Headlight Assembly Repainting
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St. Jude Donor '10
Originally Posted by Ogolden1
Whatever! 
"If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya" ... is a lame reply!
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Originally Posted by Ogolden1
Looks Beautiful! ...
Can you please give us some details and specifics on this!?
mvc's reply:
It's not for the faint of heart.
I've e-mailed Engineering so I can give you all an accurate description of what we went through.
I'm not saying that he (mvc) is lame, I'm saying that the reply from his "Engineering guy" was lame!
"If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya" ... is a lame reply!----------------------------
Originally Posted by Ogolden1
Looks Beautiful! ...
Can you please give us some details and specifics on this!?
mvc's reply:
It's not for the faint of heart.
I've e-mailed Engineering so I can give you all an accurate description of what we went through.
I'm not saying that he (mvc) is lame, I'm saying that the reply from his "Engineering guy" was lame!
Protection of trade secrets is nothing new. If he was told not to divulge the process, there has to be a reason why.....Oh yea...thats how the company makes its living.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,375
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From: Northern CA
You can get many more websites with instruction on sealed headlight unit dissasembly if you Google the words:
headlight oven disassemble
Looks like we are the last to learn about how to deal with this type of lights.
All of them I saw use about the same method.
headlight oven disassemble
Looks like we are the last to learn about how to deal with this type of lights.
All of them I saw use about the same method.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,375
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From: Northern CA
Originally Posted by Moto
Man, if I can get that kind of pricing, I would still be doing it today. I've done about 50 sets during the time I was doing it. I guess Corvette owners have a lot more money than RSX owners. 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: walkersville md
Originally Posted by Moto
This is an easy mod! I've done it many times to chrome RSX headlights. Ripped them apart, painted them black or whatever colour and put them back together.
The light assembly on the C6 is no different than any other light assembly. I highly doubt Callaway did any cutting. Just put them in the oven at 300F for 20 min and you can rip it apart easily.
To put it back together, you just heat it up again for 10 min to get the glue nice and soft and then use a bunch of clamps to hold it till it cools. The seal will be as good as new.
I use to charge $100 to do this mod for people. I'm sure that's a lot less than Callaway.
The light assembly on the C6 is no different than any other light assembly. I highly doubt Callaway did any cutting. Just put them in the oven at 300F for 20 min and you can rip it apart easily.
To put it back together, you just heat it up again for 10 min to get the glue nice and soft and then use a bunch of clamps to hold it till it cools. The seal will be as good as new.
I use to charge $100 to do this mod for people. I'm sure that's a lot less than Callaway.
I did them (body match headlights) for the 05 /06 mustang crowd for a while and i charged 400$ to do a set. Heating them up at 400* for 5 minutes works great. Then reseal with a silicone adhesive , makes perfect seal, and its easily workable.
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Instructor
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Bellevue WA
Originally Posted by xs650
Moto, what was your failure rate on headlight opening and resealing?
Instructor
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From: Bellevue WA
Originally Posted by Hippiehead025
I did them (body match headlights) for the 05 /06 mustang crowd for a while and i charged 400$ to do a set. Heating them up at 400* for 5 minutes works great. Then reseal with a silicone adhesive , makes perfect seal, and its easily workable.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Northern CA
Originally Posted by Moto
I never failed once. The RSX lights were all pretty constant from one set to the next. I must admit the first time I did it, it was pretty scary. However, after doing a few set, it almost became 2nd nature.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: FL
Originally Posted by Moto
This is an easy mod! I've done it many times to chrome RSX headlights. Ripped them apart, painted them black or whatever colour and put them back together.
The light assembly on the C6 is no different than any other light assembly. I highly doubt Callaway did any cutting. Just put them in the oven at 300F for 20 min and you can rip it apart easily.
To put it back together, you just heat it up again for 10 min to get the glue nice and soft and then use a bunch of clamps to hold it till it cools. The seal will be as good as new.
I use to charge $100 to do this mod for people. I'm sure that's a lot less than Callaway.
The light assembly on the C6 is no different than any other light assembly. I highly doubt Callaway did any cutting. Just put them in the oven at 300F for 20 min and you can rip it apart easily.
To put it back together, you just heat it up again for 10 min to get the glue nice and soft and then use a bunch of clamps to hold it till it cools. The seal will be as good as new.
I use to charge $100 to do this mod for people. I'm sure that's a lot less than Callaway.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Branford Connecticut
Originally Posted by SliverMeMembers
ttt
mcv... I PM'ed you. Would love to hear your response.
SMM
mcv... I PM'ed you. Would love to hear your response.
SMM
PM'd you back.
We've decided not to offer this service, other than as part of the optional body color change available for the Callaway SuperCharged and SuperNatural Corvettes.
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Saratoga Springs New York
headlight Disassembly
Originally Posted by toorich
That is what I did to get my C6 headlamps apart on my ride. worked like a charm (the oven and a cookie sheet) .
I did my friends Audi S4
I did my friends Audi S4I'm trying to get my C6's light apart so I can swap the assembly len cover. I had to replace the passenger light assembly (yellow), I now have a color mismatch.
You say, like Dave - (Abomination), 10 minutes at 350 F. You didn't have any problems with plastic deforming or melting? Can you give me any addition details like how did you keep the lens cover apart or reattaching to the assembly as the adheasive cooled or did it just pop off all at once with a little coaxing? Also how did you reseal the assembly?
I was thinking experimenting of a heat gun on the damaged assembly... Have you heard of anyone trying that method?
Robert
Last edited by BobST1100; Jul 14, 2006 at 12:35 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
Originally Posted by BobST1100
I'm trying to get my C6's light apart so I can swap the assembly len cover. I had to replace the passenger light assembly (yellow), I now have a color mismatch.
You say, like Dave - (Abomination), 10 minutes at 350 F. You didn't have any problems with plastic deforming or melting? Can you give me any addition details like how did you keep the lens cover apart or reattaching to the assembly as the adheasive cooled or did it just pop off all at once with a little coaxing? Also how did you reseal the assembly?
I was thinking experimenting of a heat gun on the damaged assembly... Have you heard of anyone trying that method?
Robert
You say, like Dave - (Abomination), 10 minutes at 350 F. You didn't have any problems with plastic deforming or melting? Can you give me any addition details like how did you keep the lens cover apart or reattaching to the assembly as the adheasive cooled or did it just pop off all at once with a little coaxing? Also how did you reseal the assembly?
I was thinking experimenting of a heat gun on the damaged assembly... Have you heard of anyone trying that method?
Robert
Basicly after I baked it (I put it on a cookie sheet with a damp/wet piece of cardboard on it) I pulled it out of the oven and pried it appart with a screwdriver (was still difficult but doable).
As for putting it back together I just grabbed some adhesive that was simmilar to the matterial I pulled off (dont remember name) and clamped it together using a clamp I found at sears that was cloth sort of like a motorcycle tie down for a truck.
I dont know if it matters but I also was worried about condensation so I used some silica packets and stored them inside the headlight for a few days after I painted it /shrug.
Melting Slicks
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From: FL
Originally Posted by BobST1100
I'm trying to get my C6's light apart so I can swap the assembly len cover. I had to replace the passenger light assembly (yellow), I now have a color mismatch.
You say, like Dave - (Abomination), 10 minutes at 350 F. You didn't have any problems with plastic deforming or melting? Can you give me any addition details like how did you keep the lens cover apart or reattaching to the assembly as the adheasive cooled or did it just pop off all at once with a little coaxing? Also how did you reseal the assembly?
I was thinking experimenting of a heat gun on the damaged assembly... Have you heard of anyone trying that method?
Robert
You say, like Dave - (Abomination), 10 minutes at 350 F. You didn't have any problems with plastic deforming or melting? Can you give me any addition details like how did you keep the lens cover apart or reattaching to the assembly as the adheasive cooled or did it just pop off all at once with a little coaxing? Also how did you reseal the assembly?
I was thinking experimenting of a heat gun on the damaged assembly... Have you heard of anyone trying that method?
Robert
