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Old 08-08-2017, 11:48 PM
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You have two options to get the lenses off.

1. You can bake the headlight for 10-15 minutes in an oven (it smells pretty bad)
2. You can use a heat gun around all of the seams to heat the adhesive glue up. (This is what I did)

I would recommend the second option. When you heat up the lens, try to do it in sections, and be VERY careful not to pry to hard and break the lens. Good news if you do happen to break a lens or choose to get something clearer, eBay sells prefacelift lenses for about $120. Ordered some a while back and they just came in the mail the other week. I'll be doing a full write up on everything when I get mine done. But I do have detailed pictures and some videos. Maybe I'll post them on youtube? I'll send you a link for the Angel Eyes too if you want. I went with CCFL's instead of the LED's because I wanted something that looked smooth. $27 from eBay.
I'll be looking forward to your write up on these

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Old 08-09-2017, 04:14 AM
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I did a super quick job on mine, with some vinyl. Has stayed on there 6 months no worries. Not quite angel eyes, but I prefer it to the orange color!

Close-up More http://i.imgur.com/ddSh5Wp.jpg

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Old 08-09-2017, 05:37 PM
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You have two options to get the lenses off.

1. You can bake the headlight for 10-15 minutes in an oven (it smells pretty bad)
2. You can use a heat gun around all of the seams to heat the adhesive glue up. (This is what I did)

I would recommend the second option. When you heat up the lens, try to do it in sections, and be VERY careful not to pry to hard and break the lens. Good news if you do happen to break a lens or choose to get something clearer, eBay sells prefacelift lenses for about $120. Ordered some a while back and they just came in the mail the other week. I'll be doing a full write up on everything when I get mine done. But I do have detailed pictures and some videos. Maybe I'll post them on youtube? I'll send you a link for the Angel Eyes too if you want. I went with CCFL's instead of the LED's because I wanted something that looked smooth. $27 from eBay.
that would b great if u send the utube link! keep me posted!! cant wait to see final result!!

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