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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9905     Location: Lower Mainland BC | . From what I can see (but I might be blind), the taillight housing is normally held into the body via about eight (8) 10-24 threaded studs screwed into the pot-metal housing and nuts that areadded once the housing is installed into the body. Based on the fact that some of the studs are slotted at their ends for a flat blade screw driver, there is a possibility that some of the studs might have to be removed to allow the housing to swing out of the body once the nuts have been removed. There also seems to be two tabs on the inner end of the housing that fit under the horizontal stainless trim pieces. All that and somebody might have used glue or silicone caulking to seal the housing to the body. Gentle slow prying from the outer corner giving the glue or caulking a bit of time to stretch and yield might be the trick. ??? Edited by 56D500boy 2024-01-27 5:44 PM (Example61ChryslerTaillightHousngShowingStudsAndNuts.jpg) (Example61ChryslerTaillightHousngShowingStudsAndNuts_Detail.jpg) (Example61ChryslerTaillightHousng_InPlace.jpg) (Example61ChryslerTaillightHousng_InPlace_SideDetail.jpg) (Example61ChryslerTaillightHousngShowingStudsAndNuts_Detail2.jpg) Attachments ----------------  Example61ChryslerTaillightHousngShowingStudsAndNuts.jpg (121KB - 24 downloads) Example61ChryslerTaillightHousngShowingStudsAndNuts_Detail.jpg (182KB - 22 downloads) Example61ChryslerTaillightHousng_InPlace.jpg (86KB - 23 downloads) Example61ChryslerTaillightHousng_InPlace_SideDetail.jpg (127KB - 25 downloads) Example61ChryslerTaillightHousngShowingStudsAndNuts_Detail2.jpg (196KB - 24 downloads) | ||
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| Zorc |
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Regular Posts: 93 Location: North Germany | Hello Dave, thanks for your reply and the pictures. I can see from the pictures that there is really nothing there except the screws. So I took all the screws out and pressed very lightly, a little more , a lot more - it came out  In fact, someone has put some glue on all the connecting surfaces. I think it's because most of the screws are missing, I suspect the threads are damaged. I will replace them and put everything back together. My red glass is almost colorless. I will try to spray it with a special color ( transparent red ). Hopefully it will work. Thank you Roger | ||
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| Zorc |
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Regular Posts: 93 Location: North Germany | I removed and cleaned the rear light lenses to prepare them for painting. I noticed that there is a film on the inside. The plastic film is colored red - is the plastic perhaps not colored and the "red" only comes from the film? I'm afraid to remove the film so I'm going to paint it. It will only be a thin layer. I've never seen anything like it. Roger (taill.jpg) (folie.jpg) Attachments ---------------- taill.jpg (30KB - 27 downloads) folie.jpg (25KB - 25 downloads) | ||
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Regular Posts: 93 Location: North Germany | So - i`m finish and i`m really satisfyed . (nneeww1.jpg) (nneeww2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- nneeww1.jpg (38KB - 23 downloads) nneeww2.jpg (32KB - 24 downloads) | ||
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Regular Posts: 93 Location: North Germany | My rear lights are painted and back in the car. And Dave was right: the stud bolts have to be removed. Due to the curvature, the three individual parts cannot be fitted with the screws screwed in. And most of the bolts also have to be removed when inserting them into the car - I was able to leave the two inner ones in. But now it looks good. Roger (rrrli.jpg) Attachments ---------------- rrrli.jpg (58KB - 16 downloads) | ||
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Regular Posts: 93 Location: North Germany | Hello Sven, thank you, i am also very impressed for my work I was not able to send you an email - i always get an error on your telia Account . """This message was created automatically by mail delivery software. A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. This is a permanent error.""" Roger | ||
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13049 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | |||
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