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10-24-2002, 02:37 PM | #1 |
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Taillights.
Anybody got any links on how to take apart tail lights properly without wrecking them. I want red clears for my sol but no one sells them. So ima get some alteeza's and paint the cover on the inside red. Know how?
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10-24-2002, 04:03 PM | #2 |
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same way youd do with headlights....pry them apart. thats how i took apart my clear tails just for the hell of it
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What do you just take a screwdriver and basically cut the glue?
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10-25-2002, 01:29 AM | #4 |
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xacto knife is better to cut the glue, use a flathead to pry, GENTLY. even moreso than with headlights.
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10-25-2002, 04:41 AM | #5 |
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Should I heat it up before hand???
And what should I use to reseal it back up??? Ima try it with a clear corner for my old civic sitting in my room.
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10-25-2002, 05:28 AM | #6 |
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i used some automotive sealant stuff from home depot....used it when i cleared my headlights way back when...worked great.
you can heat it up beforehand, it'll make things move faster, or you can use a hair dryer. |
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i used a hair dryer on a set of altezza i found laying around, i got the lenses off, without cracking them, then threw them up in the air and hit it with a baseball bat
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10-25-2002, 06:31 PM | #10 |
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yeah, taking the lenses off was practice for clearing the orange out of my tails, that i still havnt done. breaking them was just fun!
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10-26-2002, 04:49 AM | #11 | |
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man that's funny shit.....oh shit...... hahahaha
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10-30-2002, 11:24 AM | #12 |
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Bake them in the oven for 200 degreees for 15 mins
thats what i did |
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yeah cause I had an old APC clear corner from my 5th gen civic that I tried to use a blow drier with and nothing worked. So ima try the oven
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10-31-2002, 03:34 AM | #14 |
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Derek, go with all red tails. I'm in the process of doing an extra set I have right now. So far they look sweet.
You get yourself a couple of cans of candy apple red testors model tint and a good can of clear coat. Lightly sand the outer part of the light until there is no gloss left. Spray thin coats of the testors model tint on the lights until the color of the orange lense matches that of the red. Clearcoat and install. I had altezzas and got sick of them in like a week. I'll post pics as soon as I am done with the all red tails.
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yeah I definately want to see how they turn out... few questions Do you just mask off the reverse lights? Will the red testors paint cover everything? Thanks bro
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The red testors paint covers everything without a problem. I did it to my VW Jetta (soon to be scca solo II car) too. Here's a pic of how the lights on that came out. You mask off the reverse light and any part of the trim on the light that you don't want painted.
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11-01-2002, 01:30 PM | #17 |
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looks good.
how easily can you see the singal light after you do that...????
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the signal lights up fine. It's tint spray, not spraypaint so it comes out transparent. Just remember to use thin coats letting each coat dry fully before applying the next.
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04-26-2003, 08:40 PM | #19 |
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Where can I get a set or clear tailights, I know there illegal (at least i heard they are) but there hella tight and i hate those damn euro lights, if anyone knows, that'd be cool.
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04-27-2003, 03:57 AM | #20 |
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HOLY $HIT DUDE!
You do realize that this thread was from October of 2002. Please don't do this again or they will get locked.
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04-27-2003, 05:10 PM | #21 |
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I have no idea what exactly I did wrong, but sorry i guess.
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04-27-2003, 10:11 PM | #22 |
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Um yeah how dare you reply to a thread on here. You should know betta
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04-28-2003, 03:16 PM | #23 |
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If you would have actually read what I posted. This thread was from october 2002. Start a new thread. You'll probably get more replies.
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