 anyone taken apart the tail lights? |
 Aug 18, 2011 - 4:05 AM
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I'm cutting into the tails to make my custom LED light boards that I'll be replacing the stock lights with. I was wondering if anyone has taken the lens off of the lights? I see some clips that seem to have glue under them. I kinda want to sand down the inside of the lens so it's flat and then polish it so it's clear. But I don't know if it will lose the red tint, and I don't know how thin it would be after I sanded it flat.
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Aug 18, 2011 - 9:09 AM
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i think the whole plastic is tinted, not just a layer.
stick the lights in the oven and heat then to 200 or so, the glue will get soft and u can pry off the lenses. there is one screw, though. CAREFUL, the lense will deform at a slightly higher temp than the glue will let loose -------------------- QUOTE "And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH 1994 GT: V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED 1995 ST: SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White 1994 ST: Totaled, 5spd, all power, Red RIP 07/09/09 @ 241,810 1994 Lexus LS400: This is my new DD |
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Aug 18, 2011 - 2:45 PM
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QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Aug 18, 2011 - 4:09 AM)  i think the whole plastic is tinted, not just a layer. stick the lights in the oven and heat then to 200 or so, the glue will get soft and u can pry off the lenses. there is one screw, though. CAREFUL, the lense will deform at a slightly higher temp than the glue will let loose k, I heard some lexus guys would stick their headlights in the oven to soften the glue, so that was in the back of my head. I'm not sure if I want to put my tail light in the oven though. How long do you leave it in? My idea is to sand it and then polish it back to be clear but I don't know if I want to do that much work just for a clear lens. It's just that the lens diffusing the light takes away from the brightness of my LED bulbs. -------------------- -Jay
95 GT conv. project car: Manual, Gen III 3sgte, JN pisons, Eagle rods, overbore, crank knife-edged, crank scraper, ARP head/main/flywheel, Autronic EMS, Haltech Dual Wideband O2 controller, Audi 1.8T individual coils, FMIC and SSQV BOV, 3" downpipe, 3" ultra-high-flow cat, 2.5" Borla muffler, +other 01 S2000: FMIC, Haltech EMS, Haltech wideband, 570cc inj, forged pistons/rods, sleeved block, 5 angle valve job, ported and polished 02 R6, all stock, except for braided stainless brake lines, frame sliders, and adjustable brake/clutch leve |
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match220 anyone taken apart the tail lights? Aug 18, 2011 - 4:05 AM
stephen_lee i check them every few minutes. im doing the same ... Aug 18, 2011 - 4:48 PM
match220 QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Aug 18, 2011 - 11... Aug 18, 2011 - 5:08 PM stephen_lee QUOTE (match220 @ Aug 18, 2011 - 5:0... Aug 19, 2011 - 9:48 PM ACCELICA heat gun or oven will work. I didn't do LEDs ... Aug 24, 2011 - 11:45 PM str8thugginit4ya If you're too worried about "over-cooking... Aug 18, 2011 - 11:19 PM match220 I finally got up the nerve to put it in the oven. ... Sep 1, 2011 - 6:51 PM |
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