Opening a headlight

milly · 11-29-2011, 06:01 AM

Would it be best to use the \"baking\" method to get it
Open, or use a heat gun?

JDLM · 11-29-2011, 06:54 AM

Why not try the correct forum instead of the general E90 area? Yes bake it

fdriller9 · 11-29-2011, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JDLM

Why not try the correct forum instead of the general E90 area? Yes bake it

No you can't bake e90 housings open. I dremeled mine open.

yakev724 · 11-29-2011, 09:09 AM

I carefully pried mine open with a heat gun and flathead. The housing plastic (unlike the lens plastic) becomes pliable when heated, so you're best off going around the headlight a few times, lifting the housing 'flap' a bit more with each pass. Finally when it's more or less 70-80 degrees from horizontal, you can work your way under the inside of the housing/lens connection with the flathead to break up the glue connection. Once this is done, it will come apart. Once apart, you'll need to clean every last bit of left over glue, and use the heatgun to reform the housing flaps to original state (several mm apart). Test fit the lens by snapping it in without any glue, it should be a tight fit all around. Then you can reseal.

milly · 11-29-2011, 02:02 PM

Okay thanks for the tips I appreciate it! Just didn't want to burn it with the heat gun, idk how much heat they can take

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11-29-2011, 09:09 AM	#4
yakev724 Brigadier General 234 Rep 3,561 Posts Drives: 15 S3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (49)	I carefully pried mine open with a heat gun and flathead. The housing plastic (unlike the lens plastic) becomes pliable when heated, so you're best off going around the headlight a few times, lifting the housing 'flap' a bit more with each pass. Finally when it's more or less 70-80 degrees from horizontal, you can work your way under the inside of the housing/lens connection with the flathead to break up the glue connection. Once this is done, it will come apart. Once apart, you'll need to clean every last bit of left over glue, and use the heatgun to reform the housing flaps to original state (several mm apart). Test fit the lens by snapping it in without any glue, it should be a tight fit all around. Then you can reseal.
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11-29-2011, 02:02 PM	#5
milly Captain 82 Rep 783 Posts Drives: 328i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 328i (e90) [9.00]	Okay thanks for the tips I appreciate it! Just didn't want to burn it with the heat gun, idk how much heat they can take __________________ Black 2008 328i e90-BMW Performance CF Strut Bar/Muffler delete/8000k Fogs Fogs/Trunk Spoiler/5% Tint/BlueTooth/JVC HU/AG M359 Wheels/Matte Black kidney grills/H&R Race Springs/Koni Yellows/Orion V2 Angel Eyes/EuroCharged Tune/
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