Well gang, I DID IT !!! WOOHOOO!!

I just say F** it and just set the oven to 200F and baked it laying on its side for less than 10 min and I easily pried the 2 pieces apart. The inside is DEFINITELY the culprit in my case and I will clean it with a plastic cleaning/polishing compound I got from Autozone today made for lenses (McQuires).

So for right now i have both headlight assemblies taken apart (lens separated from housing).

Does anyone know how to remove the old sealant? I've reheated them a little to make it "gooey" again and removed a lot of it by hand but there has to be a better way and a way to rid of all of it and start from scratch.

Until then I will be cleaning them inside and out and polishing the outside.

So far so good (keeping my fingers crossed)...

Thanks for your input