Splitting Headlights

[Chrissyf]

Looking for some info/help i have been trying to paint the chrome inserts on my headlights.

I can get the headlights and everything else out but i cannot seem to break the sealant on them any info on how to do this or how to kicking about the forum? ( i have tried using a heat gun and a good old Stanley blade)

Chrissy

 

[CharlySkunkweed]

On other cars I've heard people put the light in an oven on low heat to soften the glue.

 

[Dizzy_PD]

I've done this on my golf xenons.. Unsure if it's the same principle for Leon's but the OEM glue is super strong and will not melt.

I bought a donor set of lights for the glass, then smashed the glass on my xenons, cleaned it all up and painted the insides. Then toke glass off donor set and tiger sealed them onto the xenons.

I ovened the donor set to remove the glass (this only worked because they were aftermarket depo units, not OEM).

Does the leon have a plastic lens or glass?

 

[Chrissyf]

Hey Dizzy,

It is plastic lenses that was on it. I have managed to do this i used a heat gun on then and then i separated the lights using a scraper and two flat headed screw drivers, unclips the nasty looking chrome. used some scotch brite then some matt black, bosh done

Cant show you pics unfortunately as i need to have liek 15 posts before i can do anything liek that lol

Thanks for your help anyway

 

[Emmet]

Don't get me started on not being able to post pics. I finally got up to 15 posts so I could post pics and recieve help and some moron admin deleted all of them.

 

[Crafoo]

Most likely spamming posts trying to get your post count up then

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[Emmet]

Wouldn't call giving my opinion on posts spam, it is a forum after all.

 

[Crafoo]

Were these posts in a section that doesn't add to your post count?

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[Emmet]

Probably not, as I didn't know there was such a thing

 

[Crafoo]

Were they in general off topic chat?

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