I am in the process of taking apart or rather trying to take apart my headlight housings. The problem I am facing is that the "glue" that holds them together isn't pliable at all. If I heat up the housing very slowly, the housing gets pliable and begins to melt before the "glue" does anything. it appears to be an RTV sealant rather than a butyl substance. WTF did you guys do to remove them? What a PIA.
I haven't stuck them in the oven yet because I'm afraid of the housing melting on me before the "glue". hmm... i know they are very big to be chasing around the edges with a heat gun, so an oven is inevitable with housings this size, but I don't think the "glue" will ever be pliable no matter how much heat I give it. What to do?

 

i just did mine yesterday. put them in the oven for ten minutes at 250 degrees. stuck a screw driver in there and pulled them apart. also used a box opener to cut to glue apart. if i can do this anyone can. just go for it!

 

LMAO..Thanks for the added reassurance. I'll give it a go around.

 

yea and if i can do it too u can for sure. gotta use some strength dirty lol

 

first one's in the oven...

 

are u gonna paint them too?

 

Has anyone color matched the headlight to their paint yet?

 

How did you guys reseal them. What's the best way? I suppose there aint no easy way to peel the old stuff out??

I know many guys use Nissans butyl sealant, but I would rather not drive that far and spend that much..lol

I'm not painting them.

 

i did but it turned out like crap so i sold them...

and dirty i pealed all the old glue off bc i bought more rtv sealant. but i know some people leave it and then reheat and had more sealant if necessary

 

I had to stuck it back in the oven because I was being a pansy. i was working slow and was afraid to break something. I was able to stick a straight pick from a pickset and it seemed to work very well.