Tail light lense

[frenchfries]

Hello

How do you remove the entire lense from the rear light?

Moi

[eye of ra]

Don’t whatever you do follow the internet idea of putting it in the oven to loosen the glue, the light melts before the glue (if it is actually glue). Don’t ask me how I know.

On and off I’ve been thinking/trying to do the same and not as yet come up with a way.

[frenchfries]

Oven? Did not think of that but since it is all plastic I would be doubtful

I have a very old set beyond repair and would like to explore a few options.

[brinkie]

Tried a hot air paint stripper already?

I have removed the lenses of the front light clusters once using boiling hot water.

[dragonflyjewels]

I often cook things in water to loosen old glue - try hot rather than boiling first tho in case the plastic distorts. Leave in the hot water on very low heat at least 10 minutes.

[frenchfries]

I often cook things in water to loosen old glue - try hot rather than boiling first tho in case the plastic distorts. Leave in the hot water on very low heat at least 10 minutes.

Will try that, a bit of salt will probably make it taste better

[eye of ra]

Oven? Did not think of that but since it is all plastic I would be doubtful

It seems to work on modern plastic lights (it’s on YouTube, so it must be true ) but take it they are made of a different plastic and use different glue so the lights don’t melt first.

I don’t think the rear lights use the same glue as the front. I have tried broken ones in boiling water and it doesn’t soften. Looking at it I’m not even sure it’s a glue. Won’t do any harm to try it though as the plastic doesn’t melt in hot water.

[Alan 480]

I've not checked carefully, but sometimes two plastic items are 'sonic welded' ie the two parts are pressed into contact and vibrate fast enough so that one of the plastic parts melts and bonds to the other, so NO glue involved!!

[eye of ra]

Looking at them I did think they looked melted together but thought "How would they do that?" I am now enlightened.

The down side of that is heating won't help and they will probably need cutting apart which will damage one side or the other.