hey im about to paint my 06 head lights flat black but im stick on taking them apart.
Do i have to take this thing out before i put it in the oven?

and what about the glass?

 

I'm, fairly sure you'll be safe leaving those alone

 

Oh ok thx Nic
In the oven they go now

 

when you say "this thing" i assume you mean the actual lamp assembly? you can bake it with what you have pictured. i'm not sure how you would get that out without baking anyhow.

 

Yea i meant the lamp assay. k looks like i got everything ready
thx guys
Ill post pics of them finished later on tonight if i get the chance

 

Good luck dude.

Also check the painting headlights thread in the interior/exterior diy... lots of great info. Be sure to SEAL those lights as well as possible. You don't want water leaking down into the ballast.

 

where exactly am i supposed to pry these apart at?
just the whole lens in general?

 

I had my best luck at the "front" corner of the headlight. Just hold it upright and give it a good push/pull with both hands and eventually it will start to pry apart.

The sooner you get it out of the oven and start prying the better. As that silicone starts to get cool again it will be impossible to open the light. Bake it for 5 minutes, pull it apart some, bake it again, pull apart more, etc. You may need to use some kind of cloth or something since the plastic your hands are against will be hot.

You can also use the mounting points on the headlight for leverage. The "back/bottom" part of the headlight will bend as you pull it apart. This is ok, but try not to bend it too much. You will be able to hear the hardware inside shifting if you're pulling too hard.

 

Thx for the write up it helped a lot.
Holy **** were these things stuck lol
I went thru 3 flat heads because they got black silicone all over them.

 

You can heat the screwdriver back up and wipe the silicone off. Just make sure you reseal those things properly or you're going to be taking them back out a week from now.

 

do the clear led things come off?
or do i paint over them?

 

You can cut them apart...carefully, and reglue them later. You could just mask them if you're real patient, but you still need to sand and prep the area if you want the paint to stay on.

 

Yayyy i finished they look bad ***
But i scratched one on accident
Im gonna wait overnight for the paint to cure then layer over the scratch again till it looks a little even.

 

I masked off my leds with painting tape and sprayed that part. I don't like how some member's lights have left that part reflective.

 

my god, just ship them to me and i will do it for you

 

ROFL
I already finished them, just letting them cure

 

 

in for pics

 

+1

 

thread hijack!! if you don't mind me asking, what nationality is the girl in your avatar? ^^^ kinda hard to tell with the glasses, but looks somewhat Romanian

-Calin (is romanian)