grid taillights
10-29-2005, 02:42 PM
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Car: 72 Fbird. Want another 3rd gen :(
Engine: Poncho 350
Transmission: Turbo 350
grid taillights
i have the Gta grid taillights on my t/a./. i was wondering bout takin off the grid.. i took the bubble cover off but t he grid is all one peice on there.. i thought aout no tputting the cover back on at all.. but it doesnt look finished and doesnt look right.. anyone have any ideas.. ?
08-26-2006, 02:15 PM
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i know this is an old thread and you probably dont care anymore but... through trial and erreor i discovered that if you heat the tail light lense the grid comes off, i wasnt trying to remove the grid so i didnt actually get it all off but if you have a junk set it may be something to try...
09-13-2006, 04:41 PM
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Cause eventually the black grid separates from the plastic and then looks like crap. If I leave my T/A out in the sun during the winter and wait a little bit, I can hear the separation, little krackles.
09-13-2006, 04:49 PM
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Car: 1990 Firebird
Engine: 350 TBI
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: Auburn posi 3.73
Does anyone know if there is a way to fix the seperating grids? One of mine is starting to seperate a little bit and it looks kind of nasty.
09-17-2006, 01:33 AM
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This might work: Try using a heat gun to that area, maybe you can reheat the epoxy/glue that holds on the grid and force that glue to turn back to a liquid form. Might not work though, I've never tried it. If it gets worse, then stop.
09-17-2006, 09:11 AM
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 92 Firebird
Engine: 408 sbc, 3.1L of raw power
Transmission: TKO600, T5
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DO NOT HEAT THE TAIL LIGHT!!! as i mentioned before heat makes the grid pull away from the lense! i have found no was to fix the light other then buy a different set, there are usually good sets on ebay for sale.
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