Trick to opening headlights?

Post by **Sliding_S14** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

tryin to get headlight housing apart. any tricks or anything to help?

Post by **Sliding_S14** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

anyone know the temp i need and time length, if i put them in the oven?

Post by **Structure240sx** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

my buddy used a heat gun on his civic lights. i guess a decent blow-dryer would work too

Post by **nomuken** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

out of curiosity - why? (cleaning?)

Post by **lessthanjakejohn** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

angle eyes : D

Post by **Sliding_S14** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

cleaning, and its 250-300 for 5-7 minutes, but i didnt use it, i used toothpaste some bug and tar remover and zippo fluid it worked extremely well.

Post by **D1SR240** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

How does it clean them?

Post by **Sliding_S14** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

well i actually have headlights now, instead of only being able to see the ground. want a step by step? think im going to open them up and clean out the inside tomarrow

Website · Post by **Thecollector** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

Man, its easy as opening your hood! Just start taking it apart, dont be afraid.

Post by **Sliding_S14** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

lmao, its easy to get them off the car, but trying to pry that glue apart with your hands... i dont think so.

actually the thought of angel eye's crossed my mind. debatingon doing it or not.

Post by **nomuken** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

a couple of months ago i replaced my stock S13 lights with a set of $50 Sylvania Silverstars, big improvement!

Post by **S14 Wannabe** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

I have a step by step on how to clean them.

http://www.nissaninfiniticlub....clean

You really don't have to open them up.

Post by **sideshow** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

i got the 20 dollar halogens from autozone for my s13 and i can see the tops of telephone poles with high beams, and pointed right

Post by **Sliding_S14** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

yea my light view was about 3ft up from the ground.now its 14ft. the sun damage was not letting the light out enough to actually see more than 10ft in front of me with out the high beams. Now im afraid of people thinkingi have high beams on.

Post by **240sick** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

so how do you open the headlight houseing and once you do what can you use to seal it back up again???

Post by **Charlie240sxt** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

I opened mine up and panited the inside to make them look darker I am goin to do a DIY when i get a diff set of head lights mines all busted and i want to panit more most people dont see i did it I put them in for 10 mins at 350

Post by **240sick** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

hey charlie can i get a step by step on your conv??

Post by **LiU** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

hey sliding S14 howdid you get the headlight housing open? I'm going to do the process and was wondering how long I should leave it in the oven and how high I should set it too... there's a supra site that does the step by step... but isntead of using their steps for cleaning, I'm just going to use meguair's plastic cleaner and meguiar's palstic polish.

Post by **Charlie240sxt** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

Yea i guess i could just do a write up when i get off work

Post by **240sick** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

thx charlie

Post by **240sick** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

i noticed some silver looking clips do i have to pop those open, to open the headlights

Post by **Charlie240sxt** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:13 pm

Yea just use a flathead and ther also some other spots that clip it together youll find them use a flat head after heating them up and thay will pull apart

Trick to opening headlights?

Trick to opening headlights?

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