hi guys,

 

I was just about to start doing the rear light conversion ( not the real 99 spec, but a pretend conversion - MANY THANKS TO APACHE FOR SENDING THE STUFF DOWN TO ME :bow: ) and I have just realised that i cannot put the rear lights above the oven door to melt the tar cause our oven opens to the side.......

 

any tips on how i can melt the tar to get the lights apart ??

 

thanks

 

Andy....

hair drier or paint stripper from a distance of course you dont wanna melt them now do you! lol

hair drier or paint stripper from a distance of course you dont wanna melt them now do you! lol

Yep, hot air gun (paint stripper) but be very carfull, keep it on the first setting, DON'T be tempted to use the high setting ;)

I used my missus hair dryer. Took me a while but eventually got it off. Very messy job this lense conversion.

thanks guys, got a plentiful supply of latex gloves and loads of patience, so i'll get started on it at the weekend......

 

Andy.....

Don't forget the WD40, very good for getting the 'Black Gunk' off everything.

loads of patience

 

The most important bit!

You WILL get burnt fingertips at some point :tongue: :rofl:

 

Good luck with it, take your time and you'll end up with somethimng like in the pix below.

 

Oh yeah, I used a hot air gun as well, and lots of latex gloves and lots of WD-40 :rolleyes:

You WILL get burnt fingertips at some point :tongue: :rofl:

 

Good luck with it, take your time and you'll end up with somethimng like in the pix below.

 

Oh yeah, I used a hot air gun as well, and lots of latex gloves and lots of WD-40 :rolleyes:

 

thanks mate, got the gloves & heat gun, got to get the WD40 in the morning.......

 

just a quick question, can the red reflector be taken out ????

thanks mate, got the gloves & heat gun, got to get the WD40 in the morning.......

 

just a quick question, can the red reflector be taken out ????

 

I had a look at doing that but it seems pretty well glued in. What would you replace it with???

 

Also you need 2 red reflectors on the back of the car for it to pass the MOT

 

Cheers

 

Phil

I had a look at doing that but it seems pretty well glued in. What would you replace it with???

 

Also you need 2 red reflectors on the back of the car for it to pass the MOT

 

Cheers

 

Phil

 

was going to remove it and fill it with the same lens as the clear light conversion, then use some thin reflective tape for the pinstriping on the inside of the lghts ??

 

just a thought........

 

Andy....