S80 Headlight Disassembly

nicholasktu · Post by **nicholasktu** » 03 Nov 2024, 05:03

I have a 2010 S80 that I hit a deer in recently, its all fixed but the headlights. Both lenses are broken but otherwise alright. I got a pair of headlights that have different internals but intact lenses. Is there a way to disassemble the headlights? They appear to be glued together. I'm also looking at swapping out the internals but that looks impossible without taking the lenses out too.

Post by **matthew1** » 03 Nov 2024, 10:35

I don't have any 1st hand experience with S80 headlights... perhaps something in here would help you search.php?keywords=headlight+lens&term ... mit=Search

Post by **packetfire** » 07 Nov 2024, 04:09

There are several Youtube videos that walk one through baking the headlight assembly in the oven at low temp for a few minutes, and then prying apart the lens from the main assembly. Clearly, this is something to do with your significant other is away for a few hours, as putting car parts in the oven is grounds for divorce in 28 states, and a basis for justifiable homicide in 7 states.

But you likely want to order a roll of replacement butyl sealant (or a tube of silicone caulking) to do a good job of sealing up the lens to the assembly, cleaning out all the old gunk, which is 90% of the labor in this task.