I understand you have to heat them up and take them apart then do something with the amber parts? fitting silvervision bulbs to complete? Also people paint them. Does anyone offer a guaranteed service?

I fancy some painted in an anthracite colour or black

 

I very much doubt it as it is a DIY mod and very simple to do.All you do is remove headlight from car (obviously) remove all 8 or 9 cross head screws in the headlight,remove the white plasic brackt (2 screws) remove all bulbs,pre heat the oven to 100 degrees approx and put the light in for 10 mins.When you remove it the sealent will be soft enough to pull the 2 sections of the light apart remove the silver frame pop out the yellow bit,spray with plastic primer,then follow up with a couple of coats of satin black and once its all dry put it all back together job done

 

if you pop out the yellow bit and leave it out does that make it look all silver? Or do you need to buy something else?

 

My local Subaru specialist did mine for me so it could be worth while ringing round. They took out the orange bit and painted my bulbs. I think they charged me £40.

 

Who was that matey? £40 seems like a deal for me
AC

 

If you type in 'detango' in search, there are 2 superb, very detailed threads from 2 members on here on how to detango, step by step. Myself and my friend, both of us with blobeye cars, are detangoi-ng our cars one day after the easter weekend, so will post and let you know our experiences!

 

I did mine yesterday,should have taken step by step pictures

 

I did this one a couple of years ago.A link to dismantling the lights is in post 7 by Talizman.....funnily enough its the same car

https://www.scoobynet.com/members-ga...tml?showfull=1

 

IMHO the reflector doesnt need painting..!

Hardest part is getting headlights out (blobeye). First time around it can be a PITA as you don't know where to pull to pop out the auto leveling ball socket..

Well worth it though.. It's one of them mods that's not obvious. You'll see a de tango'd blob and think that looks good, not realising why until you compare a tango'd one right next to it, IYSWIM..? Makes the front end cleaner IMO..



Sprayed amber bulb silver originally, before fitting Silvertec/Phillips..

 

im going for it next sun!

 

Pop up to Lincoln and do mine matey
AC

 

did mine last weekend thought it was goin to be a right pain in the *** but i started just after dinner and was finished an all put bak together by tee time pretty easy to do realy.

 

Scoobybits Rotherham mate

 

come to mine and we can do it together!

 

I'd love to mate but I'm away this weekend
Cheers
AC

 

I can hold on if u fancy it one sat/sun?