almightyfargoth
Well-Known Member
I made a small write-up of my efforts to change my 01-02 sedan tail lights to a red/clear set up accompanied by pictures. I'll try to add a few better pictures tomorrow when there is more light out because its kind of overcast where I live right now and the sun is setting. (where's Tien and his solarflare when you actually need him?)
After actually taking the light housing out of the bumper (unscrew three nuts, unplug bulbs, pull) I took pictures along the way with my efforts to open the lights to get to those damn amber pieces. I went the oven route and set it for 215 and put them both in for 7 minutes. I wanted to work on getting them loose carefully after removing them from the oven so I had to actually put the one I wasn't working on back in the oven for another 5 minutes because it had cooled off too much while sitting there to risk trying to pry it open. After actually removing the amber pieces I snapped both lights back together and put them in the oven again at the same temperature for 5 minutes. I took them out and let them sit on a makeshift stand I made from one of the oven's racks wrapped in a towel so they could cool and the sealant could harden once more. After about 5 more minutes I took them back to my car and reversed the removal process and made sure all the lights functioned. They did, so I smiled with happiness. The end.
Oh and I ordered some chrome turn signal bulbs from our friends at tasauto.com so I won't get in trouble with the popo. They should be here this weekend so the job will be truly completed once those are installed.
After actually taking the light housing out of the bumper (unscrew three nuts, unplug bulbs, pull) I took pictures along the way with my efforts to open the lights to get to those damn amber pieces. I went the oven route and set it for 215 and put them both in for 7 minutes. I wanted to work on getting them loose carefully after removing them from the oven so I had to actually put the one I wasn't working on back in the oven for another 5 minutes because it had cooled off too much while sitting there to risk trying to pry it open. After actually removing the amber pieces I snapped both lights back together and put them in the oven again at the same temperature for 5 minutes. I took them out and let them sit on a makeshift stand I made from one of the oven's racks wrapped in a towel so they could cool and the sealant could harden once more. After about 5 more minutes I took them back to my car and reversed the removal process and made sure all the lights functioned. They did, so I smiled with happiness. The end.
Oh and I ordered some chrome turn signal bulbs from our friends at tasauto.com so I won't get in trouble with the popo. They should be here this weekend so the job will be truly completed once those are installed.
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