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Title: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: D8MOA on February 22, 2014, 10:26:16 am
has anyone put there lights in the oven to separate the lens from the back?

did one of mine yesterday and made a right pigs ear of it  :sad1: my old evo 8 lights were ALOT easier
Title: Re: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: mw-wax on February 22, 2014, 10:29:30 am
Did not no you could do that obviously you cant not good is it knackered
Title: Re: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: D8MOA on February 22, 2014, 10:32:35 am
Quote from: mw-wax on February 22, 2014, 10:29:30 am
Did not no you could do that obviously you cant not good is it knackered

its salvageable but i don't think it will look 100%....but the black back wont be seen when fitted to the car anyway! just wanted to know if it was me or if the golf light is just a pain in general haha
Title: Re: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: mw-wax on February 22, 2014, 10:47:26 am
Well this is right place to get some advice I have never heard of it but that doesn't mean it hasn't been done.

Why did you want to separate them was there that mystery fly in there  :signLOL:
Title: Re: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: G40will on February 22, 2014, 10:54:33 am
Here you go.

http://golfmkv.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1328002&postcount=1
Title: Re: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: D8MOA on February 22, 2014, 10:55:28 am
no flys on me  :wink:

i have R32 xenon lights and for some reason they thought chrome looks good..... CHROME DON'T GET YOU HOME!!

so i want to paint them matte black..or maybe hydrodip them :happy2:
Title: Re: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: D8MOA on February 22, 2014, 10:59:10 am
Quote from: G40will on February 22, 2014, 10:54:33 am
Here you go.

http://golfmkv.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1328002&postcount=1

thanks  :happy2: ideally i would like to see the state of people's outer case once the lens is removed and once its all been refitted to see how it looks
Title: Re: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: woahnowboys on February 22, 2014, 01:40:41 pm
I split mine to paint the insides, I used a hair drier and a screwdriver to separate them :signLOL:
But yeah, my the channel that the lens fits into was a mess by the end of it, so I just used a hammer and a lot of sealant to make sure it wouldn't leak :grin:
You can't see that part of the light with the bonnet down, and it's not greatly noticeable with it open either IMO.
Title: Re: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: trs888 on February 26, 2014, 12:09:26 am
Quote from: D8MOA on February 22, 2014, 10:55:28 am
no flys on me  :wink:

i have R32 xenon lights and for some reason they thought chrome looks good..... CHROME DON'T GET YOU HOME!!

so i want to paint them matte black..or maybe hydrodip them :happy2:

if you've got Xenons, you won't have any luck with putting them in the oven. they used different adhesive from halogen lights (heat makes it soft) vs xenon (heat doesn't make it soft) so you have to dremmel it apart and then pry it.  i did it on my OEM xenons. i did it for DRLs though not to paint them but you might find my thread useful. or i could do it for you for a price  :grin:

have a look at http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,63528.msg705672.html#msg705672 (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,63528.msg705672.html#msg705672)

ill take some pics of the light tomorrow if you want with the bonnet open so you can see the join.
Title: Re: headlight strip! anyone done it?
Post by: Wooosh on February 26, 2014, 12:51:12 am
Quote from: D8MOA on February 22, 2014, 10:55:28 am
no flys on me  :wink:

i have R32 xenon lights and for some reason they thought chrome looks good..... CHROME DON'T GET YOU HOME!!

so i want to paint them matte black..or maybe hydrodip them :happy2:
Matte Black Xenons FTW! :happy2: