06-08 Headlight Disassembly/Paint

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Yeah I painted the bulb cover (wishing they were color match projectors!) hopefully the paint won't burn off. Also or ram-head be careful to cook the headlights on the lowest shelf or complete bottom of the oven, I accidentally burnt the top of one of my lights by having it too high, and if they are heated correctly they should separate pretty easily just make sure to take your time and be patient. Keep beer on hand you'll need it! And only do it if you are okay with buying new headlights all together!

Thanks for the tips! So did you do yours on bake or broil? I never thought I'd ask that about headlights. lol But yeah, that last line about buying new headlights is what is holding me up. I'm thinking of buying a cheap set from ebay to use on the truck when/if I do it myself, just so I won't have to be in a rush at all.
 

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Im pretty sure i used bake at 250 for 10 minutes. I did the job in about half a day (started after lunch) but my deciding factor was the fact nothing but my lights were crome, so for 15 bucks i could try it myself then if i hated it id ride around with ugly/cheap headlights until i could get some REAL headlights from JJ.
 

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Yeah I think what I'd actually do is use the cheap ones to experiment on. If they turned out, I'd use them until I could send the OEM ones to JJ.
 

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250 for 10? more time, bake them boogers!

I don't like multiple bakes........I opened 5 sets this morning:
07-08 OEM - 16 minutes
09+ Duals OEM - 17 minutes
3x 09+ Quads (TYCs) - 12 minutes
 

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Is it the same procedure for an 03 set???
 

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03s take less time to cook. 8 minutes and they'll pop.
 

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Is yours just one go?

I went 10 minutes do my thing, put it back in for 10 minutes. Take it out and then good to go.
 

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The first headlight took some prying to pop open but the second one opened up really easy. Does anyone know how to remove nightshades from headlight lenses?
 

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rubbing alcohol and elbow grease, it's actually not that bad to take off.
 

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You can paint the turn signal area too with any ill effects?
 

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Head Light modification

I found myself tired of buffing out the top lens of my headlights due to oxidation and the sun. I saw online where someone purchased some match painted lens covers that made the dodge look angry, so I figured I could do that. If i screwed up I would just purchase some new headlights anyways and call it a learning experience. So I grabbed some electrical tape and my painter's tape and started cutting 1mil thick liner into pieces to cover for over-spray, I did not want to remove my lights, just lazy I guess.
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The electrical tape allowed me to match each side fairly easy.
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After 4 coat of Black Krylon and 3 clear coats, it was finished.
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I used black only because the gray was very difficult to match and black was the same color as my molding pieces anyways. Not bad for an hours work.
 
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