Your opinion please

[nextse7en]

EDIT, bringing this back from the dead because of a post a few threads down.



I've cleared out my taillights, and I just wanted your opinion... keep the diffusers out? Or put em back in?
Heres before... just ignore the condensation.



And after...



edit - see 4th page for pics

[AFBeefcake]

Got any pics of the whole back of the car. I would like to see how it looks.

[nextse7en]

AFB - within a week or so... my passenger side lens is cracked all to hell - parts are on thier way.
Patrick

[SVXer95]

Nice Color

[SVX-FF]

Keep them out!!!!

They look way cool.

I have already taken my center ones out. After seeing your corners they are next on my list.

Steve

[rob_4187]

Yeah that does look pretty sweet. I think im gonna take mine out now!

[n00b on demand]

keep it like that...looks awesome

[svxfiles]

It looks very clean, how much trouble was it?
When I did my center light, on an 80f day, it was not too bad. When I tried Nicks on a cooler day, (65f?) I cracked it.

If this diffuser is what I think it is you need that to have the correct beam pattern for your lights. Course I could be wrong but can you post a pic of what you took out?

[Chiketkd]

Originally posted by soobiesvx93
keep it like that...looks awesome

Agreed. Looks Terrific!

-Chike

[n00b on demand]

How would i go about doin somethin like that?

[shelfy]

i usually disagree with most non-performance-related mods, but i have to say it looks great. someone please find a reason we shouldn't do this before i talk myself into it.

[SSSVX]

referring to the "after" picture, it does look great, more sexy, like a newer design in the close distance.

[nextse7en]

Wow, I didn't think so many people would like it.

The following is a how to of sorts...

In your trunk remove the false floor over the spare tire, roll up the carpet and gently peel back the trim (carefull not to break the little plastic retainers...

Using a deep 10mm socket - remove the 6 nuts holding in the taillamp assembly to the car- disconnect the wire plug and take the assembly inside.

Preheat your oven to 225 degrees.

Remove the light bulbs.

Using a flat head screwdriver - pry the housing away from the tabs on the lens gently - and insert somthing (I used paperclips) to keep the housing pulled away from the tabs.

Once that is done, your ready to bake!!!

***WARNING & DISCLAIMER***
Oven temps vary - use a thermomiter to ensure your oven doesn't exceed 225 degress - anything hotter than this will PERMANANTLY WARP AND DESTROY YOUR LENSES, it's not my fault if your significant other come in the kitchen and decides to cook dinner and turns the oven up. (This happened to me on my sidemarkers)

Put the lens (one at a time, to give you time to work) in the oven for about 7 minutes - watch them carefully to insure that nothing odd is happening to them.

When they come out - they should be nearly to hot to touch - using a flathead screwdriver - carefully pry the lens away from the housing enough to allow you to grab the edge of the lens with one hand and the housing with the other. Pull slowly - the parts should separate fairly easily - if you have condensation in your lenses - wear gloves - the steam that comes out my be hot enough to burn you.

If its hard to pull apart STOP!!! One of your tabs is still holding onto the housing - OR- you havn't gotten the unit hot enough... Failure to heed this advice will result in this...





Assuming you had no trouble - pull out the diffuser and that flexy plastic thingus and discard it - thats the little bugger responsible for all of your condensation problems....

For those of you who asked... the diffuser looks like this.



Wax and buff both sides of your lens thougroghly. (I used turtlewax)

Put the housing and the lens back in the oven - same temp same time, this is to make it easier to press the lens back into the housing...

Press the lens back into the housing - taking care to press it ALL the way back in - if you don't, the lens will stick out from the body of your car in an unattractive way.

Installation is the reverse of removal.

yeah you need that diffuser to create the correct beam pattern for your lights. I'd strongly recommend not removing it. Yes it looks super hot, but a lot of things look super hot. There's your reason kenneth