removal colored strip rear light

[graham 500]

As per the title, does the color coded strip on the rear tail light just prise off with a screwdriver or is there some better way without damaging it?

[silverspeed]

graham 500 said:

As per the title, does the color coded strip on the rear tail light just prise off with a screwdriver or is there some better way without damaging it?

IIRC - heat from hairdryer helps. Pretty sure it's just double sided tape.

[BravoV8V]

It's taped down as well as partly secured by two metal clips (on plastic guides), one at each end.

Heating with a hair dryer helps a lot and then I pried one end up until I got as far as the first 'guide'. Once past that, I managed to get some thin wire (I think that it was picture hanging wire although fishing line would probably work) under the plastic and then used a sawing motion to cut through the tape, down as far as the other guide. Then I used the wire again to cut through the remaining tape.

I then reapplied them to the new lights with some new double sided tape.

[graham 500]

Thanks I will give it a go...

[KarlFranz]

Please don't use a screwdriver. You will scratch and/or crack the plastic if you do. Use soft plastic trim removal tools when prying delicate parts.