how to 'open' taillights?

[blake_spector]

hey i got those 1337 all clear white ones.. but one of them is really dirty inside so i wish to clean it up! now how do i open these? i tried it with a screwdriver and some cloth not to damage the plastic but i was not able to open it!

could you give me some tips how to manage this?

thanks a lot, bye

ps look at the pics how one looks like and how it should look like..

 

[dsmmyth]

Um, I wouldn't try because of complications of resealing and fogging. Try a vaccum maybe?

But if you're set on doing this, I believe you put them in the oven at low heat for a couple of minutes and then pry it out with a screwdriver.

 

[Nautica985]

put them in the oven at 350d for about 5 min. then carefully pry it apart. When your done put it back in the oven so it reseals

 

[kelvinb]

put them in the oven at 350d for about 5 min. then carefully pry it apart. When your done put it back in the oven so it reseals

I do this with headlights too. Works good.

 

[Darksyne]

It's safer to put them in boiling water. There's a much lower chance of the housing melting/warping.

 

[scirio]

Same thing happen to my All Clears, unlike headlights though, these are not only siliconed together but there are clips all over the place. i couldn't do it. They are very####in well put together.

 

[kelvinb]

also something you should do, is get more silicon on it, preferrably clear so its not to noticeable. because obviously its missing some somewhere.

 

[blake_spector]

Same thing happen to my All Clears, unlike headlights though, these are not only siliconed together but there are clips all over the place. i couldn't do it. They are very####in well put together.

thats exactly what i mean. these clips makes it unable to open..