Hey guys, just took off my amber reflectors yesterday and made the swap to the painted ones. I first tried the hair dryer and box cutter method but it was way to time consuming and it was difficult to get in a good position behind the bumper without taking the wheel off. So here is what i did...

wth i have gp thunder 8500k can someone tell me why it doesnt look like that in the pictures or is it just camera lighting?

Where can you buy Goo Gone?

Its the camera man. Different cameras/settings show the lights differently.

Walmart/autozone/ect.

i did it too. really easy. took me 2 mins only

here is what i used!!

mirror did the big job!!

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what did you do with the mirror? stare at yourself after the 2 min job?

Yeah, it will look AWESOME... plus you will get extra cooling to the brakes.

have you ever done this method? do it.. you will know how it helps?

my car is lowered, and i didnt jack it up.. i basically turned the wheel 1 side. but there's not enough room to stuck my head in that little gap.

if you have done it. you know the trick is to suck a flat head screwdriver into the gap, twist it. then it's off (if you have applied enough amount of googone and waited for a couple mins) .. its VERY easy and VERY fast.

i basically applied googone on both side, then sit back and have a smoke. then get a flathead and the mirror, slide in the mirror so you can see FROM INSIDE, suck the flathead in the gap, twist it..DONE.

u can do it

but it's fugly

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I need to take my orange reflectors off but have been looking for the easiest way. Im kind of scared going the goop off way. I wanted to know what the two allen key spots are for on the inside of the bumper that feel like they are connected to the reflector. Im thinkin about unscrewing them but dont want to end up taking my bumper off. Just want to know if they actually are connected to the reflectors. any help would be great.

thanks

i tried this method for 30min and didnt work... and it smells bad too LMFAO

lol.. took me 2 mins. worked like a charm

For me, I just heat it up, then use my thumbs to push it out. Very easy and none of the mess.

Where does one get the painted inserts to replace the reflectors?

Is there a thread in here burried on how to remove them? I keep reading about having a hard time getting at the reflectors because of the wheels and I'm confused. Is there access to the back of the refletor from inside the wheel well? Does anything have to be removed?

You just angle your wheel to give you enough space to pry it open. It needs a little knudge but once you start peeling it, it comes off easy. The tape is the enemy. Another tip. With that being in the simillar category of oranging out. Here is an idea, I did it myself. If you can get your front turn signal, try spray painting them with heat resistant paint of silver. It helps clear it when it isn't on giving you that clean look and also keep the functionality of the signal. I notice since I painted the bulb the orange isn't over powering the headlights. The orange should be second to the head lights.

lol I got a was a blowdryer....kept heating the inside, and just SLOWLY pushed the reflector out. Free and easy if you do it slow enough. you can hear the tape giving way when you're pushing it in. pretty easy from then on.

I just removed the amber reflectors using Goo Gone. I tried without Goo Gone at first but it seemed impossible without putting dimples on the bumper.
Thanks for the DIY.

Did this over the weekend. At first I didn't think anything was happening but then I got it started moving. Had puddles of goo gone under the bumper at the end. The shitty part was taking all the old adhesive from the old reflector off the bumper. Then the new reflector fell right into place. Thanks for the DIY and bavarianx for the reflectors!

just got my e92 last week and the first thing i wanted to change was the fugly reflectors. im so glad that i found this forum and thank you for the easy directions.

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Where exactly are you guys getting these colored reflectors?