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Additional Tips on this How-To:

Before placing the headlight in the oven remove the plastic inserts which the headlight bulbs lock into. They are held in by 3 torx screws.

Also remove the metal bracket that mounts the headlight to the car. It makes it a bit easier to take the headlight in and out of the oven if you can't pry the cover off in one shot (which is really hard to do).

Use Ultra Black High Temp Silicone RTV to seal the headlights back up. Make sure you use a lot of it where the cover 'snaps' into the assembly. I placed a very heavy bead all along the grooves where the factory sealant was, again making sure there was more then enough in the spots where the cover snaped into place.

It helps to have two cookie sheets one for leaving in the oven and the other to put the headlight on when you take it out of the oven.

When sealing the headlights back up It helps to have two wood clamps with rubber ends on them and a few clean rags. Once you snap the lense cover onto the headlight assembly immediately apply pressure to ensure a water tight seal. Put the clean rags over the lense and place the wood clamps on the headlights. I placed one clamp over where the high beams are and the other on the end of the headlight where the parking light is.