german-anger

Does anyone have any tips/ideas how to get the headlights off? Basically get them off the car? Just wondering if anyone has done this themselves before, perhaps I have to take off the bumper. Also where are the mounting points for the bumper?

Will be trying to DIY the black housing, as soon as it gets a little warmer.

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Derspeed

I am doing the same. You first.

Azn_C300

heard to get into the actual housing, you have to heat up the adhesive to loosen it from the front lens cover.

myinternetsucks

bleedat! its true... and if you dont know what bleedat means....google it.

german-anger

Oh god, I have a feeling this is gonna be a b!tchh to do...

Petje

That's for sure

angeloxnet

i look forward to seeing this progress
i am considering going the more expensive route and buying an extra set of headlights to try this with versus using the ones on my car.

cvkatigbak

cook them! if you have *****.. im just kidding, if you stick them in the oven for a bit it (one by one) then it should be easier to pry apart. then just buy a heat resistant molding that you can seal them back up (this is the hard part). good luck. post diy please!

got_thang?

Don't do it! I heard it's hard taking the bumper offf and putting it back on

Flame3g

I would buy a headlight off ebay first.......i had to do the same with my lincoln ls. its very easy with heating them up if that what has to happen. good luck

german-anger

hahaha, now i feel nervous =\

got_thang?

Yeah I had mine repaired for all the scrapes that I had. The guy who repaired it said it was hard cause of hidden bolts

Azn_C300

Also, I heard that as you peel apart the housing, you have to be extra careful with the adhesive as it stretches/strands out and if any of the loose adhesive gets on the inside, especially the lamp portion, you're f*ed.

mb_horseshoe

A friend of mine did this for his headlight housing on his other car... When I asked him how to do it (I'd like to have black housings as well) he said he put his entire headlight into the oven for a little while (not sure how long or what temperature) to make the adhesive loose enough to peel apart.

As AZN said, it peels apart and can get messy. Anyway, after he explained that I pretty much said screw it, too complicated.

Hope this helps.

By the way, a good body shop or aftermarket spot should be able to help.

ctgilles

60°C should do. Don't use the grill please just use the hot air setting (fan in middle with the stripe above & under) You could also use a hair dryer or a heat gun. If you warm up the adhesive correctly you should be able to re-use!

I would consider buying an extra set of lights in case of a problem... Color-coding looks really nice too imo!

german-anger

problem is that these headlights sure don't feel too cheap. probably set you back $800+ maybe :P

delirium

I'd also be concerned that when you put them back, will you have a good seal so that you dont get that water condensation inside of your headlight in the future...

spoolIT85

can someone tell me how to remove the actual headlight unit from the car? how many screws/bolts and where are they all located?

ctgilles

Try Startek. It costs money but they have complete guides on everything for MB.