Custom Rear Lights.

[Tim]

hi all,

i have a pair of standard rear clusters, and a pair of clear rear ctusters, i want to chop and modify both pairs and use the bottom of the clears and the tops off the standard ones.

Any one have any ideas of how i should seperate the lenses, and then fix them back together?

they have to look factory else i wont bother, lol.


Tim :thumb:

[draper]

Long live the nova made his own, send him a PM

[Tim]

ahhh, yes i knew i had seen them one someones car but couldnt remember who it was . any 1 else done it ??? pics.

cheers :thumb:

[Stanley]

I wanted to do this too but gave up and ended up tinting the top half of my clears red using the cheap sh!te you get at halfords etc etc. Came out quite well!

I tried using a heat gun on the O.E. Nova lamps but just melted the lenses. Must have went through about 3 pairs.....
PIChttp://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/stan_the_man87/10092006245.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/stan_the_man87/06092006239.jpg

[draper]

get rid of the light on top of the bumper stan !!! lol lol

[Stanley]

I went one better - i got rid of the whole car!:thumb:

[Tim]

shame that, nice car as well:thumb:

[Adam]

Pm replied


Basically:-
Set of clears, set of std GM.
-Break the std amber indicator etc bottom lense out the GM lights(i used a screwdriver and hammer,Lol) as the GM lense is attached much more securely than aftermarket clears
-Clean up where the lense attached with a file etc to get flat
-Get a hair dryer/heatgun( i put mine in a warm oven,Lol) on the clear lense and heat up the glue holding the bottom lense in
-When the glues soft enough carefully prise out the bottom lense(push from the bulb hole side)
-Clear up the back of the lense so it will sit flat in the Gm light cluster
-Apply a bead of silicone sealer/tigerseal to the gm cluster around the edge where the lense will sit
-Carefully put the lense into position, wait for the silicone/tigerseal to set


Its a lot easier to do it Stan's way tbh,Lol.

[Stanley]

shame that, nice car as well:thumb:

It was that!

Shame to see it go but it'd have never lasted the winter (as the new owner found out hehe)

Best car ive ever had

[Tim]

Pm replied


Basically:-
Set of clears, set of std GM.
-Break the std amber indicator etc bottom lense out the GM lights(i used a screwdriver and hammer,Lol) as the GM lense is attached much more securely than aftermarket clears
-Clean up where the lense attached with a file etc to get flat
-Get a hair dryer/heatgun( i put mine in a warm oven,Lol) on the clear lense and heat up the glue holding the bottom lense in
-When the glues soft enough carefully prise out the bottom lense(push from the bulb hole side)
-Clear up the back of the lense so it will sit flat in the Gm light cluster
-Apply a bead of silicone sealer/tigerseal to the gm cluster around the edge where the lense will sit
-Carefully put the lense into position, wait for the silicone/tigerseal to set


Its a lot easier to do it Stan's way tbh,Lol.

thanks for the info and pm, im going to have a go at making some today, think its a bit cold to go outside, wel at the moment it is, lol, ive just watched my missus scrape all the ice off her car and i dont fancy it at the momentlol .

good work,

Cheers Tim

ill post some pics if im succesful