Baking my 2014 Ram 1500 Sport Headlights

GzNutz said:

Nice DIY. I've had luck with past vehicles leaving the factory sealant in place, putting the headlight loosely back together and warming in the oven again till the sealant was sticky. Then pressing back together to reseal. The way you resealed is definitely the proper way. I just didn't want to mess with scraping the sticky crap.

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pmalone90 said:

Hi guys,

Look around for threads on how to bake my headlights and found nothing conclusive. So i thought i'd share my experience.

Step 1: Took off the grill with the 4 bolts on top
Step 2: Took out the headlight - two bolts. Took a bit of a pull to pop it out but, got there in the end..
http://www.ramforum.com/picture.php?albumid=3474&pictureid=22657
Step 3: Baking the headlight - I've read a lot of different methods on how to do this. For this headlight i set the oven temp to 230. I baked the headlight for 20 minutes, checked it, then another 5 minutes.
Step 4: i got a flat head screw driver and started prying. Once i'd went around the headlight and released a lot of the sealant, it still won't pop off.
Step 5: I put it back in the oven for another 10 minutes.
Step 6: Start prying again. By this point you should be able to run the screwdriver in behind the plastic and get to where you can separate the screen from the headlight assembly. As much as it's a pain in the ass, try to remove as much of the factory sealant from the headlight as possible.
Step 7: Remove the parts of the headlight you are looking to change and go to town.
http://www.ramforum.com/picture.php?albumid=3474&pictureid=22658
http://www.ramforum.com/picture.php?albumid=3474&pictureid=22659
Step 8: connect all the headlights and reseal. To reseal the headlight i used permatex black silicone. i bought the large tube to go in my silicone gun. It was $11.50 at canadian tire, but lot's of places carry it.
Step 9: Clamp and Let it set - i've read a lot of people use clamps after putting in the silicone..i didnt have any and didnt want to buy some for this job. I actually covered the headlight with towels and placed it under my recliners in the basement, lol. It worked! i left it for around 24 hours, but just keep checking it.
Step 10: All done!
http://www.ramforum.com/picture.php?albumid=3474&pictureid=22660
The first headlights i did, i blacked out the DRL. I wasnt a fan. I found the light output was'nt great and the tint didnt go on well.
I traded the headlight on kijiji for a factory set...worked out well for both of us.
http://www.ramforum.com/picture.php?albumid=3474&pictureid=22661
http://www.ramforum.com/picture.php?albumid=3474&pictureid=22662
The second set, i just blackout out the bezel. Really happy with the results. no condensation on either.
http://www.ramforum.com/picture.php?albumid=3473&pictureid=22655
http://www.ramforum.com/picture.php?albumid=3473&pictureid=22653
Crappy picture, with the daylight but gives you an idea.
And yes...i need HID's haha.

This whole process has worked for me a couple of times..hopefully it helps someone. Cheers

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chrisc60 said:

Really frustrating; all these links take me back to a " trending" forum. Just one big circle and no pics.

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pmalone90 said:

Not sure whats going on with the pics boys, i can see them from my laptop...would like you to see the pics to show the process. i've created an album called baking headlights in my profile. Not sure if you're able to check that out, but shows some before and afters if that helps.

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