my headlight got moisture in it . its starting to make a mini pond. i was wondering how would i be able to fix this problem without buyin a new one. ive heard that u could heat up ur headlight to pull them apart but im not sure if thats true.

 

Yeah you can put it in the oven to melt the glue and separate it. I did 200* for about 15min and they came apart.

Then reapply the glue evenly to all mating surfaces after you remove all the moisture. Someone can probably also suggest a good abrasive cleaner to get the glass sparkling like day 1.......

Then rebake and SQUEEZE the light back together.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mahatma &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah you can put it in the oven to melt the glue and separate it. I did 200* for about 15min and they came apart.

Then reapply the glue evenly to all mating surfaces after you remove all the moisture. Someone can probably also suggest a good abrasive cleaner to get the glass sparkling like day 1.......

Then rebake and SQUEEZE the light back together.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Good info!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mahatma &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah you can put it in the oven to melt the glue and separate it. I did 200* for about 15min and they came apart.

Then reapply the glue evenly to all mating surfaces after you remove all the moisture. Someone can probably also suggest a good abrasive cleaner to get the glass sparkling like day 1.......

Then rebake and SQUEEZE the light back together.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So 200 deg F for 15 min? What type of adhesive do you use to reseal the headlights? What did you use to separate the glass lens?
I'm assuming you did this for your headlights.
Did you immediately separate the lens once you heated it to 200 deg F or does it just pull apart like EZ?

Once you are ready to reinstall the lens do you need to apply pressure to the lens, like some type of mechanical fastening(wire?) in order to hold the lens in place when you RE-BAKE them?

Just looking for clarification, this is not a flame. I never did this but I am considering this for my projectors since there is some condensation after the car wash.
thx

 

wat type of glue do you use?

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Akiraboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What type of adhesive do you use to reseal the headlights?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I used most of the factory adhesive that was leftover on the edges after separating them. Then obviously there were gaps (after pulling them apart and repositioning some of it, also gaps where the water was coming in initially) so I just put rubber cement in the the remaining spaces.
I thought it would be important to only apply the cement & remaining factory adhesive so that when the pieces were reintroduced, the extra amount that seeped out of the cracks would squeeze to the OUTSIDE of the headlight, not inside where it would be visible. This didn't end up being a problem though, maybe because I didn't go apeshit with the rubber cement.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Akiraboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm assuming you did this for your headlights.
Did you immediately separate the lens once you heated it to 200 deg F or does it just pull apart like EZ?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, with the headlights
I kept pulling them out of the oven every 3 minutes or so, because I was nervous something would melt, and kept prying at the lens with a screwdriver. Eventually once the glue softened, and a little pry/twist with the screwdriver, the lens came off pretty easy. No sign of the plastic wanting to melt
Then once everything was cleaned to my satisfaction, I matched the two halves back up visually, applied the cement where I deemed necessary for total coverage, and put both halves back in the oven for a little longer than the original baking time, to get the glue nice and malleable (it stuck to both the lens & housing). Took them out with oven mitts, and carefully but quickly sandwiched them together and squeezed like hell. No wire necessary because they stuck back together very well.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Akiraboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just looking for clarification, this is not a flame. I never did this but I am considering this for my projectors since there is some condensation after the car wash.
thx </TD></TR></TABLE>
No flame perceived
I actually did this to my original headlights first, then to my projectors. Projectors were even easier to separate, although I didn't change my method. Now if I can figure out the wiring, I'll soon be sporting retrofitted OEM HIDs from an '03 Bimmer M3 in the projectors......*dying from anticipation here*

 

thank you
wow its been a while since I've enjoyed adult discussion such as this
e-beer to you sir

oh and good luck to you on the retrofit, I look forward to seein them