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    US Ellipsoid

    Does anyone knows how to take US Ellipsoids apart ?
    Is it possible to take it apart ? and install everything back again together ?
    I remember there was a thread about self smoked ellipsoids way in the past.

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    Re: US Ellipsoid

    Originally posted by qimis
    Does anyone knows how to take US Ellipsoids apart ?
    Is it possible to take it apart ? and install everything back again together ?
    I remember there was a thread about self smoked ellipsoids way in the past.
    Do you want to disassemble the lens itself, or remove the lens assembly from the bucket?

    The lens doesn't come off the reflector. To remove the headlight from the bucket, the easiest way is to remove the whole bucket assembly (with both headlights) from the car by removing the 4 phillips-head screws then lay it on a workbench. Use a blowdryer to heat up the plastic keepers to soften them up a bit then unsnap the headlight from the keepers.
    Randy Walters

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      What do the plastic keepers look like? I am having trouble envisionsing this process?

      Greg

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