does anyone know the best technique to get those ugly orange inserts out of the stock 2004 light fixtures? ive heard oven for 15 minutes @ 200 degrees, and ive heard heat gun.

 

Either one will work fine, but putting them in the oven is definately easier. I used a heat gun before I realized that I could use the oven and it was a PITA. It still worked, it just took me a long time.

 

https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-area-15/headlight-mod-instructions-my04-62207/

next time you might want to do a search to avoid duplicate threads...

 

scooby mods has a good write-up on it.

hey. they make you pay for stuff! how shady is that?!

 

only for a short time. When u need money, what else can you do???

I agree it sucked though, but they were good writeups

 

I actually was successful with 4 sets of headlights using a hairdryer and cutting the silicone. Its not as hot as a heatgun and definately has no risk of warping the casing as is possible with the plastic. You will need to get a new tube of black silicone though, since you would have to cut out a considerable amount of the stock silicone.

This is ofcourse very time consuming, but if you have time and is a little hesistant about using an oven, that may do the trick.

 

I have done two sets of lights. I believe that nothing could be easier than the oven technique. You can work on one light while the other is warming. Saves mucho time.