Clear corners how to?
05-15-2006, 06:57 PM
#1
Clear corners how to?
Okay I found this on how to do it, but im still hesitent. What should i put the head light on when its in the oven? Any other details I should pay attention to? Anyone actually done it and has any ideas ? Thx for any help.
Take your light and put er in the oven at about 350F. Put it in for about 25min and yank it out and see if the glue has melted enough to wedge something between the black plastic and the lense cover. Use a towel on whatever you wedge between the back and cover so you do not scratch the inside.
If it is not coming off EASY, put it in longer. You will be able to EASILY peel back the black backing....once this is done, the amber will simply pop out by wedging something under it (again, use a clotch as protection)
Clean the inside, etc...put it back in the over to get the plastic warm enough to bend it back.....bend it back, clamp it and silicon it. VOILA!
Take your light and put er in the oven at about 350F. Put it in for about 25min and yank it out and see if the glue has melted enough to wedge something between the black plastic and the lense cover. Use a towel on whatever you wedge between the back and cover so you do not scratch the inside.
If it is not coming off EASY, put it in longer. You will be able to EASILY peel back the black backing....once this is done, the amber will simply pop out by wedging something under it (again, use a clotch as protection)
Clean the inside, etc...put it back in the over to get the plastic warm enough to bend it back.....bend it back, clamp it and silicon it. VOILA!
05-15-2006, 07:05 PM
#2
this might help.... 25 min. seems a little long..... 
1. Remove ALL of the bulbs and wiring from the headlights. Not doing so will cause severe damage to your headlight housings, forcing you to purchase yet another set of headlights.
2. Heat your oven to 250 degrees and sit a piece of WET cardboard on top of a plate.
3.At 250 degrees place the headlight on top of the cardboard for 3 min (Note: It is NOT necessary to pre-heat the oven for this process).
4. Remove the headlight from the oven (careful, it will probably be quite hot) it and push your headlight back together as much as your can. Our headlights are sealed front to back, so push as hard as you can on the front and back housing to create a better seal. Try your best not to have any openings between the housings.
5. Once pressed firmly together, take some silicone RTV sealant, which is available at any hardware store, and it along the line where the housings come together. This step will cover any open holes leftover from any silicone not drying in place completely.
6. Let the freshly applied silicone dry before re-installing the headlights into your Mustang.
What this process does is melts the silicone glue that has come from the factory that was used to seal the housings. Sometimes that glue has open spaces left over after being sealed at the factory. As the silicone glue dries, it re-hardens and is pressed tighter between the two headlight housings, creating a stronger bond. The step of adding more silicone glue is necessary to cover any other possible gaps in the headlight housing so that another leak does not develop.
You should also want to check the seals around the headlight bulbs as well to make sure there is no extra air leaking into the headlights from the bulb housings.
1. Remove ALL of the bulbs and wiring from the headlights. Not doing so will cause severe damage to your headlight housings, forcing you to purchase yet another set of headlights.
2. Heat your oven to 250 degrees and sit a piece of WET cardboard on top of a plate.
3.At 250 degrees place the headlight on top of the cardboard for 3 min (Note: It is NOT necessary to pre-heat the oven for this process).
4. Remove the headlight from the oven (careful, it will probably be quite hot) it and push your headlight back together as much as your can. Our headlights are sealed front to back, so push as hard as you can on the front and back housing to create a better seal. Try your best not to have any openings between the housings.
5. Once pressed firmly together, take some silicone RTV sealant, which is available at any hardware store, and it along the line where the housings come together. This step will cover any open holes leftover from any silicone not drying in place completely.
6. Let the freshly applied silicone dry before re-installing the headlights into your Mustang.
What this process does is melts the silicone glue that has come from the factory that was used to seal the housings. Sometimes that glue has open spaces left over after being sealed at the factory. As the silicone glue dries, it re-hardens and is pressed tighter between the two headlight housings, creating a stronger bond. The step of adding more silicone glue is necessary to cover any other possible gaps in the headlight housing so that another leak does not develop.
You should also want to check the seals around the headlight bulbs as well to make sure there is no extra air leaking into the headlights from the bulb housings.
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