Anyone who opened jdm tail light? Options

[max-elle]

Anyone of you who opened the jdm tail light?
I intend to open completely, not the method to open a little to remove the amber part.
I'd like to open them to study some new styling modification (maybe leds?).
I think the boling water method like the anterior jdm is not work, cause they are all plastic,
and it could damage them.

Thanks to all

Max from Italy

[Culpable04]

I did that, I have a few more LED boards being shipped to me at this moment ( still on the test fitting phase )

this picture is so you can see the difference between the LEDs and regular bulbs, my tail lights are done now.

[max-elle]

wow, Culpable04, it's an amazing work.
You opened them using an heat gun how suggested by Daftboy?
Can you make an "how to" guide?

1) It's my impression or the leds seems to be yellow and not red when lighted on?

2) When the tail light are opened, do you think it is possibile to work on them to modify the internal structure?
I'd like somethin different from that multi-square separation (maybe an unique light with stripes of led?)

[wolfie308]

wow, Culpable04, it's an amazing work.
You opened them using an heat gun how suggested by Daftboy?
Can you make an "how to" guide?

1) It's my impression or the leds seems to be yellow and not red when lighted on?

2) When the tail light are opened, do you think it is possibile to work on them to modify the internal structure?
I'd like somethin different from that multi-square separation (maybe an unique light with stripes of led?)

I haven't taken the JDM rears apart, but I have done many other Toyota rears including the AE86 Corolla(Lotus Esprit), Supra Mk3, MR 2 Rev 1/2 and 3's.

I have used/tried hairdryers, near boiling water and the oven method.I personally wouldn't use a hot air gun - the heat can be too fierce if you're not really careful, and you can't get the whole unit easily to the right temp. Sure it can be done, but you're much safer using the oven, which is far more controllable.

100 -120 deg C pre heated oven for about 10 mins should do the trick. You will need to put the units back in the oven a few times as they will cool as your working on prying the lens up.

Here's a couple of pics of the Supra rear and I 've also just finished a comprehensive illustrated guide for the MR2'S which should help as the principle is the same for all. It's a 6Mb Word.doc at the moment, which I need to reformat and somewhat reduce in size, but I can email it to you if you're interested.







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