Importing JDM86 headlights - Page 4 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

igorot · 04-26-2012, 11:42 AM

Yes correct, but opening headlights is a pain if u have no experience

Jeff Lange · 04-26-2012, 01:57 PM

Yeah, you'd have to bake the headlights and disassemble them. It's a process.

Jeff

RRnold · 04-26-2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange

Yeah, you'd have to bake the headlights and disassemble them. It's a process.

Jeff

I still retrofitting my Tacoma headlights and had to bake it at least 3 times before working the glue.

robotvoice · 04-26-2012, 02:05 PM

If you're going to go through the trouble of opening the headlight and projector to attempt to modify the cutoff shield on a RHD projector, it would make MUCH more sense to just remove the projector and retrofit a nicer LHD HID projector into its place instead.

Baking headlights and retrofitting is not as complex or difficult as it sounds. Plenty of write ups and tutorials out there. I would suggest this option over wasting money for Euro HID headlights.

zoomzoomers · 04-26-2012, 02:19 PM

Don't be that GUY who baked his lights and burned down his house!

Mr.Jay · 04-26-2012, 03:22 PM

baking headlights isnt hard even with no exp

just don't cook them lol you only want to heat up the adhesive that binds them together

I want the LED euro headlights but won't pay for them too crazy. Will wait for aftermarket to make some copies and buy those instead

igorot · 04-26-2012, 03:52 PM

actually baking isnt even needed. using a heat gun wouldve been better

Jeff Lange · 04-26-2012, 04:09 PM

Both methods work, and I've done it both ways. I typically find it to be easier to disassemble using the baking method, as the heat is more consistent. It does heat up more of the assembly than you need to, but I've never had any issues. 200F for 10-15 minutes works pretty well most of the time.

Jeff

Mr.Jay · 04-26-2012, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange

200F for 10-15 minutes works pretty well most of the time.

All the times I have done it this was my recipe as well

works good

Dadhawk · 04-26-2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

Don't be that GUY who baked his lights and burned down his house!

Since I live in Georgia, can I use my turkey fryer instead? We don't have ovens.

robotvoice · 04-26-2012, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by igorot

actually baking isnt even needed. using a heat gun wouldve been better

No. A heat gun isn't better, especially when baking the pieces of the headlight back together. You want the adhesive to heat up as evenly as possible and that's MUCH harder to achieve with a heat gun. I have also read many people overheating and melting parts of their headlight housing because they left the heat gun on one area of the light too long.

igorot · 04-27-2012, 12:46 AM

Hmm I've tried both and it may have been because of the ep3 headlights. They were definitely a bitch to get open with both baking and using a heat gun. but i was able to pull them apart at certain points with a heat gun. I've tried baking g35 lights and those weren't anywhere near as hard as the ep3

joshuabowman · 04-27-2012, 06:37 AM

I've baked the lights on my wifes and my tc and one thing I learned is make sure you have the adhesive spread all around the light. I didn't the first time and it had a leak so i had to redo them. Other than that it's not hard at all. I did 225F for 15 mins just use a pair of glove also. LOL. I think i'm going to check on the price of the UK/GER lights and see what price they are and make my mind up at that point.

86_ZN6 · 05-01-2012, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by quik1987

BRZ has different lights though, so I'm not sure why we're comparing.

it was confirmed that the headlights of the frs and the brz are interchangeable

the reason why the brz lights looks different or smaller is because the front bumper covers a portion of it.

04-26-2012, 01:57 PM	#44
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zoomzoomers Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2013 Subaru SWP BRZ Limited 6AT Location: Darkside Posts: 1,862 Thanks: 526 Thanked 305 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s)	Don't be that GUY who baked his lights and burned down his house! __________________ Man Law#17:A man in the company of a hot, seductively dressed, woman MUST remain sober enough to fight! MODS: AVO tubes + filter, Cusco (F) strut brace w/ MC brace, Perrin CBE, Subaru OEM trunk tray, Grimmspeed front license re-locator & hood struts and Beatsonic rear cam.

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Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s)	baking headlights isnt hard even with no exp just don't cook them lol you only want to heat up the adhesive that binds them together I want the LED euro headlights but won't pay for them too crazy. Will wait for aftermarket to make some copies and buy those instead __________________ Out of the FRS game

04-26-2012, 04:09 PM	#50
Jeff Lange Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 1986 AE86 GT-S, 2011 Lexus IS250 6M Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 661 Thanks: 136 Thanked 362 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	Both methods work, and I've done it both ways. I typically find it to be easier to disassemble using the baking method, as the heat is more consistent. It does heat up more of the assembly than you need to, but I've never had any issues. 200F for 10-15 minutes works pretty well most of the time. Jeff __________________ 2011 Lexus IS350 F-Sport 6MT with LSD 1986 Toyota Corolla GT-S Supercharged

04-27-2012, 06:37 AM	#55
joshuabowman Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2007 Scion Tc Location: Brandon UK Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I've baked the lights on my wifes and my tc and one thing I learned is make sure you have the adhesive spread all around the light. I didn't the first time and it had a leak so i had to redo them. Other than that it's not hard at all. I did 225F for 15 mins just use a pair of glove also. LOL. I think i'm going to check on the price of the UK/GER lights and see what price they are and make my mind up at that point. Last edited by joshuabowman; 04-27-2012 at 10:48 AM.

04-26-2012, 11:42 AM	#43
igorot Sneakerhead Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2003 Honda Civic Si Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 327 Thanks: 16 Thanked 51 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Yes correct, but opening headlights is a pain if u have no experience

04-26-2012, 02:05 PM	#46
robotvoice Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 07 STI Location: MD Posts: 58 Thanks: 37 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	If you're going to go through the trouble of opening the headlight and projector to attempt to modify the cutoff shield on a RHD projector, it would make MUCH more sense to just remove the projector and retrofit a nicer LHD HID projector into its place instead. Baking headlights and retrofitting is not as complex or difficult as it sounds. Plenty of write ups and tutorials out there. I would suggest this option over wasting money for Euro HID headlights.

04-26-2012, 03:52 PM	#49
igorot Sneakerhead Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2003 Honda Civic Si Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 327 Thanks: 16 Thanked 51 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	actually baking isnt even needed. using a heat gun wouldve been better

04-27-2012, 12:46 AM	#54
igorot Sneakerhead Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2003 Honda Civic Si Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 327 Thanks: 16 Thanked 51 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Hmm I've tried both and it may have been because of the ep3 headlights. They were definitely a bitch to get open with both baking and using a heat gun. but i was able to pull them apart at certain points with a heat gun. I've tried baking g35 lights and those weren't anywhere near as hard as the ep3

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