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Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View PostOK so i just attempted this too. Baked all lenses as per Jordans instructions at 350F. The plastic adjusters melted, and fell on to the oven element making a terrible smell. I lost about half of them. Then I tried to pry off the lenses, and one shattered in to pieces. THe others will not come off, they are on there fucking tight as nails. I just don't get it, WTF am I doing wrong? I'm ready to just buy them pre-smoked.
You have to be patient when you do it. And be very careful. How long did you have it in the oven for? I put my lights in there at 250º for about 5-10minutes at tops. I used a small screwdriver to get in between the lens and the housing. It took me a while to get it off. The sealer they used is VERY strong and will not pull apart easily.I got a fender roller now! LMK if you need me to roll your fenders or want to rent the tool from me locally.
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Originally posted by evil_twin View PostYou have to be patient when you do it. And be very careful. How long did you have it in the oven for? I put my lights in there at 250º for about 5-10minutes at tops. I used a small screwdriver to get in between the lens and the housing. It took me a while to get it off. The sealer they used is VERY strong and will not pull apart easily.
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I honestly found it easier to boil the lens assembly. I put it in the water, and turned the heat on. I let them sit until they boiled, then for about 5 more minutes. Try prying up a little bit, then put them back in the water for like 5-10 more minutes. Very time consuming, but I didn't break a single lense. I also used the 'X' patern, I found it easy to line up to make the slots in the plastic backing. Uou can also use a razor knife to cut the adhesive, that works in tight spots.
PS, try using differnt color adhesives, I used red and it came out looking like my car was stoned, but awesome at the same time.
Sam
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okay. so i have US ellipsoids on mine. my driver side low beam lens were cracked in half, but it was still held by its original glue. so i was on the market for some lenses but because i now have HIDs, i wanted to use HELLA Glass lenses and not plastic. i thought, hmm 73 bucks for a brand new OEM glass lens..?? too much for my blood, and plus it wouldn't match the pitted lens on the other side. haha!
so with this DIY in mind, i drove to the junkyard. =)
i massacred three e34's to find the best ellipsoid lenses.
[all the e30's in there had sealed beams.. FTL]
i was told that the whole headlight assembly [one bucket/lens/projector] was kinda pricey so i had to somehow just get the lenses. with a few try's some came loose easily being under the sun for so long.. and some i had to gently pry out. but i successfully got a pair of low beam lenses, a pair of High beam lenses.. and for my just-in-case set, a pair of the chrome plated rings [the part around the projector that is to be painted black.] they're a little pitted but decent condition. $20 bucks for the six items! whoo hoo!
now that i have all lenses.. i didn't have to be so careful about breaking the ones i have! so i started with the low beams, held the whole assembly with the lenses facing down [so the glass pieces fall downwards and not into the projector] and with little pressure, hit them with a hammer! [make sure it's offset from the center to avoid scratching the projector.] now with only little glued pieces left, i used my heat gun. softened the glue and pried out all the remaining. i then cleaned it up for the new silicone, placed the painted rings and finally the lens! did both low beams pretty quick actually.. then i noticed i had the breather tube on my high beams!? good thing i held back before breaking their lenses. so i stopped there.
i'm worried about the crosshairs not aligning straight with the tube there sticking out. should i just try to find some used euro high beams and sit them in my US assembly? do they differ?
ps. whoever has some crosshairs they want to sell to me, just PM =)
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not having done the glass-lense lights, I've done many plastic lense/plastic housing lights (Like Subaru WRX)..
I heat those up at 250*F. I preheat the oven, then put the HL assy. in on a cookie sheet, for 15-18mins. I take them out, put it on the bench, and with a couple of flat-tip screwdrivers, I slowly work the lenses off.. That seems to work well for those types of housings, anyway. I'll try my E30 ones, soon.~Rogan
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Anybody have or can get some more made?? I know that there are more people interested to do another group buy on these.
Also for all of you that have broken yours and need another set I have access to plenty of Euro smileys. Just hit me up.Originally posted by NicademusMy car beats off to that car. :bow:
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Originally posted by kingb View Postanybody have or can get some more made?? I know that there are more people interested to do another group buy on these.1991 318is ---230K - DD
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so if you didnt get it like that did you glue fuzzy oil to the entire thing?
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Originally posted by BigSam View PostI honestly found it easier to boil the lens assembly. I put it in the water, and turned the heat on. I let them sit until they boiled, then for about 5 more minutes. Try prying up a little bit, then put them back in the water for like 5-10 more minutes. Very time consuming, but I didn't break a single lense. I also used the 'X' patern, I found it easy to line up to make the slots in the plastic backing. Uou can also use a razor knife to cut the adhesive, that works in tight spots.
PS, try using differnt color adhesives, I used red and it came out looking like my car was stoned, but awesome at the same time.
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Originally posted by Kingb View PostAnybody have or can get some more made?? I know that there are more people interested to do another group buy on these.
Also for all of you that have broken yours and need another set I have access to plenty of Euro smileys. Just hit me up.
right now we have about 20 members signed up for them.
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