WyattH

Hello everyone -
I need to take apart my headlights to clean the inside of the lens. I changed it a long time ago to a smoked diffuser, and some dust got in. It's finally to the point where I want to take it apart again to clean, and reseal.
Does anybody remember what temperature and how low to set them in the oven for?
TIA!

Balboa

STi / WRX headlights are 200 degrees for 15 minutes...I doubt it'll be much different.

Blue_S2

Ricks site suggests 225 for 10 minutes and a 2nd baking for 7 minutes after getting one corner pried open.

WyattH

Thanks so much. I'll tell you how it all goes tomorrow!

Siepel

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think there is some kind of coating on the inside of the outer headlamp assembly lens. It seems to scratch really easily (it did on my car when I accidently dropped a turn signal bulb inside my cleared no-diffuser housing), so be careful if you want to 'clean it'. I have no idea what the purpose of this coating is, but it seems to be a usual thing in case of plastic lenses for headlamps.


Siepel