Removing orange from front bar lamp

Plutonus · 17-04-2007, 03:43 PM

Anyone done this? Trying to do it today and having real difficulty, can't get the freaking lens off. Get one tab out and then when I go to do another it slips right back under.

Rupewrecht · 17-04-2007, 03:51 PM

Chuck them in an oven for a while (low temp), and that'll make the glue more malleable.

Then once they're warm, stretch the 2 pieces a littl bit apart, and cut the glue that's still between the 2 parts with a knife.

Plutonus · 17-04-2007, 03:57 PM

Yeah I've done that with the boiling water too, I stretch them apart as much as I can, but I see no glue, the gap between the lip of the lense and the grey "body" part is about 8mm, its just the plastic of the lense I see. Thats as far as I could stretch it anyway.

Rupewrecht · 17-04-2007, 04:00 PM

Stretch them further then!

and screwdrivers under the tabs to keep it up.

from memory you have to pull them out fairly straight as they have quite a long plastic bit that goes into the housing.

Plutonus · 17-04-2007, 04:03 PM

Heh, easier said then done, I can't get them any further. I've been doing it with two flat screw drivers, and they have their stretching limits. I can't seem to stretch it with my hands. Any better utensils?

Angeluz · 11-05-2007, 02:37 AM

http://www.club323f.com/ba/guides/cl...indicators.php

Try this mate..

but i recommend the oven for a while at 80 degree celsius..

bourbon · 11-05-2007, 08:14 AM

that link doesnt work for me...with boiling water you have to leave them in there for a while...and dont worry about the clips at the back...there only there to hold the lens on while the glue dries

17-04-2007, 03:43 PM	#1
Plutonus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Car: Traitor vehicle Posts: 778 View Photos By: Plutonus	Removing orange from front bar lamp Anyone done this? Trying to do it today and having real difficulty, can't get the freaking lens off. Get one tab out and then when I go to do another it slips right back under. __________________

17-04-2007, 03:51 PM	#2
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Chuck them in an oven for a while (low temp), and that'll make the glue more malleable. Then once they're warm, stretch the 2 pieces a littl bit apart, and cut the glue that's still between the 2 parts with a knife. __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

17-04-2007, 03:57 PM	#3
Plutonus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Car: Traitor vehicle Posts: 778 View Photos By: Plutonus	Yeah I've done that with the boiling water too, I stretch them apart as much as I can, but I see no glue, the gap between the lip of the lense and the grey "body" part is about 8mm, its just the plastic of the lense I see. Thats as far as I could stretch it anyway. __________________

17-04-2007, 04:00 PM	#4
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Stretch them further then! and screwdrivers under the tabs to keep it up. from memory you have to pull them out fairly straight as they have quite a long plastic bit that goes into the housing. __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1 Last edited by Rupewrecht; 17-04-2007 at 04:05 PM.

17-04-2007, 04:03 PM	#5
Plutonus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Car: Traitor vehicle Posts: 778 View Photos By: Plutonus	Heh, easier said then done, I can't get them any further. I've been doing it with two flat screw drivers, and they have their stretching limits. I can't seem to stretch it with my hands. Any better utensils? __________________

11-05-2007, 02:37 AM	#6
Angeluz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denmark, Aalborg, Skellet Car: 323F '98 Posts: 10	http://www.club323f.com/ba/guides/cl...indicators.php Try this mate.. but i recommend the oven for a while at 80 degree celsius.. __________________ 323f BA '98 1.5i

11-05-2007, 08:14 AM	#7
bourbon The Hairy Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southside ya'll and North Side, Brissy Car: MINI Cooper S 2003 Posts: 8,110	that link doesnt work for me...with boiling water you have to leave them in there for a while...and dont worry about the clips at the back...there only there to hold the lens on while the glue dries __________________ For All your crash repair panels & lights, clear lights contact us at PANEL HOUSE 45 RANDALL ST SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 PHONE : 07 3808 8737 FAX : 07 3808 8735