It doesn't work.

[Dudesky]

What the . . . ????


Yea, so there's a rumor going around that you can heat up US spec headlights and the plastic lense will separate, allowing you to install halos. So in the tradition of the TV show Mythbusters, I volunteered to risk mine, and threw them in at 300 degrees for about 20min. Nothing. Nada. The glue wasn't budging for shit. So don't even bother . . end of story

[doughboyea]

And if it melted something that was important...?

Dough

[xsperf]

AHAHAHA, thats the funniest thing ever, a picture where your headlights are in an oven! lol!! *File, Save As...*

[Dudesky]

Originally Posted by doughboyea

And if it melted something that was important...?

That would have justified my itching to get euro elipsoids Eventually I'll get them, I just can't part with money too easily. I'll debate over something forever before I go and buy it.

[Rooz]

Dudesky.. when you ready to upgrade your headlights.. pm me.. I'll help you out

[BMWLotAttendant]

Did you win anything?

[komodo]

Heh, and your wife/girlfriend walks by as you're doing that... glances in the oven, shakes her head, and keeps walking.

[c1apton]

Dudesky, can I borrow your oven, I need some stuff powder coated & it needs 400deg for 45 mins?

[witeshark]

OH! Can my mom put a cake in next to it! Please?

[Dudesky]

You guys are freeken hysterical

It actually started with this guy:
http://www.geocities.com/jvxdriver/eagle_eyes.htm and the idea made its way to another BMW forum. I guess it works for those cheesy Honda aftermarket lights, but not on a Bimmer.

I got a set of LED halos on eBay, and before you say it, I want a subdued look, the CCFL's are too bright for my taste . . yea, I'll work on my taste later More important, given the transmission problem I'm having, I don't wanna spend a few hundred on lighting if the tranny isn't gonna hold up for much longer. If and when she goes, I'm probably gonna go with a 5'er instead of getting a new tranny.

So besides being dimmer than CCFL's, are there other bad things to consider about LED's??

[Storamin]

So sell the car now and buy the 5er when the car is in running condition...

[Dudesky]

Originally Posted by Storamin

So sell the car now and buy the 5er when the car is in running condition...

Nah. I'm sort of playing Russian Roulette with the 325. I won't get much for it either way, being a '92. And putting out money for a 5 series isn't a priority right now, compared to school and home improvements. Besides, I also own a minivan, and the Bimmer may last longer than I'm expecting, who knows. I was just saying that if I were to replace the 3, it would be a 5.

[///Menace328i]

Originally Posted by Dudesky

Nah. I'm sort of playing Russian Roulette with the 325. I won't get much for it either way, being a '92. And putting out money for a 5 series isn't a priority right now, compared to school and home improvements. Besides, I also own a minivan, and the Bimmer may last longer than I'm expecting, who knows. I was just saying that if I were to replace the 3, it would be a 5.

Dude first off... That method does work... I don't know about the temp u used but I have done it before I got pics somewhere in my pc... But what I did I preheated the oven @ 500 dugreez put them in for like 20 mins and it came apart with some help... I had someone hold the housing while I pried... so it does work...
second... keep that beauty (I would like to have a car that color), and make that your toy! while you get the 5er... Remember our meet we had... still trying to convince wifie to get the E46 M3 or just the E46 330xi i think it is... but she want a Landrover LRV3... I say keep it! You will miss her if you let her go!

[Dudesky]

^^^500 degrees?!! Holy shit, you're crazy. I was afraid to go past 300. I guess I could see how that might work . . too late now anyway. I went with an even crazier solution: my trusty Dremel and some silicone

[xsperf]

hahaha, you made your own angel eyes?