Any1 here got a set of tail lights they want to sell. i broke both of my mine while trying to dechrome. or where i could get a cheap set.. thanks

 

they come up in the marketplace every now and again for pretty cheap..sometimes ebay..
there are the aftermarket ones..that arent oem
but i've heard good stuff from them..

 

Found this link on our site that may help.

 

I would just go aftermarket, they are really cheap and are of great quality.

 

O4 factory rears, $100 plus shipping

 

Ebay!

 

do u guys know if the aftermarket tail lights are any easy opening up.

 

is pure works offering you 04 tails for $100?
just in case you missed it

 

ya i know i was just looking at options.. thanks..

 

you should just use a Dremel to cut them open instead of trying to pry them apart. Put them back together with a epoxy that has a needle that mixes the two parts for you.

 

i used the dremel but it still cracked anyways.. but i only used the dremel to start if off then i used a screw driver. Did u use the dremel around the whole thing? i am gonna get another set and try again. and this time do twice as slow...

 

yeah cut it all the way around. cover the lens with tape first so you dont scratch them or get epoxy on them.

 

Yep - I cut mine all the way around also... I could tell they were gonna crack was I was prying on them, so I just went ahead and cut all the way - quick and easy, really. Just have to clean up the melted plastic from the dremel all the way around.

GREAT tip about taping the lenses to protect against stray epoxy. Of course, that doesn't help when you drop the whole lens into a batch of mixed epoxy like I did.

So good tip on the self-mixing epoxy syringe, also.

 

Awesome... thanks for the tips... did u spray everything that was chrome inside black?

 

Depends on whether you get pre- or post-facelift tails...

Mine are post-facelift tails... so I just had the chrome ring around the perimeter - masked and sprayed it with plastidip.

 

another option if you have the post facelift tails: you can just remove the chrome with some denatured alcohol, it wipes away to reveal the red lens.

 

whats post facelift tails?

 

i dont remember the exact month but it's basically 05-06 hard tops, 05-08 cabrios.
the light is mostly red except for the small white light for reverse. there is no reverse light in the center of the bumper like 02-04 MINIs