Joined: 14 Mar 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Radelaide
Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 7:38 pm Post subject: Taking apart rear garnish...
Hi all!
Im just about to take appart my first rear garnish and was just wondering if anyone has any tips on what to do and what not to do??
Really dont want to stuff up this set..
itsa pig....try heating it up (like you do wit headlights) i broke a spare i had, but i didnt heat mine up, am sure if u heat it up itll come apart nicely!
James05 will know...he has done a few! _________________
Joined: 14 Mar 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Radelaide
Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 10:15 am Post subject:
well so ive lernt..
if i try to take them apart they will break
if i look at them wrong they will break
damn i think there starting to crack now!!! Haha!
Ill try with some heat.. But heating them up do you mean putting them in an oven at 70deg or something or with a heat gun around the edges??
Should i be trying to take the plastic cover off first? It seams its just held on around the edges and not too deep with glue?? With a scalpel possibly??
and yess.. as you may tell i havnt done this sorta work before as my expertise usually invloves a grinder and a hack saw
Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 4010 Location: Perth, WA
Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 12:01 pm Post subject:
grinder and hacksaw won't do you much good unfortunately
Best bet is a hair dryer if your missus has a good one, on full blast or so... and carefullllyyyy work around it with a small plastic blade or something like that.
I've seen them pop in the oven, they're not as resilient as headlights. _________________
1994 Black JZS147 Aristo - RIP. Went swimming
New 1992 Aristo Project
a right royal PITA to do.!!
if you ARE gun ho on trying this....................................... (a few tips )
1 side lights in an oven will fit..........garnish will not .
2 a heat gun WILL distort the plastic before you can pull it apart !! (will not work )
3 all 3 parts have like "hook barbs" all around the 3 units with that black shit in there to hold them tight
(this is what breaks them when you try..!! )
4 the garnish has the same AND is glued where the hole is for the key opener for the boot..!!
5 i use my BBQ . 6 burner big sucker ! you have a VERY FINE flash point between just enough heat
to pull said parts ,apart and melting the fkn lot..!!!!
6 the bottom of a s1 or s2 garnish has metal PINS that hold the 2 pieces tightly together..!!
these have to be removed before you start to heat anything up.!!
when they let go they bolt anywhere,and very thin / small . so will have to clamp the front/ rear
together until silicon is set dry..!
7 the "wings" on the side lights ,that fit into the boot,and not seen when boot is down WILL DISTORT.!!
still want to have a go fella..........(good luck.!! ) nick...
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