just seperated the rear centre panel, sat there with a hair dryer, piece of cake... on a roll so i thought. so out come the rear lights got half way through the left hand one still a piece of cake started thinking how easy it is, it was, and why was i so worried about doing it. then suddenly yeh you saw it coming crack! not even a big crack just alittle corner gone! grrrr thank god they were a spare set. any tips for what works better than the hair dryer? oven is out of the question il get murdered.

thats really the only options !

what about some hot water treatment?

what about some hot water treatment?

 

would have to be hot for a bloody long time, tbh i used a hair drier when i was messing about with my old set, worked fine with a paint scraper to seperate with constant even pressure applied.

more patience more heat i think, tbh i was getting over confident and was rushing them. didnt wanna get caught taking car parts apart in the lounge either it doesnt go down to well

black and pecker hot air paint stripper ....but be carefull they get mad hot on full chat

ffs do not get any of the tar stuff on the carpet as it will never come out!!!

lol i was carefull :D it was my hands that ive just finsihed battling that off of

lol i was carefull :D it was my hands that ive just finsihed battling that off of

 

wd40 is good to get it off.:yes:

recon using aproper heat gun is gonna be over kill?

lighter fluid brings that black stuff off a treat too. i sat my light on the worktop with the hairdryer on it's side blowing right on the edge, then wandered off for a cig, can take a while, but at least your not stood there holding it for ages...

Did u undo all the screws including the one in the reflector?

I know some have had better success with a heat gun and immersing them in very hot water, i think most as said though use the hair dryer method :)

I,ve just used a couple of 2kw electric fan heaters to warm my centre panel , came apart really easy as you can warm a much larger area without the risk of melting anything !!

mikey.... doh! screws? i didnt see those!

LOL... easy to miss the screws, even if you've done it before, there is a glue that will fix cracks in perspex but it cost about a tenner (ebay) however it will take a lot of work to wet and dry around the crack inside and out to get it to look good again (as the glue makes a mess).

I'd say keep the damaged one for spares , get a replacement and wait for summer when the adhesive is softer (that is if you really can't use the oven).

LOL... nice one.. :D