how i get back light lenses off???

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how i get back light lenses off???

August 27, 2005, 06:06:55 PM

i want to take off my real light lenses so that i can clean them and get some keyleaves out of there. ive unscrewed everything and it pulls off a bit near the side of the car, but it wont come off.

still seems tight neear the middle of the car. somethign im missing? is there a special way to get it off? plz help
i dont want to force and break it

thanks guys

oh its an 87 tbird lx

Re: how i get back light lenses off???

Reply #1 – August 27, 2005, 07:45:22 PM

Pull the rear light cover panel out (the fiberglass carpeted panel),and remove the nuts holding each light in.Then you can remove the lights.Also remove your tag (liscence plate).The lenses will literally pull right off of the light housing.Mine were held together with a trim adhesive material.I polished my lenses,cleaned everything up and re-installed the light lenses with some trim adhesive and let them dry for a day.After they dried for the day,I put them back on the car and haven't had a problem since.I think a lot of us T-Bird ownwers have done this.Good luck.

Re: how i get back light lenses off???

Reply #2 – August 27, 2005, 07:57:07 PM

Quote from: vinnietbird

Pull the rear light cover panel out (the fiberglass carpeted panel),and remove the nuts holding each light in.Then you can remove the lights.Also remove your tag (liscence plate).The lenses will literally pull right off of the light housing.Mine were held together with a trim adhesive material.I polished my lenses,cleaned everything up and re-installed the light lenses with some trim adhesive and let them dry for a day.After they dried for the day,I put them back on the car and haven't had a problem since.I think a lot of us T-Bird ownwers have done this.Good luck.

what kind of adhesive you use to put the l enses back together again?

Re: how i get back light lenses off???

Reply #3 – August 28, 2005, 08:51:56 AM

Any type of sticky goop should work. Silicone, epoxy (really permanent), windshield sealer (really sticky)... etc.

The goop is basically just to keep water out. Officially the lenses are held on by springy toothed clips, that dig into plastic s on the two pieces. You may find the clips missing if the lens has fallen off before, and if they're still there you may have to reposition them or bend the tooth up, if the spot they were is all chewed up from pulling them off.
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