have you tried melting just the seams? Maybe using a soldering iron or (if possible) a regular iron?

odiaz. Anyway to take a few close up pics and post them? Maybe someone can come up with something.

 

Thanks for the feedback. Apparently the Honda & Mustang lights are assembled differently. Maybe you could try a razor blade to cut the seal. A heat gun might also work, but these can melt the plastic.

 

If I would ever get off my lazy butt and buy a spare set I will give it a try. No excuses, just lazy. See them all the time on fleabay for $30 a piece.

 

So I tried it again. I figured the last time 210 wasn't enough heat, so I raised it to 245. I baked them for 15 minutes and when I opend the oven door, one of the headlights was melted and the other one was a bit soft. I used 2 flat blade screwdrivers and was able to pry the cover off, but it was still very hard. Be careful, the plastic filler in the light bucket is VERY easily scratched.

Just for the heck of it, I managed to get the melted one pried apart also, although I don't think I will be able to use it at all. That was $170 down the drain.javascript:emoticon('')
smilie Hawgman, if you see them on fleabay for $30, jump on it., but I hope I get it before you

So If we can leearn anything from my mistake, 210 isn't hot enough and 245 is too hot. If you do bake them, check on them often. 15 minutes is enough to melt them.

I'll post pictures when I get a chance.

 

darn. Hate to hear that Octavio. Sorry you had to spend all that money.
Once I get a job, I'll be a guinea pig and buy a set.

 

Here's ONE for $30 (+$10 s/h) if anyone wants to practice.
If it doesn't get any bids, I'll probably buy it so if anyone wants it let me know so I don't bid.

EBAY: 05 Ford Mustang Passenger Head Light


EDIT: I had the price wrong.

 

This seller puts them on there all the time for $30 a piece. I am in no hurry to buy any, jump on it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-Ford-Mus...1QQcmdZViewItem



DOH!!!! Didn't notice that it was the same link that stangnut posted.

 

Looks like he's been trying to sell the same one for the last few weeks and no one wants it.

 

Odiaz, what kind of material is between the cover and bucket?

 

Inside the clear cover is a very thin black plastic cover that has the vents in it. This piece has black platic tabs that apear to be glued to the main bucket. With all the heat I applied, the slots the tabs fit into were mostly melted so this piece came out fairly easy.

It is very soft, so it did get scratched by the screwdriver I used to pry the covers open. I sanded these pieces and painted them with primer. I gave it 2 coats of primer with sanding in between each coat.

I figured this will save me some time since I can get these painted and not have to worry about not having any lights while I wait for the rest of the work on the car to be done.

I am seriously thinking about getting a piece of plexiglass and bonding it to the light reflector. This will seal the headlight unit and still leave the fins exposed as Rich did in the first picture at the beginning of this post. Since my light buckets are good, I can try to remove the clear lens at a lower temperature and hopefully not melt it. This way I'll have a set of buckets with the recessed lens and one with the factory lens. Then I can choose which I like better.

I hope someone else tries this and has more success then I did. If you do, please post your technique.

 

I emailed the guy who was trying to sell just one on eBay. He said he'd take $30 shipped if anyone's interested.

 

Well, the last attempt at doing my own painted light buckets was a total disaster. The lights melted in the oven while I was trying to remove the clear plastic lens. I was able to paint the plastic filler but I could not salvage the buckets.

Since then, it looks like Roush is finally selling these, but only on factory stage 3 models.

I saw these on Ebay. The guy wants $350 for the pair.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-06-and-u...026455987QQrdZ1

It looks a little suspicious because he only has a feedback rating of 5 and Roush is not acknowledging that these lights exist at all.

 

We could always badger the heck out of him via email

 

Hummm... wonder if he has figured out a way to get the lenses off and paint the buckets. Just happened across another one of his auctions for a "Roush Custom Painted Grill" and in the picture is a headlight bucket without a lens on it

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-06-and-u...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Check out the center mount fogs in the STOCK looking grille. (in the headlight auction)

 

Huh... guess I should post my original headlights on eBay hah? I took mine off a week after I got my car... installed my Saleen HIDs!

darn things are sitting in my garage in a box.

 

I saw those. Looked like he tied a set of regular headlights to a stock V6 grill with an extention cord ( in my opinion ).

 

I sent him an email and it seems he has figured out a way to open the light bucket to paint it. It is NOT a Roush light. My biggest concerne would be how well it is resealed. I would hate to have problems later on with condensation.

Still, it looks like a great mod. I'd love to be able to do it myself. I have problems trusting other people's work until I've seen what their capabilities are.

 

He may have, but if that's the case, it wouldn't fit that Roush fascia very well.

 

Yep he used a V6 grille... and of course, he has it for sale.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-06-and-u...1QQcmdZViewItem