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[mandarinvx]

Ye of little faith - you may mock...




...but




It only bloody worked

At 125 degrees the adhesive become 'stringy', but not quite enough, as below:



So cranked her up that little bit further to around 135/140, et voila:



Lens came straight off - no force required

Even better, the black surround on the lens stayed intact, and the adhesive remained stuck to the light body, so easy to remove - very neat:



No visible deformation to the light at all, and the foam has stayed intact too! - May be best to put some foil over to disperse any direct heat tho


PS - I take NO responsibility for the consequences of anyone cooking their lights

and yes XXX, I have been


Edit - now we just need someone to test a headlight (to see if the lenses are good for 140 degrees )

Edited by mandarinvx, 11 September 2007 - 09:41 PM.

[XXX]

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

I Tell ya I've cooked a few things before .......... ya get me ? But never Fixed beam Headlamps Can't wait to do this I may even have a go tomorrow I knew that digital display on the cooker would come in handy This maybe the first time I Touch the Oven I may even put a few air circulation holes in as advised by another member Top work

Edited by scubadaddy, 11 September 2007 - 10:11 PM.

[mandarinvx]

If you have enough room in the oven, prob best to put a second baking sheet above the light - the elements in my oven are behind the interior plating, but some ovens have them exposed (so higher direct heat) and make sure you turn the fan setting on to get even coverage

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

Is that the same one that Chris needs You should pass it on to him for guiding the light for now once there was Silver shall now be Yellow_Black Good Karma to send it to Chris I think

[mandarinvx]

The lens already had a large corner section missing from it (from a previous [obviously failed] attempt at removing the lens with a scalpel) I wouldn't have experimented with a good nick tubby light If you have a go, make sure you turn the temp up nice and slow

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

and how long till she's done 20mins ? half an hour ?

Edited by scubadaddy, 11 September 2007 - 10:29 PM.

[mandarinvx]

and how long till she's done
20mins ? half an hour ?

Not sure about time mate, kept taking it out to have a play and then upping the temp

Was prob at around 130 for about 10 mins, but would be best to keep increasing temp from about 50 upwards and keep checking it (the last 10-15 degrees made all the difference)

Can't be totally sure how reliable/accurate the temp knob is on the cooker either (it's a 1980's jobbie! )

[james141]

mmm... tasty

You guys are brave!!

Edited by james141, 11 September 2007 - 10:39 PM.

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

It's only plastic he he Silly question I know but how do the lights come out ? and a bit late in the thread

[mandarinvx]

Four plastic 'nut' type things accessed through the boot. The wiring harness has a plug that can be disconnected, make sure you remove the harness with the the bulbs/holders before attempting to cook it According to 'Engineering Laboratories inc', the melting point of PMMA is 160 degrees, so don't go above 140 (prob should have done that research a little earlier)

[Karlosfandango]

75-100 was enough to get mine off, definately start low and let the heat in the oven build up. I put mine in a cold oven and turned it to 75, checked them after about 8 minutes and they weren't quite there. So put it upto 100 and checked again after a few minutes, this was enough to slowly lift the clear cetion off.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

happy cooking to all of you

[Crimson_Killa]

next... possibly carpet the interior and get HID's..

but thats it now. gunna save now for a turbo.

and lower it

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

75-100 was enough to get mine off, definately start low and let the heat in the oven build up. I put mine in a cold oven and turned it to 75, checked them after about 8 minutes and they weren't quite there. So put it upto 100 and checked again after a few minutes, this was enough to slowly lift the clear cetion off.

just popped a head lamp in

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

just popped a head lamp in [/quote] good luck with the cooking let us know

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

second one in at 100 first one came apart ok

[andyroo]

second one in at 100
first one came apart ok

Will the original adhesive still be good enough to stick it back together again with?

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

No way I've got some aquaria seal I'm gonna give that a go

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

No way

I've got some aquaria seal
I'm gonna give that a go

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