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Headlight....help!!!!

Old Jan 11, 2010 | 08:05 AM
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I need to get into my headlights
on all my other vehicles i've just take off all the rubber unscrewed the screws stuck it in an over and pulled apart.

i have a 2000 monte carlo ss and it seems to have rubber going all around the headlight.. how do i get the headlight apart without ruining the rubber?

any ideas at all would be great.
 
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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Good luck. Our lights aren't easy to open up. A lot of people just bake it in an oven at 350° and that will melt the glue that holds it together then pry it apart carefully.

But even that isn't easy to do.
 
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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thats true put the in the oven but be careful there plastic
 
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:25 PM
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Well i opened up an older one on this kind of car, let me tell you its not easy. I gave up trying to keep the rubber molding in tact. Your gonna have to warm it hot enough to melt it, but watch out because the runner will melt if you set it on too hot of a surface... No fun.
 
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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what are you needing to open up the headlights for??
 
Old Jan 12, 2010 | 07:48 AM
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Probably to paint or try other custom work.
 
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