taking off the outside of a taillight

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07-Nov-2010, 09:29 PM

antrmo

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taking off the outside of a taillight

i want to take off the clear plastic on the taillights on my 1996 cx hb. there altezzas with chrome (silver)on the inside .cant find a good price on a dark set so i was gonna try to make my own, any suggestions. ?
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08-Nov-2010, 06:33 AM

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there is a good tutorial on you tube

08-Nov-2010, 03:05 PM

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thx ill check it...

08-Nov-2010, 04:05 PM

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cant you just throw the tail light in an oven, heat up the sealer and pop it open?

Just like the headlights

08-Nov-2010, 04:07 PM

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that is somthing ive heard,wasnt sure if it was true. any idea what temp and how long? dont want the house smellin like burnt plastic,lol

08-Nov-2010, 04:25 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyro

preheat the oven at 350 degrees F then turn off the oven and place your headlights into the oven for 10 minutes. take it out and use a flathead screw driver to help you pry the headlight apart, it should come out fairly easily but if not then just repeat until success.

Right from the DIY forum http://www.torontocivics.com/f13/diy...lights-158470/

The ek headlights are plastic so seeing how its fine for plastic headlights, i would assume the rears could withstand the same procedure