Out in the pi**ing rain and cold!



Have been wanting to de-tango my lights for a while now, and finally found the time to do it. I wont bore you with all the details, as there are some great step by step guides already on here

Hope this inspires others. I will gladly go into more specific detail if people are unsure

First things first, get them apart!




Take out the offending piece





Prime the little monkeys...




Paint the little buggers




And stick it all back together




A great mod that can be done quite easily, and looks heaps better than the original ones! Even managed to get the power steering belt changed, a good day!

 

I did mine today aswell!! although i only took the orange bit out, much better now although 1 of mine is misting :'(

 

Looks much better

 

A great improvement.

 

Should have used the time to clean your oven!

Looks tops - the lights that is...!

 

Haha...it's not my oven. I hijacked my friends house for the day. :-D

 

Top job!!!

What did you use to stick it all back together and seal with?

 

I think I'm going to paint the inside of mine too, they are detangoed already. What temp did you 1.set the oven too initially to separate them? 2.to bake the paint, and how long in the oven for each process?
Thanks

 

I used the original mastic from the headlights. It's easily re-usable. When pulling apart the two sections, I used a blade to ease it apart instead of pulling all the mastic out of place. Thus way when you re-seal, it is still in place.

To separate them, I set the oven at 80. Some do it at 100, but I think that's too hot. Left in there for roughly 6-8 minutes checking every couple. It does not have to be hot to touch, just enough to make the mastic supple.

When baking I set it down to 50 for 5 minutes each.

Putting them back together, I put the two halves in for 5 minutes at 80 and put them back together. After pressing hard to seal, I put them back in again for 3 minutes and pressed again to confirm the seal. Left to harden and job done. Hope that helps.

 

I was just about to ask about this actually. Does it dry quick enough to have to put the lights back in the oven as two halves before binding it back together again, I guess this answers my question.

How have you checked that it's definitely sealed, is it just a question of putting it back on the car and hoped that it doesn't mist up?

 

When you put them back together you will be able to tell if it has bonded or not properly. In any case, you can always put a bit of extra sealant in there too. Just make sure before sealing that the light inside is bone dry!

 

I wonder if one day we will see one of these threads where someone bakes their lights for too long and they melt. Lol that would be funny

 

needs resealing, the first set i did misted up

 

looking good fella

 

It's been done, Ive seen it somewhere

 

just use a heat gun its far safer.

 

Interesting read.

Mine were detangoed a couple of years ago and have unfortunately misted up this year so ill be splitting mine soon.

Anyone have an idea of what sealant to use? (Just incase)

 

just black mastic sealant and a dispenser

any factors should have it on the shelf

used it on my last blob with no misting issues

https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...-splitter.html

 

great read with pics, think will give my hawkeye ones a go after reading this, it doesn't look too bad a job for a great look,

 

Luckily classic headlights are 10 a penny or else I'd have really been annoyed I've still got the melted units if anyone wants pictures!!!

 

Thanks mate that really helps. Any special kind of spray paint? Is it matt or gloss finish?

 

Not really mate. I used a standard black matt paint. Can use satin/gloss too. Your choice really. I primed it twice (baked twice) and painted it twice (again, baked twice between coats)

 

What bulb did you buy for the indicator?

 

Orange bulb, but looks silver when not in use.

 

Good effort