projector glass
#1
projector glass
well i took apart my headlights, took the projector glass off and this is what i found, the glass lip that runs around outside of the glass was and broken and cracked.
my question is, should i get new glass or just use it, it can still be held in place by the metal bracket. will this effect the light output?
thanks cl
my question is, should i get new glass or just use it, it can still be held in place by the metal bracket. will this effect the light output?
thanks cl
#7
Driver School Candidate
20 years on...
Wow 20 years since the last post.
I'm in the middle of doing mine and this write up helped a lot to know what I was getting into - figured if I messed up I could buy 3rd parts replacement for 240 on ebay. I used the oven at 300 for 4 minutes started prying it apart, put back in oven for same temp/time and it all came apart with not too much difficult or damage.
FYI -- if you do this there is a small screw holding the chrome center piece on the back outer housing so be careful and you try it out while fighting the glue.
FYI -- the cleanup for me is taking a long time and you should be aware -- a lot of scraping the original sealant / glue off and not easy or fast but you can get it done.
I found using brakecleaner on on the 'black body part of the housing helped clip off the glue -- seems to (a) freeze it up the bigger chunks a bit to make it more brittle and (b) melt the thinner stuff so it was a bit easier to scrap off.
Passenger side now has a tight fit so hoping seal will be good enough and waiting on the 100% black poxy.
I'm in the middle of doing mine and this write up helped a lot to know what I was getting into - figured if I messed up I could buy 3rd parts replacement for 240 on ebay. I used the oven at 300 for 4 minutes started prying it apart, put back in oven for same temp/time and it all came apart with not too much difficult or damage.
FYI -- if you do this there is a small screw holding the chrome center piece on the back outer housing so be careful and you try it out while fighting the glue.
FYI -- the cleanup for me is taking a long time and you should be aware -- a lot of scraping the original sealant / glue off and not easy or fast but you can get it done.
I found using brakecleaner on on the 'black body part of the housing helped clip off the glue -- seems to (a) freeze it up the bigger chunks a bit to make it more brittle and (b) melt the thinner stuff so it was a bit easier to scrap off.
Passenger side now has a tight fit so hoping seal will be good enough and waiting on the 100% black poxy.
Last edited by meinoc; 01-26-20 at 05:12 PM. Reason: clean and added more info
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