Let's start with I know this isn't for everyone and to some purist I've violated the Audi sacred cow! Last summer found a set of used Spyder taillights and was looking at upgrading with the Spyder headlights only to find out that you loos some of the AFS functions. So this winter did some research and found out that the headlight is sealed with Permseal pretty nasty stuff that doesn't separate easily. Research showed that optimum oven temperature for softening the Permaseal was 350F. for 15 minutes. Ballast needs to be removed along with retainers clips along the track edge.
First light took me approx 2hrs to get apart with multiple trips back into the oven, second one 1 1/2hrs to take apart. The one tip I can give someone that is going to do this avoid the temptation to apply some heavy prying against the lens track were the Pernasea lives. Work the outside edge with a small flat head screwdriver, once that is released work the underside on the lens, next is the hards is to get the inside edge of the track to release. For this, I'd suggest that you invest in the proper opening tools for the job.
Opeing Tools
Cleaning tools
The goal was to blackout all of the chrome pieces inside the headlight.
First light took me approx 2hrs to get apart with multiple trips back into the oven, second one 1 1/2hrs to take apart. The one tip I can give someone that is going to do this avoid the temptation to apply some heavy prying against the lens track were the Pernasea lives. Work the outside edge with a small flat head screwdriver, once that is released work the underside on the lens, next is the hards is to get the inside edge of the track to release. For this, I'd suggest that you invest in the proper opening tools for the job.
Opeing Tools
Cleaning tools
The goal was to blackout all of the chrome pieces inside the headlight.
Yeah adding them is a whole other story!
