Tail light lense removable?
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Re: Tail light lense removable? (FO SHIZZLE)
I'm trying to remove the lense from the body of the tail lamp. The two screws just hold the lamp to the car. I'm working on a LED project but the lense seems like it doesn't want to come off easily. I may have to take out the dremel and cut it off :skep:
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Re: Tail light lense removable? (boost2much)
I'm trying to remove the lense from the body of the tail lamp. The two screws just hold the lamp to the car. I'm working on a LED project but the lense seems like it doesn't want to come off easily. I may have to take out the dremel and cut it off :skep:
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Re: Tail light lense removable? (boost2much)
Does anyone know if the tail light lenses are removable? :confused:
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I wish they weren't attached to the housing. I have considered putting some sort of graphic on the inside of the lens, etc. myself, but gave up when I saw how they're made.
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Re: Tail light lense removable? (LoneStarFRC)
I think I will try one with a dremel and cutting disk. I was thinking of some kind of superglue and maybe some silicon to stop any water leakage.
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Re: Tail light lense removable? (boost2much)
I think I will try one with a dremel and cutting disk. I was thinking of some kind of superglue and maybe some silicon to stop any water leakage.
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Re: Tail light lense removable? (LoneStarFRC)
Hot melt glue is not recommended! The summer heat will get it hot enough that it may seperate or start to leak. I would recommend a good two part plastic epoxy. Wal-mart sells a great plastic epoxy that melts the two surfaces and bonds them together. It smells bad when its bonding but once it sets up, it WILL NOT come back apart. I bought some "super glue" like stuff at Carslie this summer. It is INDUSTRIAL stuff that makes "super glue" look like elmers glue :D The stuff is fantastic!
It works VERY WELL! :thumbs:
If your interested in it please e-mail me and I will give you the info on where you can get it. bill327@msn.com
For cutting the lenses with a dremmel, use the thin ceramic disc at a medium to high speed! Cut slow and evenly! If you cut too fast it will melt the plastic rather than cut it and the disc will clog, bind and break. Hold the lense in some sort of a fixture so that it will not move while you cut.
Should work great. I cut through 1/4" plexyglass and it worked fine. The secret is to keep the plastic tailings in a dust form and not letting them got so hot as to melt together and bind the cutting disc. :thumbs:
It works VERY WELL! :thumbs:
If your interested in it please e-mail me and I will give you the info on where you can get it. bill327@msn.com
For cutting the lenses with a dremmel, use the thin ceramic disc at a medium to high speed! Cut slow and evenly! If you cut too fast it will melt the plastic rather than cut it and the disc will clog, bind and break. Hold the lense in some sort of a fixture so that it will not move while you cut.
Should work great. I cut through 1/4" plexyglass and it worked fine. The secret is to keep the plastic tailings in a dust form and not letting them got so hot as to melt together and bind the cutting disc. :thumbs:
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Re: Tail light lense removable? (Bill Curlee)
:cool: Thanks for the all the feedback. Will keep the dremel at med. speed. Bill, sent you a email :thumbs:
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Re: Tail light lense removable? (boost2much)
Its all one piece, so you will probably have to dremmel it off.
