Jacey Boy

Is their anyone who lives in Dorset that could lend their assistance if they have done this job before and help me out for a few beers or £?

Thanks

nik52wrx

I have thought about doing this but fear of putting my lights in an oven and what will come out has put me off.
Good look in your search and hope it works

pauld37

Cant help if your after the oven method

I broke the bits up using pliers on my bugeye, no problems

simo

Paul, can you get pliers in ok then? If I do it I would prefer a method that did not involve taking them to bits

pauld37

Long nosed pliers and some tinsnips? I guess they are, I found there was plenty of room through the bulb hole to get in.

Can post up pics of what I used if you like

simo

go for it

wish I had thought about this way as just changed a sidelight bulb so had the unit out to do this

Cheers Simon

*AL*

Can't you just change the side light bulb by going under the arch liner??

pauld37

Here you, the phone is to give you some idea of size

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...7/CIMG1724.jpg


The indicator bulb is covered by the orange cover that is clipped inside the headlight, push it inside, hold it with the long nosed pliers and snip it into small pieces and tip it out of the hole

Elmer Fudpucker

Erm,no....don't think you'll have much success with 'breaking' out the orange bits either on a blobeye.

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...ighlight=tango

I've found the hardest part is actually getting the lights out of the car.

but once out,you can use a heat gun or even a hairdryer to loosen up the 'devil snot' thats sealing them.

and to ensure a good seal afterwards,I found it best to scrape as much of the original sealant out as you can.Then replace it with copious amounts of new clear silicone.

...don't forget to paint the chrome light surround black while you have them apart

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...+headlight+mod

Jon

Jacey Boy

How about we give it ago together then?

pippyrips

forget the oven - just heat the mastic up with a hairdryer then prise apart

Jacey Boy

Yup I think I will try that method first!

Tony MY03WRX

sorry to hijack the thread.....but does anyone know were to get the replacement silver coloured indicator bulbs from..?????

Many thanks

Tony

Jacey Boy

Tony, I have bought 4 of these http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/product_i...4bcba05032d365

explore

mine have been done i have a black blobeye, the chap that done them use to have a blue blobeye we are both from dorset, his name in john, his nick on here is DBY but he now drives a evo 8, you should be able to find him in the southen section in the doret meet part, pm him see if he can help.

andi

crazyman1979

Im from bournemouth too, would like to do this to my blob eye but too scared to cook my lights!

willsy369

I have twp pairs of headlaights, 1 pair european and 1 pair for uk, I did both of mine in the oven and it was set to about 90 for about 5 -10 mins (just keep checking to see if they want to come apart) after doing the detango and black paint job i then re put them in the oven again just to subtle up the old silicon and replace them together. I have had no condensation at all and my headlights did not melt! Obviously you keep a check on them, your not doing a baked alaska ffs! then you will be fine. However if I was just going to detango i would smash it out as said above. I did try the other method of using a hairdryer and i found it took too long and didnt really work for me. Each to their own decision, but dont be scared of the oven!!

Willsy

corradoboy

I have done many detango's, but I'm all the way up in Leeds so not really much use It really is quite easy, and don't be scared of the oven. As long as the heat is at between 100-120ºC you won't damage them as they're only in for 10 minutes. Cover the adjuster motor with foil and remove all wiring and bulbs prior, and I always add a bead of silicone sealer when re-assembling. I haven't had one of mine leak yet.

As for the LED indicators mentioned above, I have those fitted as they're much better than the silvered bulbs. The old silvertec ones were truly awful for visibility on sunny days. The PIAA and possibly Philips ones are better, but the LED's are very good. The only problem is that because they use so little power the relay goes into hyperflash as it sees the reduced current draw as a bulb failure. To remedy this you need to add some inline resistors between the wires behind each indicator. Takes 2 minutes to do with a couple of scotchblocks. They're £2 each from the Hein Gericke motorcycle accessory shop.

Jacey Boy

Is this a definate as I have just ordered my LED's?

corradoboy

Yes.

As I said, resistors £2 each from Hein Gericke, a pair of scotch clips and some spade connectors. Takes about 10 minutes to do all 4 corners.

Jacey Boy

Still need to do this, anyone up for helping me out?

bob r

iTrader: (46)

For god sake pal get some ***** and have a go yourself. There are plenty of pointers already given to you. Is it the blobeye or bug.

I've done a bugeye and a blobeye the bug was a doddle, the blobeye a little more difficult to remove the lights from the car. I used a hair dryer to split the light assembly which is the easy bit.

Do a search as there is some very good step by step guides on hear to assist.

De-tango......you know it makes sense

Jacey Boy

Its a blobeyed, I would rather have the help of someone who has done it thanks

bob r

iTrader: (46)

Hope this works

Subaru Impreza Drivers Club Forums - I've been de-tangoed

Jacey Boy

Thanks for that, good link

Flaps

iTrader: (1)

I'm surprised nobody has set up an exchange system (places like Scooby Clinic included) in which you just pay your cash and they swap them over for you. Some one on an old forum I used did it for £50.

monkeyboy840

tried doing mine and could even get the lights out of the bloody car. it seemed to be fixed into the wing somehow and i didn't want to damage it so said sod it and left em alone.

pippyrips

there is a ball/socket type joint which needs to be manipulated - easy to chip the paint on the corner of the wing when doing so so use insulation tape to protect contact areas