View Full Version : taking out orange reflector of headlights
kustomcougar
07-06-2005, 09:39 PM
i need to know how to take out the orange reflector in the headlights, any help would be great! thanks
KBrooks22
07-07-2005, 03:22 AM
you can buy a heat gun off of ebay for like 10 bucks to help peel off the plastic housing, makes it so easy. then go to a how to sinc ei dont feel like typing the rest. lol
MaverickFlyer
07-07-2005, 12:26 PM
Look for the how-to on painting your headlights. That will show you how to take out the reflector.
Click Here! (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=18)
KnappstamaN
07-08-2005, 04:18 AM
honestly this was an hour job for me for both headlights, VERY easy.
Put them in the oven at 215 degrees for about 12-14 minutes
Use some Ove-Gloves to peel the headlights apart. Remember before u put the headlight in the oven take off the metal clips and the rubber liner. They come apart with a little effort very easily. One thats apart, just take out the black housing in the headlight, this takes a little effort but it comes out too. The orange reflector just falls out. put the black housing back in while the silicone is hot/warm. Re assemble, put the rubber piece back in and put the clips back in. 30 mins per headlight, EASY!!!
i personally thought this job was going to be hard, but wow was i wrong! easiest mod ive done to my car besides changing out the sidemarkers.
Frosty
07-09-2005, 04:09 AM
Originally posted by: KnappstamaN
honestly this was an hour job for me for both headlights, VERY easy.
Put them in the oven at 215 degrees for about 12-14 minutes
Use some Ove-Gloves to peel the headlights apart. Remember before u put the headlight in the oven take off the metal clips and the rubber liner. They come apart with a little effort very easily. One thats apart, just take out the black housing in the headlight, this takes a little effort but it comes out too. The orange reflector just falls out. put the black housing back in while the silicone is hot/warm. Re assemble, put the rubber piece back in and put the clips back in. 30 mins per headlight, EASY!!!
i personally thought this job was going to be hard, but wow was i wrong! easiest mod ive done to my car besides changing out the sidemarkers.
^What he said^
Just make sure nothing falls inside the front of the headlight after sealing them back up :tongue:
Catwoman3700
04-20-2006, 01:21 AM
Ok I'm resurrecting this thread because I have to do mine over again. Did anyone replace the sealant stuff? Where do you buy good black stuff to seal it with? (Is it silicone?) Tanks.
CougarGuy939
04-23-2006, 11:57 AM
hey this worked great, on my girl's grand am headlights, which also have that annoying orange reflector, but gm made it a little harder the reflector is molded to the lens so i have it apart and it just isnt moving any ideas? Im heating it up again a little hotter this time to see if that will change anything
CougarGuy939
04-23-2006, 12:01 PM
Update! 350 is to hot!! lens melted and the d@mn reflector still wouldnt move, oh ish girl is home!! no biggie though she already had new headlights
skull_heaven
04-23-2006, 02:31 PM
^^^^^lol
CougarGuy939
04-23-2006, 03:38 PM
well i found out you can buy just the clear lenses from summit, so i might just get creative and buy those and then color match the inside of the lights to her car which is a nice med. blue, while still leaving parts of the internals black, these are the ones she has now, but i would be painting blue where you see black http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-05-PONTIAC-GRAND-AM-CLEAR-BLACK-HEADLIGHTS-00-01-02_W0QQitemZ8059006546QQcategoryZ33710QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem