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Old 08-10-2013, 09:25 PM
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how to get rid of yellow turn plastics in headlights?
hi guys,my car is 2006 year,headlights are with yellow corners,is there any way to white them out? please don't tell me to sell mine and buy europe version. heard something about painting from outside into white and also just taking the yellow plastic out of headlights,but with restyle version it's hard to diassamble headlights.. so any suggestions? thanks in advance
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I think you already answer your own question .
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Old 08-11-2013, 12:36 AM
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actually I need someone who has some experience with that to ask about details I know that lions live in africa,but I don't know how to hunt them
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Theres a thread about Splitting them by baking them in oven to soften the glue.

If you have a bumper with headlamp washers then you would have to remove the bumper to take the headlights out. If you dont then you can just wiggle them out.
I wouldnt just paint the headlight from the outside because it just looks terrible.
Taking them apart is the only way im seeing.
I always wanted to do it to mine but i was always afraid of the baking part, and i have headlamp wahers.
Ill just man up i guess and do it sometime soon.
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As you own a 2006 then you need to remove the bumper, pull the headlights, buy/use a Dremel to cut open the lights and then use it to cut out the amber plastic bits. Then you stick/seal the headlights back together, reinstall the lights and bumper and you are all done.
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I think this is what you are looking for
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Search all threads start by mrbmwx5 and you will find a thread on how he open the facelift headlights with baking method. Or just use the dremel method as zulu95 suggested. I have the dremel tool if you want to be a Guinea Pig.
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Search all threads start by mrbmwx5 and you will find a thread on how he open the facelift headlights with baking method. Or just use the dremel method as zulu95 suggested. I have the dremel tool if you want to be a Guinea Pig.
He doesn't know how to hunt the lions.
That's why I never mention how to open the headlights.
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He doesn't know how to hunt the lions.
That's why I never mention how to open the headlights.
no need of sarcazm here please
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no need of sarcazm here please
Oh contra-ire, there is always a need for sarcasm
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