I've searched and searched but can't find my answer. When installing the acrylic piece into the tail light. . . does it go into the actual housing or do you cut it to fit flush with the lens? It seems like it would be a PITA to fit it into the housing and make it stay. any advice?
Thanks in advance

 

does any1 know what i mean?

 

Why don't you be more clear (no pun intended)? What year taillights? What style taillights? Pictures?

 

sorry i was at work and just tryin to get it out quick. I have a 97SE with stock tail lights. i'm taking the orange out of the bottom outer tail light. i peeled them apart like the DIY said. took out the orange reflector, and bought a sheet of clear acrylic plastic. I am wondering where to put the piece of acrylic plastic. do i cut it and place it into the light housing, or do i cut it and fit it right onto the inside of the actual lens? It seems like it would be easier to fit it to the lens and get it to stay.

 

it should go where the "original" orange piece went...

 

Thank You!! i thought i would never find out. Now is this held in with some clear silicone or just some super glue?

 

http://www.vqpower.com/v2/infusions/...?article_id=46

It says you wedge it in their.

 

tried that. . . once i heat it and bend it. . . .it just falls out

 

Once you put the acrylic in the lense and you put the light back together it will hold its shape like it should.

 

i litterally just held it (bent) in place while the RTV dried. its a ***** i know
took about 15 minutes before it stayed by itself.

 

so ROCKART. . . u used some clear RTV?

 

yes, just on the ends (the short sides) and held it till it dried.

 

cut yourself another shape that will wedge in there. you probably made your piece too small so that it has nothing to "wedge" onto. did you get understand that? i just wedged mine in there and it stayed, it was a slightly tight fit.

 

i guess i'll make another template and see if i cant get it to fit real tight. i'm cutting it with a soldering iron . . . is it a lot easier with a dremel??

 

use a utility knife, I did mine last weekend and just traced the orange lense onto the acrylic sheet and then cut with a staight edge and utility knife and the cut or broke it along the skored line. Just put the cut piece where it belongs on the lense, kinda wedge it in there and then when you put the housing back on it will all be held in place.

ever tried usin google?

 

that utility knife didnt do **** for me

whenever i would press hard into the acrylic, it would spiderweb; and whenever i tried to score a line to snap off, it would just crack along some random line.

maybe acrylic in your part of America is better than mine?


either way, using an electric rotary tool is the EASIEST way.

 

i didnt use glue or anything. That was a ***** tho... Stressful because lots of patients is needed