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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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Ok,
I've seen a bunch of posts on how to open up and clean headlights
but how do you open up 97+ foglights?
I see 4 tabs one each side where the lense attached to the housing.
Any tips on opening them up for cleaning?
I worried about cracking the lense
Are the tabs push down? looks like I can see another piece in the hole with the tab.....
thanks
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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I'm going to assume you have to heat them up to pull them apart just like the headlights.
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunnar
I'm going to assume you have to heat them up to pull them apart just like the headlights.
Wrong it's not sealed like a headlight.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 12:44 AM
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i was trying to do the headlights, what do u have to heat up to make them seperate?
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 01:06 AM
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You heat up the headlights in a preheated oven to open them up.

Not for the foglights though.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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I was wondering the same thing, tried the oven and didn't work for me.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 07:44 AM
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So what's the procdure for taking apart the fogs?

wouldn't heating it make the tabs a little easier to push
(even if you don't have to soften up the sealant)
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by benxd
Wrong it's not sealed like a headlight.
WRONG its is sealed like a headlight therefore you heat it up just as you will on a headlight .I did mines. i know
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by sc250tt
WRONG its is sealed like a headlight therefore you heat it up just as you will on a headlight .I did mines. i know
Really? What are the tabs for then?
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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tabs are there for the same reason clamps and screws are on the headlight .they keep the lens in place
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by sc250tt
tabs are there for the same reason clamps and screws are on the headlight .they keep the lens in place
So you bake them and push the tabs in to remove the lens?

If so, I stand corrected and apologize to gunnar
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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gunnar is right, i opened up mine by baking them and prying to paint my housing
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