how do u take out the signal light from the back tail-light?? - Honda Prelude Forum

ludeSteR · 12-15-2001, 03:18 AM

is there another way to do it besides sodering it???

00vtecLude · 12-15-2001, 03:46 AM

im assuming youre referring to the plastic orange piece, but yes, there are other ways im sure but soldering seems to be the most quick and effective way to do it.

ludeSteR · 12-15-2001, 10:36 AM

how are u suppose to soder it...?? which corner am i suppose to to melt first?

ImagePree · 12-15-2001, 10:54 AM

http://www.ntpog.org/mods/fifth-sign...-signals.shtml

Hobie1113 · 12-15-2001, 12:13 PM

Go get another soldering iron tip unless you don't mind ruining your current one. Take the tip and bend it 45 degrees. This allows you to really get the tip on the inner edges without hitting the outer plastic so much. Anyway what I did was melt a few lines in it by forming holes, then applying pressure and moving the tip in a line. Then I got some needle nose pliers and ripped the fvck out of it by twisting and breaking it. This method wasn't pretty, but it worked great, and the results are well worth it.

97blacklude · 12-15-2001, 12:26 PM

I did it another way and i think safer

Of course if u r CAREFULL w/ the iron not to burn anything do that but i am not

I got a drill and drilled holes in it and then hit it w/ a a screw driver w/ the hammer

And it broke into little pieces and got them out. Took about 1 hr. each but got the job done

00vtecLude · 12-15-2001, 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by 97blacklude
I did it another way and i think safer Of course if u r CAREFULL w/ the iron not to burn anything do that but i am not

I got a drill and drilled holes in it and then hit it w/ a a screw driver w/ the hammer And it broke into little pieces and got them out. Took about 1 hr. each but got the job done

hahaha thats what i did for my fronts too! this was before I read about the soldering iron though, and I had to be super careful not to drill through the whole damn thing. After trying both methods, i would recommend the soldering iron

Prelude1897 · 12-15-2001, 03:31 PM

I just used a flat head screw driver and broke it into small pieces. It worked for me.

agressivelude23 · 12-15-2001, 05:28 PM

for me i cleared out both the fronts and the backs and in the front i tried just to break it like some of yall did and that plastic is just too damn thick, i have no idea how yall did it but i couldnt so i give yall mad props. but in the back i used the iron and it was kinda scary bc u melt everyhthing u touch so be careful, it was easier but trying to twist and pull it apart is hard. the only thing i can say is have patience

ludeSteR · 12-16-2001, 04:05 AM

im guessing the safest way so far i saw is that i had to drill it ... its much safer than melting them.. heehee thanx!!!