Pre-Facelift Tail lights


R0J0

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Hello everyone,

Does anyone have experience on opening a tail light? I’ve attempted but they are much, much harder to open than headlights. I am wondering if there is a special tool of sorts to open one.
 
What are you attempting to do?
Usually people put these in the overn till the glue go soft like how they do converting the front headlights to look like a ek9 headlight
 
If you're trying to DIY some LEDs, oven is best way to split them.
 
What are you attempting to do?
Usually people put these in the overn till the glue go soft like how they do converting the front headlights to look like a ek9 headlight
I am attempting to clean off the peeling paint that is stuck inside the tail light. It is definitely the same process as removing headlight lens. Though, when I cleared all the locking tabs on the tail light, the lens would still not come off. I looked around and can’t seem to find issue.
 

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If you're trying to DIY some LEDs, oven is best way to split them.
One day I may attempt that but currently I have some peeling paint stuck in the tail light. I did try the oven way though I can’t get it open all the way. I am wondering if there is something else within the housing or outside that I’m not seeing that is causing it not to open.
 
One day I may attempt that but currently I have some peeling paint stuck in the tail light. I did try the oven way though I can’t get it open all the way. I am wondering if there is something else within the housing or outside that I’m not seeing that is causing it not to open.
On the lens? Get a stick with a ball of tape on the end. Poke the paint and take it out using the bulb socket hole.
 
On the lens? Get a stick with a ball of tape on the end. Poke the paint and take it out using the bulb socket hole.
Never thought of that. I will give that a try! Thank you!
 
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