dismantling 182 headlights?

[robbie c]

hi guys maybe a stupid question but is there anyway of taking apart standard 182 headlights? as in removing the plastic front cover from the backing, as done when de-tangoeing fiesta zetec s's? cheers!

 

[PS autoshine]

don't sue me if it goes wrong but if its anything like astra either a heat gun or in hot water.

 

[robbie c]

yer was thinking that, my mates done the same with his bora and painted the inners black, i just have an idealol

 

[AlexG]

are they just the normal units or xenons?

 

[Amy]

This again? Missions if it's just to change the colour of the surround or something.

 

[robbie c]

yes they are xenons, and no its not just to change the surround colour!

 

[fUbAr]

This is how I dismantled mine

 

[robbie c]

oops, bit drastic wasnt it lol!

 

[Rich_16v]

They're a sealed unit so personally i would try to break the factory seal

De-tangoing it simply a bulb change no inner lenses need altering

 

[clio_luke]

if you are just trying to get rid of the orange glow, just fit silvervisions! no need to take the whole light to bits!

 

[Cupster]

This is how I dismantled mine

Your hammer skills need some work sir!!

 

[robbie c]

ive got the silvatec bulbs, just had a couple of plans if i could get the b*****d things off easy enough, but on to plan b now!

 

[BREMBO]

I want to do this aswell but no idea how

 

[BioHzrd]

Theres only Clips and some sealant holding the lenses on or thats what it is on mine so a lil bit of heat will release them !

 

[swell]

easy job, doing mine in the week when it comes back from the garage.

 

[robbie c]

thats what i wanted to hear originallyplan back on then!

 

[jack_davey]

Did anyone manage to get anywhere with this?
The clio headlamps are a f*cking w@nk design to say the least, I'm so annoyed with them I feel like smashing the f*cking things to pieces!
Mine have come off the ball joint in the middle which allows them to angle up and down for adjustment, and theres no way of putting it back on without taking them apart!

 

[Has]

Did anyone manage to get anywhere with this?
The clio headlamps are a f*cking w@nk design to say the least, I'm so annoyed with them I feel like smashing the f*cking things to pieces!
Mine have come off the ball joint in the middle which allows them to angle up and down for adjustment, and theres no way of putting it back on without taking them apart!

PM on its way!

 

[swell]

iv still not taken mine apart, couldnt be arsed how to take the bumper off

 

[ellclover]

They're a sealed unit so personally i would try to break the factory seal

De-tangoing it simply a bulb change no inner lenses need altering

on a fiesta zetec s de-tangoing does involve taking the headlight apart and removing the orange lens!

something you could try is putting them in the oven for 15 minutes! this is how some do it with the saxos

cheers

 

[jack_davey]

I've looked into it further, apparently the best way is to put them in a preheated 200 degree oven for 10 minutes, I'll let you know how I get on. *awaiting a melted headlamp*

 

[jesus]

make sure you take all the rubber bits off!

 

[swell]

any joy????????

 

[steve32c]

Did it work? and pics for proof please.......

 

[swell]

.... am thinking it didnt work,

 

[jack_davey]

still havent tried it yet, apparently another way is putting in the sink in hot water!

 

[Tigger]

still havent tried it yet, apparently another way is putting in the sink in hot water!

Headlights not floodlights :rasp:

 

[swell]

heat gun/ hair dryer ftw!!! i done my mk6 fiesta lights and never had a problem... i will do mine when i get my car back.

damm i miss that car

 

[Tigger]

What did you do to them?

 

[AhmedRSi]

my dad dismantled my clio headlights on the old car, using a heat gun and some other tools. cant remember exactly how but he managed to take them apart fully, fix the broken light adjustment system and then put it all back together in an hour or so

 

[Tigger]

^ Ask him for a guide?

 

[Cupster]

Festa Zetec S lights were easy as the sealant was like rubber so you could cut it with a stanley blade flick off the four clips and then it would seal nicely together again. I was the first of that I saw on ZSOC to paint the surrounds black. Big improvement.

 

[JCC]

still havent tried it yet, apparently another way is putting in the sink in hot water!

pmsl do not put them in the sink

 

[AhmedRSi]

Think my dad just used a stanley/heat gun and removed them like that. i remember him saying the glue holding them together was a reeet b*****d

 

[jack_davey]

Ok guys little update for you.
I have tried putting a clio mk2 ph2 headlamp in an oven to try and take them apart.
I heated it for 10 minutes at 200 degrees F and it still did not come apart. Myself and a mate worked at it for about 3 hours yesterday and had no luck at all!

Just as an experiment to determine the temperature at which the sealant would melt, we cut a piece of the sealant off the headlamp and put it in the oven at 250 degrees C (pretty f***ing hot!) and it still did not melt, in fact the materials properties did not change at all!
The black plastic on the back of the headlamp will go soft before the actual sealant does.

 

[BioHzrd]

Have you tryed cutting into the selant to get them apart ! ?

 

[jack_davey]

yeah! lol! It doesnt work, I've come to the conclusion they've been built to never come apart!

 

[Sam]

i think im gona have a go to this this weekend!!!

 

[jesus]

people HAVE done it though as stated above, try a heat gun!

 

[jack_davey]

on a mk2 ph2?