Removing and re-fitting tail lights

[rynaqui]

Today my TEROSTAT VII arrived (sealing tape for the rear lights)

I want to tackle this myself possibly tonight instead of taking it down to the garage as there are chances of hail this week and I don't want to risk it (yes in Malta we have Snow's evil cousin hail )

What I want to know is what's the best way of removing the old tail lights knowing they are sealed on?

Cheers lads and happy new year to everyone

[quattrostyle]

What works for me is to heat it gently at the back inside the car with a heat gun (the one you remove paint with at home) Then the seal becomes soft and you can take the lights out. After you undid the nuts that is

[rynaqui]

Cheers Patrick sounds easy enough.

Got a heated blower I use to dry the car that should do the trick or I can use a hairdryer

[Rusty]

The old stuff can be cleaned off with a solvent and plastic scraper. Make sure you maintain a constant thickness of cord when you re-fit.

[rynaqui]

The old stuff can be cleaned off with a solvent and plastic scraper. Make sure you maintain a constant thickness of cord when you re-fit.

Would brake cleaner be good enough or do you need silicone remover?

[Rusty]

I've used brake and/or carb cleaner in the past...

[1781cc]

I found that a spark plug gap tester on the thinnest setting was ideal to slide into place to remove the lights, then cleaned the old residue off with autoglym tar remover. Worked a treat and left no marks


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[Rikki Kitto]

Today my TEROSTAT VII arrived (sealing tape for the rear lights)

I want to tackle this myself possibly tonight instead of taking it down to the garage as there are chances of hail this week and I don't want to risk it (yes in Malta we have Snow's evil cousin hail )

What I want to know is what's the best way of removing the old tail lights knowing they are sealed on?

Cheers lads and happy new year to everyone

If you have any left over can I buy it tried getting some but can only seem to find bulk purchase

[andy10v]

You can get it cheap on ebay, search for "butyl tape".

[Rikki Kitto]

Cheers

[rynaqui]

Got mine on amazon not sure on the price but I've got 10 metres of the stuff I believe

[fourwh33ldriv3]

Got mine on amazon not sure on the price but I've got 10 metres of the stuff I believe

Well this will be helpfull to you for the next 50 years or so....

[newsh]

Make sure you get ALL the nuts off, I've seen 2 nuts on one stud on an avant I was stripping for parts, thought I'd got them all off and started tugging, it did not end well..

[andy10v]

Make sure you get ALL the nuts off, I've seen 2 nuts on one stud on an avant I was stripping for parts, thought I'd got them all off and started tugging, it did not end well..

Thats crazy, I would not think to check for that

[newsh]

Thats crazy, I would not think to check for that

Yeah it was a surprise, the lights were perfect and I was going to fit them to my S2