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Technical => Body/Appearance/Interior => Topic started by: blain_gatterdam on February 21, 2012, 09:30:21 PM

Title: Tail light restoration
Post by: blain_gatterdam on February 21, 2012, 09:30:21 PM
once upon a time... I saw a thread on here for breaking down the rear tail lights without killing them. Outside of heating them up in the oven, I would like any tips on being successful with the project.

I am polishing the lens on both sides, and filling/smoothing/painting the plastic housing gloss black. I would like to repaint behind the plastic where black once was before if flaked out/ washed out.

So... the search bar did not work... tbird gods, givith a link!

haha thanks guys
Title: Tail light restoration
Post by: T-BirdX3 on February 21, 2012, 09:52:11 PM
Why not use the oven it works great? Just opened up several sets of headlights quickly and easily like that.

The other option would be a heat gun...
Title: Tail light restoration
Post by: FirstBird on February 21, 2012, 10:40:43 PM
Tailights should come apart fairly easily you cant really mess them up other than break the reflectors, but it's all held together by this putty and with a little force they should come apart.
Title: Tail light restoration
Post by: 88turbo on February 21, 2012, 11:11:08 PM
you mean you have a set that didnt come apart on their own???  why cant I be so lucky? lol
Title: Tail light restoration
Post by: blain_gatterdam on February 22, 2012, 06:34:41 AM
I baked the ebay ones I had for my explorer once, didnt work half bad. I just figured something 23 years old would have some finesse to it

I've never seen a rear lens pop off, but have personally had my headlights fall off!
Title: Tail light restoration
Post by: kendoo130 on February 22, 2012, 07:37:58 PM
My rear lights just pulled apart when I did mine about 2 years ago.
Title: Tail light restoration
Post by: thewestie on February 23, 2012, 07:25:58 PM
Where can I get the little nuts that holds them together?