Robotsan
Club Member
Began taking apart the rear lights today in order to paint the rear trim panel & change the indicator lenses to amber.
Found a previous owner had screwed speakers into the rear light covers - joy! So they're junk now..
Also found a variety of nut shells and even the beginnings of a bee or wasp nest!
Everything went well until I saw the chrome light bezels were held to the grey panel by some tiny little rusty screws. True to form, 4 of the 6 came out after being sprayed with quick release penetrant, but 2 of the little buggers stayed in place and ultimately snapped the plastic on the panel. Once all of these parts are restored I'll just glue the chrome pieces back on to the panel.
Going to take the chrome parts to my local vehicle wrappers to see if they can wrap them in chrome vinyl for me, as it seems to be impossible to get plastic re-plated these days so I'm hoping wrapping will be possible!
Found a previous owner had screwed speakers into the rear light covers - joy! So they're junk now..
Also found a variety of nut shells and even the beginnings of a bee or wasp nest!
Everything went well until I saw the chrome light bezels were held to the grey panel by some tiny little rusty screws. True to form, 4 of the 6 came out after being sprayed with quick release penetrant, but 2 of the little buggers stayed in place and ultimately snapped the plastic on the panel. Once all of these parts are restored I'll just glue the chrome pieces back on to the panel.
Going to take the chrome parts to my local vehicle wrappers to see if they can wrap them in chrome vinyl for me, as it seems to be impossible to get plastic re-plated these days so I'm hoping wrapping will be possible!