I have a set of the grid style firebird tail lights and need to separate the front half from the back half and i dont know how. It looks somewhat straight forward but these things are just plastic so id rather not start prying things and break parts. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

I don't think they come apart!!if you want to clean them,I poured some bleach and water in the light hols and shook them up and it did a real good job.

 

They certainly do come apart, theres even a gasket like material between the back part and the lens. Im not trying to get them apart to clean them but thanks for the advice.

 

I've taken the grid style, 87-90 GTA, lights apart & they are actually pretty easy. I did it when I converted my clear Reverse light lenses to Red lenses & tied them into the Tail/Brake lights.

Pull the top 2 plastic pins out. Most likely they'll break & I've just used small sheetmetal screws to hold them back together. They bottoms are "hinged".....Tab into slot.....and to get them apart, I've always just pulled those pins then used a butter knife & a razor blade/X-acto knife. GENTLY pull apart & use the blade to cut the adhesive.

Just takes time, patience & warmth. I've never bothered to heat mine up any, but I wouldn't try it in the winter while it is still cold, unless you use a hair dryer/heat gun.

 

Yeah i can tell those plastic "pins" are gonna break no matter what. Ill try again and let ya know what happens. lol

 

I got them apart, they were stuck together pretty dang good. lol

 

Thanks Blackened,that's good to know!!I learn something everyday.

 

I actually changed out my left side on Monday,the grid looked like it kinda slide down like it melted or something only the one side,wonder why.

 

The grid itself is part of the outer housing so i dont know why it would look like that unless there was some serious delamination. With the housings apart it seems like it would be pretty easy to fix a little delam though.

 

The grid delamination is a common problem for those lights & nobody has ever fixed one, to my knowledge. Also why I have 2 spare sets!

If you know how to fix it, other than Super Glue os something like that.....Fill us in!

 

Whats wrong with super glue? lol

Im gonna try and figure something out.

 

This is what happened to the left side.

 

Yep, thats delamination. Its the grid seperating from the clear lens.

 

I'm gonna try to get them apart,I see the clips on the bottom,took them off and what did you use to remove the pins?

 

I forgot about those clips. Been years since I too mine apart to convert the clear to red & I forgot about those clips. I think I used wire cutters to get under the edges of the pins & a flat blade screwdriver for the clips..

 

I'm gonna give it a shot!!

 

I forgot the clips at first as well. lol

To get the pins out i just used a screw driver and needle nose pliers. The pins were shot. lol

I was wondering why your reverse light covers were red. Is that legal? I thought they were clear for a reason.

I took these housings apart to install my LED tail lights, they look great.

 

Reverse Lights aren't required items here in Texas.

But I wanna hear about your LEDs once they are in & a pic/video of how bright they are & how they light up the lenses. Like a "spot" of light or fully light the whole lens part. I wanna do LEDs for my Sequential Turn Signal lights.

 

Theres a lot of LEDs on these boards so id assume the whole thing will be lit up pretty well but only time will tell i guess. Im testing them out to get feedback from you guys on here so if you want to see anything in particular just lmk.

 

Got it!! not bad pretty easy,those pins,they are just a cap that pushes into a wall anchor type pin.
Now that I got this apart,what do I do with it? apparently the grid can't be fixed.

 

i used weatherstrip sealant chalk

 

No,I meant what will I do with it,the grids no good!!!,I guess I can hold on to the guts.

 

Try different things on it to see if you can make it look better, thats what im gonna do.

 

oh i meant use weatherstrip adhesive for sealing and gluing the housing back to together

 

If I tinted the grid,would you be able to see the grid the way it is.