Headlight disassembly

xkegto · 04-10-2015, 03:51 PM

I noticed my headlights have dirt trapped in them. After googling "Z4 headlight disassembly" some links to patient people taking these things apart with a heat gun. Anyone know someone I can pay to do this for me (too expensive for my learning curve). Shipping is no problem.

Steeler · 04-10-2015, 04:13 PM

Why not send them out for halos if you are going to send them away anyway.

MYovichZ4 · 04-10-2015, 04:48 PM

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Why not send them out for halos if you are going to send them away anyway.

My thoughts exactly! OP - Check out this thread

Vanne · 04-11-2015, 01:37 AM

pretty sure you can't "heat" them apart, you have to cut them.

NickyC · 04-11-2015, 11:21 AM

After taking apart some headlights years ago, I'm never going through that again.

Vanne · 04-11-2015, 12:43 PM

NickyC mate, can you confirm you can heat them apart? i just got some Halos that need installing

and I've got some dust on the inside of the lens…

how hard was it to get them apart?

xkegto · 04-11-2015, 02:30 PM

the link provided by MYovich is to a guy who looks like he's pretty good at heating up and cutting open Z4 headlights

pungo · 04-11-2015, 03:30 PM

AFAIK, these headlights don't come apart using heat. You have to cut the lens off, then glue and seal them back up. Sounds like a real pain.

I did a halo experiment without cutting the lens, but it wasn't simple.

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xkegto · 04-11-2015, 03:39 PM

Respectfully as I just mentioned this guy heats up them up before cutting and obviously has it down pat, see the results on the thread link provided above by MYovich and here (see custom headlight section) http://www.tekarbon.com/shop/

xkegto · 04-11-2015, 11:55 PM

Hey Pungo- see how cloudy your lenses are? A body shop or a (great) detailer could 1) sand 2) compound 3) polish 4) buff 5) wax them. there are no shortcuts

pungo · 04-12-2015, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by xkegto

Hey Pungo- see how cloudy your lenses are? A body shop or a (great) detailer could 1) sand 2) compound 3) polish 4) buff 5) wax them. there are no shortcuts

The lens are crystal clear, the picture made it look a little cloudy due to the halos reflecting on the lens.

I have restored lens on other cars myself using the methods you describe, except I coated them clearcoat paint so they will last, just waxing them won't last very long.

dubsesd · 04-12-2015, 10:35 AM

Pungo, did u ever post completed photos of your headlights installed?

NickyC · 04-12-2015, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanne

NickyC mate, can you confirm you can heat them apart? i just got some Halos that need installing

and I've got some dust on the inside of the lens…

how hard was it to get them apart?

I didn't work on these headlights, I worked on some headlights from a Z3M. I baked them in the oven, pulled them apart, and resealed them. It was a nightmare, an absolute nightmare. No doubt I did everything wrong, but it all left enough of an impression that I'll never do it again.

pungo · 04-12-2015, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xkegto

Respectfully as I just mentioned this guy heats up them up before cutting and obviously has it down pat, see the results on the thread link provided above by MYovich and here (see custom headlight section) http://www.tekarbon.com/shop/

I curious what the purpose is of heating them up before cutting them open. I thought he just cut them open without heating them up. I guess he has his methods which are secrete.

Vanne · 04-13-2015, 11:32 PM

the thing is, for the price they charge to open/fit halos, you might as well get the spanking tekabon lights..

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xkegto Enlisted Member 2 Rep 41 Posts Drives: z4 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: 30004 iTrader: (0)	Respectfully as I just mentioned this guy heats up them up before cutting and obviously has it down pat, see the results on the thread link provided above by MYovich and here (see custom headlight section) http://www.tekarbon.com/shop/
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xkegto Enlisted Member 2 Rep 41 Posts Drives: z4 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: 30004 iTrader: (0)	Hey Pungo- see how cloudy your lenses are? A body shop or a (great) detailer could 1) sand 2) compound 3) polish 4) buff 5) wax them. there are no shortcuts
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