At last i got new lights new centre panel and crystal rears ,,esay job until i had to remove the black sealant took me over an hour

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much nicer :thumbup1:

Yep agreed, they look great :thumbup1:

very nice indeed... looks so much more modern! how did you remove all the black sh!te?

very nice indeed... looks so much more modern! how did you remove all the black sh!te?

 

Mine always stayed on the lights bud, leaving the back of the car clean. Must just be you :laugh:

how did you find the fit of the rear lights?.......yours look the same as mine and my drivers side one is a bit proud of the bodywork on the bottom righthand corner.

i think the lights have been off before, one of the last owners sealed them with some sort of black shit that didn't go hard but was waterproof i used 2 kitchen rolls and white sprit

then t cut then autogleam to bring it up nice ,was glad there was no rust ,,places like that never really see the light of day and the water loves to sit there for days

i think the lights have been off before, one of the last owners sealed them with some sort of black shit that didn't go hard but was waterproof i used 2 kitchen rolls and white sprit

then t cut then autogleam to bring it up nice ,was glad there was no rust ,,places like that never really see the light of day and the water loves to sit there for days

 

Did you reseal the new ones????........if you dont the boot will fill with water :(

the black sealent is standard nissan fitment, you have to replace it otherwise you have a pond in your boot!!

the black sealent is standard nissan fitment, you have to replace it otherwise you have a pond in your boot!!

 

You can re-heat it to create a seal. Never had to replace mine and boot s bone dry.

your OEM lights dont look to bad either. is there any "cracking" in thm at all?or was it just the center panel? if not im interested in them. Im probably the only guy on here who wants the phase 1 rear lights lol.

You did reseal them, with new stuff ?? (you could of just used the old stuff, it does'nt need to be replaced, it reseals).

 

Water is the last of your worries if you did not reseal them, the worst issue will be Exhaust fumes sucked in.

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i used that tetrasyl stuff, comes on a roll and is really easy to use

yeah my drivers one sits alittle proud but you get what you pay for , as i was way of price wise for the oem 99 specs im happy with them but will get a new set when ive done more over time, yeah i sealed them all up plus used the foam surrounds that come with them ,i used sealant we use at work and its for sealing lab windows so nothing gets by it and its easy to remove so its a winner

Yes that's brightened up the rear end - much better.

 

The black stuff is a pain, I find try and pick off the big clumps and then use a paint brush drenched in petrol to dissolve the rest :biggrin:

 

It is customary on these occasions for you now to sell your stock tails to me :yes:

You can re-heat it to create a seal. Never had to replace mine and boot s bone dry.

what i ment was reuse or renew dont just strip it off and expect the boot to stay dry, new genuine nissan lights come with new stuff to seal the lights ( when i replaced mine with nissan 99 specs it came in a roll inside the box)

what i ment was reuse or renew dont just strip it off and expect the boot to stay dry, new genuine nissan lights come with new stuff to seal the lights ( when i replaced mine with nissan 99 specs it came in a roll inside the box)

 

aah, I've only replaced mine with s/h ones.

been out there loving the rear end now and see they dont have reflecters , im pretty sure you need then for an m.o.t ,anyone had any trouble with this?