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Old 08-29-08, 02:06 AM
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Default modify 1998 tail lights

cant find the thread for taking it apart and making the tail lights clear.



anyone help? thanks.
Old 08-29-08, 02:34 AM
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bake em at 150 degrees for bout 10mins..pull em out..use something to pry open the lens..take off the amber.. put lens back on and reheat at 150 degrees again and make sure that the lens is back on there tight..

thats basically how its done
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Originally Posted by thistran
cant find the thread for taking it apart and making the tail lights clear.
next time look at the DIY sticky thread at the top, as you'll find TONS of helpful DIY's including this one.

Here's the link so you won't have to do extra clicking, but next time refer to that thread if you're looking for DIY's: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=359802
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Originally Posted by thistran
cant find the thread for taking it apart and making the tail lights clear.
cant find or didn't look?
Old 08-29-08, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jonny2k
next time look at the DIY sticky thread at the top, as you'll find TONS of helpful DIY's including this one.

Here's the link so you won't have to do extra clicking, but next time refer to that thread if you're looking for DIY's: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=359802
he wanted one written by someone cool... that guys sucks... o wait...


that should have everything you need to figuer out how to do it. shoot me a pm or post in there if you run into any problems or have any questions
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just to help

i recently did this mod. i baked at 200 for 45-55 minutes (after trying 175 for 30 minutes) and that still was not good enough. i ended up separating the lens, but i did not get a clean separation. the glue was not reusable and i had to use my own. there is some evidence of this. on top of that my lenses seem to be tinted pink where the clear is. probably just messing with my eyes. i am new to gs's, but this is far from my first rodeo.

i was careful and still had mixed results.
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