Important! : help smoking front lights

30th June 2010, 19:00

hi guys just starting to smoke my front lights and was wonder how to separate them, sorry if this is a stupid question.
would like a good walk through lol if possible

30th June 2010, 19:23

sounds daft as there plastic but chuck them in the over for 10 mins at about 200c. will melt the glue. that or a heat gun.

30th June 2010, 22:50

take your head lights out (obv) and what i did was stick a hair dryer on it. go around the edge for a good 10-15mins and the glue will melt a bit. they stick a knife or screwdriver in the side and prize it apart, might need to heat it up again.

longer way of doing it but if you mess it up in the oven you need a new light.

then do the same when putting it back together

1st July 2010, 01:35

hairdryer or heatgun

1st July 2010, 09:52

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Originally Posted by wolf_gsxr

sounds daft as there plastic but chuck them in the over for 10 mins at about 200c. will melt the glue. that or a heat gun.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FurioJake

take your head lights out (obv) and what i did was stick a hair dryer on it. go around the edge for a good 10-15mins and the glue will melt a bit. they stick a knife or screwdriver in the side and prize it apart, might need to heat it up again.

longer way of doing it but if you mess it up in the oven you need a new light.

then do the same when putting it back together

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Originally Posted by mirrorblanks

hairdryer or heatgun

cheers for all of the help got one done and took a while to get the glue off but looking good, didnt really want to risk loosing a light in the oven.
i have another question aswell the paint that i am using requests that you dont use a primer for best effect, is this going to be ok??

1st July 2010, 09:56

And also will i need to add more glue went putting bac together as just got the painted light out and not put back together had given it the night to dry off, dont want to get any leaks or condensation in the light

1st July 2010, 10:10

Tbh I would always primer first.

And when sealing them back, melt the original glue and use that as the main adhesive. When this is dry you can run a bead of clear silicone around the whole join on the outside and smear it in with your finger. This will make sure they are completely airtight

1st July 2010, 10:19

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Originally Posted by chris_furio

Tbh I would always primer first.

And when sealing them back, melt the original glue and use that as the main adhesive. When this is dry you can run a bead of clear silicone around the whole join on the outside and smear it in with your finger. This will make sure they are completely airtight

That was what I thought should have been done, thanks for that mate will grab some clear silicone to seal it today to finish it off, final question i hope lol wot are the thoughts on laquer?

1st July 2010, 10:21

It depends how you want the finish. I just went for matt black as I think it would look strange if they were shiny. But it's up to you at the end of the day

1st July 2010, 10:29

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Originally Posted by chris_furio

It depends how you want the finish. I just went for matt black as I think it would look strange if they were shiny. But it's up to you at the end of the day

mmmmm...... I dont think the shinny affect will look to good on thinking about it, cheers for your help

2nd July 2010, 02:32

there you go

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47845

3rd July 2010, 13:59

im always worried i want be able to get them back together