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how to remove tail light assembly
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:59 am
by bmxkelowna
i have tryed taking off the 4 little gold nuts (8mm) and getting the tail light out but it would not budge. is there any thing else i have to take off to get it out?
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:27 am
by Kelly
Heat.
Its pretty much glued in there with butyl.
Heat the peremater from the inside with a hair dryer, and you'll loosen it up a bit.
Pull.
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:30 am
by bmxkelowna
oh really?
odd lol
okay ill try that
then when i put it back in, just the 4 nuts?
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:09 pm
by vrg3
If the adhesive's still gooey and clean, then it'll stick itself back together when you push the taillamp back in.
If it's not, just use some windshield-setting tape or caulk.
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:23 pm
by LaureltheQueen
*perimeter
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:28 pm
by vrg3
"I was just doing a 'parameter check.'"
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:06 am
by know1
*bump*
I am going to be doing this soon. What kind of caulk should i use? Or better yet, is there a product name for windshield tape?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:36 pm
by stipro
know1 wrote:*bump*
I am going to be doing this soon. What kind of caulk should i use? Or better yet, is there a product name for windshield tape?
Its called butyl tape. If you go to a windshield replacement center, a smaller company perferably, they may even give it to you for free
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:47 pm
by n2x4
I've yanked my taillight twice and just reuse the old stuff. They really put it on, and it hasn't leaked since I've reused it.
Just press it on really tight, that stuff sticks.
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:16 pm
by IronMonkeyL255
If you do need some fresh stuff, 3M Windoweld is what I used. Comes as a roll in a box. I got it from my local Advance Auto Parts store.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:26 am
by SP-Boxer
I also used th 3M stuff. Works perfectly!
