Clearing out prelude tailight

[SRV BOY]

Anyone no a good way to get rid of the orange in the 95 prelude tailight?
Ive heard of the oven technique which can turn out to be a nightmare.
Ive seen some pics on how people do it. I just want to know if anyone knows a good way to get the orange out of the tailight and replace the turn signal with a clear white! thanks

[Kang114]

well, i used the oven technique to clear my turn signals out and, to be honest, its a bitch. it took alot longer than i expected(up to 30mins each) and was hard as hell bc if ur not careful u can easly crack the lenses. but although its tedious, idk how ppl can mess it up. as long as ur sittin next to the oven and religously checkin on it every 2-3 mins you should be fine. and u gotta be very patient with carefully pulling them apart. In the end tho, idont know if theres any other way to do it and im happy as hell with mine(theyre blindingly bright) u should search for the exact directions tho.

[SRV BOY]

I did a google and yahoo search. But i didnt find anything good

[Black92LudeSI]

there was detailed instructions on this at www.92prelude.com
or www.92lude.com
I forget which one

[viet_lude]

my brother got rid of the orange in his accord's tail light with just sum plyers ... he just bent up and broke the orange piece to fit through the light hole
it scratched the inside though but u cant tell unless ur two inches away from his car

[SRV BOY]

Ok thanks a lot guys, blacklude si that link is really good. Thanks alot man

[SRV BOY]

The only thing i would like is if anyone can find a guide that does not use the oven technique. Because like i said ive heard that oven method go bad!! lol, thanks

[SRV BOY]

How about using a heat gun or blow dryer?

[del]

you can use a soddering gun to melt the piece off, then break it into pieces with a needlenose and just dump all the debris out. though you may end up with little tiny pieces ot the orange lens in the turn signal housing. they can get stuck in between places sometimes.

[dbebesi]

i would think the oven would be more even and controlled. heat guns are not as easily controlled (as in melting poits too quickly and others too slow), and a hair dryer will take all day. i'll tell you what... my oven is on preheat right now, i'm gonna try it here in a minute, i'll let you know how it turns out. maybe i'll put them up on ebay. call them "true jdm" tail lights

[dbebesi]

not going so good. i'm gonna try more later.

[Kang114]

haha, yeah itsucks shit man. but no matter what u just gotta be real patient with it and keep goin backa nd forth ovenheatin>>>tug and pry edges>>>>ovenheatin>>>>tug and pry....etc, itll take A LONG TIME but keep at it. lol keep me updated on how its goin man.

[SRV BOY]

Im gonna try this saturday, and spend my whole morning doing this. I wish they could just sell after market tailights(non altezza/euro) without the orange. The 5th gen ludes have the white in the lens, i wish they woulda thought about that for the 4th gen but oh well.

[1sicprelude]

I followed the directions on the site and the only thing i'd add is that each light takes about 30 min (4min in the oven and 2-3 out). Also i had a buddy help me, and it worked great. He went up one side and loosened the glue slightly, then w/ a second flat head I'd pry it up further. lights look friggin Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Also SRV BOY you don't want people to start selling these, because everyone will buy them and eventually they would be the same as altezzas, played out and everywhere. Bastards.

[r8erz4life]

do you have to get yellow halogen bulbs? i heard clear blinker lights were illegal. does anyone know if it is legal or not? i live in california where everything is illegal.