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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 01:00 AM
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I wannaremovetheorange reflector on my headlights on my 2012 f150. Has anyone done it before. I've seen some for sale on eBay but money is tight so anything can help.

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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 01:02 AM
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any links to that??? and i think if you take them apart you can paint it
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 01:07 AM
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Here's one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Clear-Reflec...-/180972110567
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 04:17 AM
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If u pry the lenses off your headlight and unscrew the chrome trim that the reflector is on, the reflector just pops right out. Idk what u can do from there tho, use your imagination
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 05:20 AM
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I have been wanting to do this too just can't get up the nerve to bake my headlights in the oven.... Lets just say i finally said screw it and baked them... How long and what temp do i do it at
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 07:01 AM
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Its a federal and state statue that they are there for a reason, and if someone hits you because they could not see the reflection, you can be partially at fault... just saying. Use caution
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all they did was make the lights with no reflector, you can see in the pics, the mounting holes are there
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Tux83
I have been wanting to do this too just can't get up the nerve to bake my headlights in the oven.... Lets just say i finally said screw it and baked them... How long and what temp do i do it at
not long, GM guys do it at 150* for about 5-10min i'd say. You can get the same effect by letting them sit in the sun on a hot day or using a heat gun to warm up the silicone
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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I didnt think there was an actual orange reflector in there? Just shows that way from the orange bulb. I thought you could change it by putting those chrome looking bulbs in there. They shine orange when lit up but otherwise look chrome.
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Originally Posted by Tux83
I have been wanting to do this too just can't get up the nerve to bake my headlights in the oven.... Lets just say i finally said screw it and baked them... How long and what temp do i do it at
10 minutes at about 150-200 will do just fine. Just make sure to have some gloves handy to handle the hot light and a couple flat head screw drivers to pry the lense apart. Then just make sure u have all the old sealant out of the channel and reseal with silicone. If the headlight starts to cool too much, just bake it again! It does no harm
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