98-2001 jimmy/sonoma/envoy headlights

[dblovah51]

have anyone ever come across any aftermarket headlights for any jimmy or sonoma, i know they make for s10 n blazer but why never for the GMC. or even L.E.D backlights?

[BeatBox]

No custom headlight is made. the only option is to "clear" them out by taking the orange reflector out. i searched all over the place for custom headlights too, but ended up buying new ones for $150 and cleared them my self.

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Xtralights.com has custom OE tailights for cheap, LED tailights you can NOW get from ebay! hope this helps..

[tristan560]

Yup none out there....i took the reflector outta my first set and made a huge difference. But got in a accident and havent had the motivation to do it again.

[BeatBox]

Yup none out there....i took the reflector outta my first set and made a huge difference. But got in a accident and havent had the motivation to do it again.

accident? you didnt change the clear bulb to amber? i have a LED that changes from white to amber so i wouldnt get crap from the cops lol

[dblovah51]

yea man thanks, but how did u go about taking out the orange i thought about it but i dont have patience so i didnt want to ruin the lights since i paid 400+ for them(what a sucka). and couldnt afford or didnt want to afford the original envoy lights they cost 800 a piece because GMC refuse to sell them without the HID and doesnt sell aftermarket.

[tristan560]

throw them in the oven at 300 degrees for 5min. seperate the housing. pull out the orange. heat for 2 more minutes to put the housing back together. finish by sealing with silicone.

[BeatBox]

oven or u can use a heat gun LOL and ALOT ALOT OF patience

HOW TO CLEAR OUT HEADLIGHTS

So I finally got my new headligghts, $150 for both w/ out fogglights, with the HID's you can even tell when they are on or off so....First thing I did when I got them was to clear them out.

Here are the tools I used, now keep in mind to be very carefull, depending on how old the headlights are is how long it will take to clear them out.

Start by taking off the small clips, theres like 5-6.

Now take the heat gun and heat up the edge, 2-3in. at a time until you can see the glue melting alittle.

Now take you screw drivers and put them in between the front and back pieces. And "carefully" start prying on it, move the screw driver one after the other until you have room to take the orange reflector out.

One of the headights took only 20 minutes and the reflector came out in one piece, the other was a pain in the ass, it took 1 hour. It was really hard to pry apart and the reflector came out in like 10 pieces, but got it out wih out messing anything up.

To put it back together you can just put the clips back on, and leave it OR add some clear silicon around the edges just to make sure they are close to fully sealed, and wont take any water.

And heres the final product! Before and After...

Edited December 8, 2009 by beatbox