I have new Halo projectors and hit a pot hole really hard, the reflector fell off and is sitting in my headlight housing. I was wondering if anyone knows how hard it is to get in there and fix it?
Refectors in Headlights
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I would call the company you bought them from and complain, see if they will send you new ones...If not, you could heat the lights up and pull the lights apart....Heating them up requires putting them in the oven and baking them...good luck
Yes, here it is...This is for stock headlights, but I beleive it should work the same because all you are doing basically is heating the calking up to pull them apart...So here...
Here is how you do the clear corners trick.....
1. Remove the headlights from the car and the little rubber pieces on the back of the lights
2. Put one headlight at a time in the oven at 200 degrees for like 10 mins or so..Long enough to heat up the OEM calking so that you can pull the headlights apart
3. Gently unclip the clips around the head lights and pull apart...Emphasize on GENTLY...This will take a little muscle though
4. Take out the amber reflector by unclipping it, cover it with Chrome 3mm Tape.
5. Put the reflector back in its place with the 3mm tape over it, then put the headlight back in the oven for 10 mins at 200 degrees to reheat up the calking so you can reuse some of it.
6. After you have reheated it, press the headlights together and then get some clear calking and recalk the headlight. ( you dont have to recalk the headlights but I would so you wont get moisture in your lights which will cause fogging)
7. Put the headlights back in your car with hyper white bulbs and enjoy the great new look of your headlights.
Hope this helps..
Thats very true. They may melt.
Usually the cover is made from a high temp polycarbonate with a melting temp of about 400oC so they're fine. But the housing may be made from a lower quality plastic, which has a much lower melting temp, say 150oC.
Therefore baking your lights may result in the melted housing stuck to your oven for the next year.
I'll try to find out what plastics are safe or not. A friend of mine works for Hella designing headlamps, so i'll ask him, as it should say what plastics they're made from on the actual parts.
eg. On the Cover it sould say - PC
Usually the cover is made from a high temp polycarbonate with a melting temp of about 400oC so they're fine. But the housing may be made from a lower quality plastic, which has a much lower melting temp, say 150oC.
Therefore baking your lights may result in the melted housing stuck to your oven for the next year.
I'll try to find out what plastics are safe or not. A friend of mine works for Hella designing headlamps, so i'll ask him, as it should say what plastics they're made from on the actual parts.
eg. On the Cover it sould say - PC
That would be some good information to have.....I know the stock headlights, all their parts can take it, well because I did and there are alot of other people that have, but the plastic list would be awesome
Thanks all for your help, i am gonna try and get them replaced. But if i can't do that then i may have to either try and fix those or do back to the stock headlights and replace the amber refector in that.
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Painting the stock housing looks awesome...When I get some time I want to paint mine
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same here... i have the DIY thread from sho from a while ago saved..... if anyone is interested. i saved it in mhtml, so it's gonna be a b***h to repost it. i might do it tomorrow if i have time though
Well ive spoken to my friend regarding the plastics, but its not as striaght forward as 'what plastic is safe'.
He says it depands not only on the type of plastic but wether its had any treatment or covering to improve the heat properties.
He said the cover is made from Polycarbonate (PC) but has a load of treatments to make it withstand the heat from the bulbs/sun and to stop it from gonig yellow, which all increase the melting temp so will be safe. Its the housing that'll cause the problem as it isnt subjected to the same amaount as heat so may be made of a lower grade of PC.
So you see it gets very difficult to say, especially with any certanity, what will be safe or not.
He is going to investigate it though, to see common plastics and grades used and email me some details, so i'll post the info as soon as i get it next week.
Sorry i havent got any solid info.
He says it depands not only on the type of plastic but wether its had any treatment or covering to improve the heat properties.
He said the cover is made from Polycarbonate (PC) but has a load of treatments to make it withstand the heat from the bulbs/sun and to stop it from gonig yellow, which all increase the melting temp so will be safe. Its the housing that'll cause the problem as it isnt subjected to the same amaount as heat so may be made of a lower grade of PC.
So you see it gets very difficult to say, especially with any certanity, what will be safe or not.
He is going to investigate it though, to see common plastics and grades used and email me some details, so i'll post the info as soon as i get it next week.
Sorry i havent got any solid info.
WOW, thanks a bunch man keep me updated. The info will definently come in handy as soon as i decide what i am going to be doing.Originally posted by samuri
Well ive spoken to my friend regarding the plastics, but its not as striaght forward as 'what plastic is safe'.
He says it depands not only on the type of plastic but wether its had any treatment or covering to improve the heat properties.
He said the cover is made from Polycarbonate (PC) but has a load of treatments to make it withstand the heat from the bulbs/sun and to stop it from gonig yellow, which all increase the melting temp so will be safe. Its the housing that'll cause the problem as it isnt subjected to the same amaount as heat so may be made of a lower grade of PC.
So you see it gets very difficult to say, especially with any certanity, what will be safe or not.
He is going to investigate it though, to see common plastics and grades used and email me some details, so i'll post the info as soon as i get it next week.
Sorry i havent got any solid info.
This is very true, Im still interested to see if aftermarket lights could handle the oven though
200 degress in the oven for 10 min does it just perfect
ya, 10-15 minutes depending on how good your oven is...Older ovens tend to take a slight bit longer than new ones