i finally cleared my tail lights using the oven method. replaced the blinker with amber bulb and the small bulb behind the red reflector with a red bulb. pictures are at the following link

http://www.angelfire.com/ma/useurillusion/maxima.html

 

came out very nice
how long did you keep them in the oven???
i'm thinking of doing mine over because i got nicer cutouts now...but haven't used the oven the first time, used a heat gun.

 

Yea, how long were they in the oven? Details please. I want to paint my head lights and may try the oven method.

 

preheated the oven to 200F and then kept it in there between 7-10 min. after about 7min, i pulled the assembly out and tugged at it to see how easy it was to pull it apart. depending on how much the glue has loosened up, i kept it back in the oven. but 10 min should be the absolute maximum.

 

If you need any pointers on that, let me know. I've done a few sets and it's not too bad anymore.

 

nice job

 

I actually went out and got a heat gun. Worked like a charm.