# Taking the lights apart

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-lights-apart/87842>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [August 10, 2005, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-lights-apart/87842 "2005-08-10T08:11:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![\_M3\_SPb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/85f322/32.png) [@\_M3\_SPb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_M3_SPb)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-lights-apart/87842/1 "2005-08-10T08:11:04Z")

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Hi this is not exactly 240 specific, but a car question in general. On my car (s2k) when i try to take the rear lens off the light, i can’t do it because there’s silicone in the middle. On various s2k forums i found threads explaining to bake the lights. So knowing the dyi level on this site, anyone have suggestions on how long and how hot i should keep the oven, (i’ll obviously be checking it the entire time), and any idea on how to seal it back properly after im done. I have no experince with silicone adhesives.

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**Author:** ![side\_wayz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@side\_wayz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/side_wayz)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-lights-apart/87842/2 "2005-08-10T09:29:16Z")

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use a heat gun or a blow dryer…or take off the old silcone and put a fresh bit on there and she will seal right up.

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**Author:** ![side\_wayz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@side\_wayz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/side_wayz)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-lights-apart/87842/3 "2005-08-10T09:30:05Z")

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dont put it in the oven dude… plastic melts HAHA ur lens is gonna deform even before the silcone even feels some heat.

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**Author:** ![\_M3\_SPb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/85f322/32.png) [@\_M3\_SPb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_M3_SPb)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-lights-apart/87842/4 "2005-08-10T10:41:55Z")

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obviously plastic melts…but given the right tempreture and time, isn’t it doable to melt the silicone before the plastic?..i’ll try it with the hair dryer then…just wondering because, i know people put lights in the oven and the silicone melts before the oven.

PS. Will any silicone adhesive from homedepot or cantire do, or there’s some special ones?

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**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-lights-apart/87842/5 "2005-08-10T10:48:34Z")

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> [@///M3\_SPb](#):
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> just wondering because, i know people put lights in the oven and the silicone melts before the oven.

I’d be pretty worried if my oven melted.  
And I think people do that with glass housings, not plastic ones.  
Either way, it won’t hurt to play it safe and go w/ a hair dryer or heat gun.