Cleared my headlights in 20 minutes!!
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From: Gonzales
I just finished clearing my turn signals in my headlight using the "beat the crap out of it with a hammer and screwdriver" method. I came out really nice. Now I just need to get me some chrome turn signal bulbs.


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From: Gonzales
Originally Posted by rolex87
Looking good. I was really scared at first but I said "what the hell" and did it anyway. It's very easy and I'm glad I did it now!
Mike R.
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Mike R.
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I just cleared my corners tonight. Taking off the bumper was the easy part, but for me, shattering the reflector was the hard part. I must not have been hitting them in the right place. So, I gave up on that and baked the lights in the oven to loosen the glue. I pryed the lenses open and took out the reflectors that way... re-heated them and stuck the lenses back on... hopefully I won't have leakage later, but everything looks OK. Gonna get bulbs tomorrow, assuming there's a parts store open.
Originally Posted by emissman
hopefully I won't have leakage later, but everything looks OK.
I did the hammer method as well. Worked nicely. One thing I did was to cut up a few shop towels and stuff them in the hole first. This way when I shattered the orange plastic it didn't risk scratching the inside of the light.
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From: Gonzales
Originally Posted by the_saint
What's the recipe for doing them in the oven?
Seriously tho' what temp (I'm guessing as low as possible :? ) and how long?
Seriously tho' what temp (I'm guessing as low as possible :? ) and how long?
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From: Gonzales
Originally Posted by erikcooper
what is the method with the hammer? This is the first time I have heard of this and it seem squite easy.
pep boys has APC black chrome lights that glow amber and they also have the sylvania silverstar blue bulbs that glow amber. my friend has a toyota matrix and he gave me his black chromes when he bought the blue ones at pep boys.
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