Faded Trans Am tail lights.. Anyone ever pull them apart to repair them?

**1badz** · 02-08-2011, 10:49 AM

Hey there. The tail lights on my Formula have some de-lamination going on. The black part of the Tetris-scheme is faded in some areas and whatnot. From my understanding this is a common problem. Is there any way to pull them apart and somehow adhere the tetris piece? Any help would be appreciated. I am too cheap to buy other tail lights for $200+. Thanks!

**DubGA** · 02-10-2011, 04:29 PM

I have read about people heating them in an oven to soften the glue then pulling them apart and repainting the black grids. I'm a little too chicken to stick my lights in an oven. I posted a how-to on another forum about how I made mine look good again. I am posting a link to it here. Hopefully posting links to other forums is allowed here. I'd have to have to recreate the entire thread.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/appear...new-again.html

**1badz** · 02-11-2011, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by DubGA

I have read about people heating them in an oven to soften the glue then pulling them apart and repainting the black grids. I'm a little too chicken to stick my lights in an oven. I posted a how-to on another forum about how I made mine look good again. I am posting a link to it here. Hopefully posting links to other forums is allowed here. I'd have to have to recreate the entire thread.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/appear...new-again.html

Wow, very nice man! How much were the templates?

**DubGA** · 02-12-2011, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by 1badz

Wow, very nice man! How much were the templates?

I got your pm but could not respond to it. It said I needed at least 15 posts to send pm. So I can receive pm's but I can't respond to them. I guess that rule makes sense to someone, but I'm lost.

I think he charged me like $15-$18, but he said he was giving them to me cheaper than he would probably sell them going forward since it was kind of an experiment. I don't know how much he normally sells them for. Shoot him an email and ask. Gotta be cheaper than buying new lights.

***popo8*** · 02-12-2011, 04:22 PM

Are you against just tinting them with that VHT Shading stuff?

**1badz** · 02-12-2011, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by popo8

Are you against just tinting them with that VHT Shading stuff?

No, it's just that I really like the look of the tail lights from the factory. I just wish the ones I had didn't leak and delaminate. Night shading the lights would definitely look better than what they look like now (easier too). Decisions decisions....

***popo8*** · 02-12-2011, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by 1badz

No, it's just that I really like the look of the tail lights from the factory. I just wish the ones I had didn't leak and delaminate. Night shading the lights would definitely look better than what they look like now (easier too). Decisions decisions....

Im a big fan of EASY, so if it were me, I would night shade the messed up ones, until a good pair at the right price came along.

And maybe if you night shaded light enough, you could appreciate a dulled grid look without the the delamination being obvious....

**1badz** · 02-12-2011, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by popo8

Im a big fan of EASY, so if it were me, I would night shade the messed up ones, until a good pair at the right price came along.

And maybe if you night shaded light enough, you could appreciate a dulled grid look without the the delamination being obvious....

I like the way you think sir.. Definitely on the to-do list. I am sure it won't look too bad night shaded. I just don't want it murdered out. My camaro has tail light covers which is nuts. Pulls it off though somehow..

***popo8*** · 02-12-2011, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by 1badz

I like the way you think sir.. Definitely on the to-do list. I am sure it won't look too bad night shaded. I just don't want it murdered out. My camaro has tail light covers which is nuts. Pulls it off though somehow..

THATS^^^^^^^^ A GOOD LOOKING BITCH RIGHT THERE!