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Old 10-24-2005, 09:14 PM
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Removal of headlight lense

How do you remove the lense of the headlights? is it possible? what im wondering is, is it possible to transplat the guts of BiX assembly into an 05/06 halogen assembly?
Old 10-24-2005, 09:43 PM
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How do you remove the lense of the headlights? is it possible? what im wondering is, is it possible to transplat the guts of BiX assembly into an 05/06 halogen assembly?
You gonna try my color matching idea, Doug?

You have to use a heat gun to loosen up the glue connecting the lens to the light assemblies. Do it in portions, so you don't burn the plastic on the light assemblies. Once all the glue is loose, you shoudl be able to pry the lens off. This is also assuming that the Benz lenses are assembled similar to any other.

As far as transplanting the bi-x guts into a halogen lighting assembly, I'm not sure if that's possible. I've never seen the internals for the bi-x vs. the new halogens, although, I wouln't be shocked if you could do it.
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no im not going to do the paint project, i wanna sell the components to offset some cost.
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no im not going to do the paint project, i wanna sell the components to offset some cost.
I see. You have the Updated halogens sitting around doing nothing? I would just go for it or ask the body shop if they could do it. Never hurts to ask.
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I could've sworn that Steve made a comment about this in one of the threads on here. Have you talked to him?
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andy, ive been searching and i came up with nothing. i did send him an email tonight.
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It should be possible. The two parts rely on a common frame/box. Its the dished reflectors that are different internally. I don't think they are glued. It looks more like a rubber gasket on the Benz lights.

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