headlight lens replacment
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headlight lens replacment
so i just ordered a pair of lenses for front 4 lights, to replace my craked and faded OEM ones. my question is how do i remove the old lens?
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Depo aftermarket headlight
...that's what we start with as many wanted clear outer lens. then
we gut the thing and try to retrofit HID projector into place, connect
ballast, and refit clear lens. it's this last step you're replicating. I
just dont know what kind of goo MB/OEM uses. maybe your lens will
come with instructions or tips.
...finally got off my butt and connected the blinking mirrors yesterday
...that's what we start with as many wanted clear outer lens. then
we gut the thing and try to retrofit HID projector into place, connect
ballast, and refit clear lens. it's this last step you're replicating. I
just dont know what kind of goo MB/OEM uses. maybe your lens will
come with instructions or tips.
...finally got off my butt and connected the blinking mirrors yesterday
Last edited by raymond g-; Mar 7, 2006 at 12:47 AM.
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headlight removal...
that is from MB info CD. 10mb video
also found more stuff in my notes...
hey!.....as i view this last graphic, it appears that the OEM one may not require the oven method. hard to tell from pics....and i'm sure there are variations on a theme, depending on headlight used
that is from MB info CD. 10mb video
also found more stuff in my notes...
hey!.....as i view this last graphic, it appears that the OEM one may not require the oven method. hard to tell from pics....and i'm sure there are variations on a theme, depending on headlight used
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wow, thanks for that pic from the repair manual...mad my life so much easier....i am now confident i will have no problem doing the DIY, with out messing anything up.
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woohoo
only a few bloody nuckles, and only broke one piece...but all in all. everything went back in and looks amazing now....i ended up putting in clear signals and clear corners at the same time....i have a very new looking front end right now....i'll get some pics up tomrrow!
only a few bloody nuckles, and only broke one piece...but all in all. everything went back in and looks amazing now....i ended up putting in clear signals and clear corners at the same time....i have a very new looking front end right now....i'll get some pics up tomrrow!
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Eagerly awaiting pix rocket. I replaced my low beam lights with H7SS and while I was doing it noticed my lens are scratched to hell. Love to see what you did with a simple lens replacement.
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Still have the old lenses? I'd like to see a close up of them to see if they are as scratched as mine and then a side by side with the new ones.
I bet the difference is amazing.
I bet the difference is amazing.
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Uh, wow, thats a huge difference
Mine aren't faded out like that, but, I have this aerodynamic lens scratching where the wind breaks around the headlight. It's not that noticable when the lights are off, but very obviuos when they are on
Mine aren't faded out like that, but, I have this aerodynamic lens scratching where the wind breaks around the headlight. It's not that noticable when the lights are off, but very obviuos when they are on
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yeah, i see that. weird. reminded me of time i went up Mt St Helens in near
whiteout conditions. i was getting dark and I only had dark goggles so I left
them off and squinted my way up. when I got back home, I noticed that the
snow granules had abraded the surface of my eyeballs. each had red streaks
horiz all the way across the middle each eyeball.
someone else on W210 forum had posted their success using some polish on
faded headlight lens. this was during the past month or so.
whiteout conditions. i was getting dark and I only had dark goggles so I left
them off and squinted my way up. when I got back home, I noticed that the
snow granules had abraded the surface of my eyeballs. each had red streaks
horiz all the way across the middle each eyeball.
someone else on W210 forum had posted their success using some polish on
faded headlight lens. this was during the past month or so.
