics on the UBB... Use the search function if ya need more input from others as many many threads exist for this. G'luck.

[xXdaveXx]

hmmm so ur saying i must not clean them from the inside? lol soooo i just cleaned the outside , it made a huge difference with the polisher thing but they still look a bit yellow

[jpwmx3]

no, you don't use a heat gun, use the oven in your house. can't remember the temp. but search for the thread on it.

[xXdaveXx]

Preheat your oven to 250 degrees (ok how much time? )

While it is warming up, take a cookie sheet and put some aluminum foil over top of it ( wth? )

[jpwmx3]

Here is the baking recipie for plastic headlights. Might work for glass ones. Check that the sealant is black.

Pre-heat the oven to 200-220F
Make sure your lights are clean
Make sure that four of the clips that keep lens and housing are off
Place your headlight on a cookie pan
Turn off the oven
Place cookie pan with your light inside
Wait 5-8 minutes for headlights to fully heat
Gently pry the lens off the housing with something wide, like table knife
If not coming off, try heating longer
You can do up to 250F and 10min