Tail light Faded
06-23-2008, 11:15 AM
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two for around 200 wouldnt be bad i got one for 233 it was brand new tho, hopefully i come across a good deal, you would think with this happing and sounds like it happend quite a bit gm would have tried to slove the problem, but then again if they did that they couldnt sell you a marked up tail light
07-11-2008, 09:06 AM
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i have the same problem. i tried to bake mine but for 5 min at 350. it got real hot and deformed the corner. i could not get them apart. so i quite and will wait to find someone to rear end me lol
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07-11-2008, 02:17 PM
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if you baked it and did get it apart what would you use to keep it back together also what do you spray in it to get the reflection back
07-11-2008, 03:23 PM
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my opinion. RTV silicon to put it back together. and i got some chrome duplicolor paint at autozone or advance. that you would spray on the inside backing to get the reflective backing that came off due to moisture.
Im guessing that it should be the same.
07-12-2008, 07:43 PM
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better said than done. like i said i tried it at 350 for 5 min and deformed my corner. baking at 220 for 20 min might make the difference. if anyone tries and succeeds let us know. i will eventually try it.
07-13-2008, 03:41 PM
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well im gonna try it so ill let you guys knows, but first are the head light of a camaro and tail light of a t/a glued together the same? if so i will try it tonight or tomorrow if not i will contuine to do a little research but i am gonna try it soon either way i guess.
Guess ill be the lab rat lol
Guess ill be the lab rat lol
07-17-2008, 01:38 PM
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ok i havent tried bakin it yet, ive been trying to find out what glue the factory used so i would have a better heating temp, i would like to go low temp as possible so i dont melt the plastic, if anyone knows it would help
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07-17-2008, 09:01 PM
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Ok. Everyone likes to coverup the problem by tinting their tail lights. Correct me if im wrong but if you have one side that is dull and the other regular and you decide to tint them is it not going to be the same effect but worse?
07-19-2008, 12:53 AM
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thats what i thought as well, even i tint them ill still have one darker than the other, wouldnt I? it would be like putting a black screen over a black wall vs. a black screen over a white wall, the white wall will still be lighter... correct me if im wrong, ive never dealt with light tint
07-20-2008, 05:16 AM
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thats what i thought as well, even i tint them ill still have one darker than the other, wouldnt I? it would be like putting a black screen over a black wall vs. a black screen over a white wall, the white wall will still be lighter... correct me if im wrong, ive never dealt with light tint
How would they be a different shade if you're tinting them both equally? Don't question it, do it. Save yourself a hundred or more instead of buying a new light.
07-20-2008, 07:17 AM
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Ugh, I don't understand your logic. Your tail light isn't a completely different color than the other one, it's just slightly more dull because of the chrome being destroyed by the water. If your light was bright pink then you wouldn't be able to cover it up equally, but it's not bright pink is it?
How would they be a different shade if you're tinting them both equally? Don't question it, do it. Save yourself a hundred or more instead of buying a new light.
How would they be a different shade if you're tinting them both equally? Don't question it, do it. Save yourself a hundred or more instead of buying a new light.
07-20-2008, 07:30 AM
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I didn't say they were a different shade, I said one is more dull than the other which is exactly what you just said but simpler. I asked how the lights could be different shades after spraying them with VHT if you did them equally. They'll look the same.
07-20-2008, 08:20 AM
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Ugh, I don't understand your logic. Your tail light isn't a completely different color than the other one, it's just slightly more dull because of the chrome being destroyed by the water. If your light was bright pink then you wouldn't be able to cover it up equally, but it's not bright pink is it?
How would they be a different shade if you're tinting them both equally? Don't question it, do it. Save yourself a hundred or more instead of buying a new light.
How would they be a different shade if you're tinting them both equally? Don't question it, do it. Save yourself a hundred or more instead of buying a new light.