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Subject The mother of all Nismo J-Spec Clear tail lights conversion
     
Posted by PLEAZURE in CA (SD) on September 25, 2008 at 9:01 PM
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Message Start by locating a broken J-Spec tail light:

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And a US-Spec clean tail light:

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Remove the harness/bulbs

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Pop in your broken JDM tail in the oven, bake at 300F for about 10 minutes to deactivate the glue, it's better if you put it on a tray so it wont get hit directly with the heat.
Pry open the unit, don't forget to remove the small screw that holds the front cover to the back.

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Remove the chromed frame and red & white reflectors:

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Remove the clear stripped plastic sheet, just pull it, it's attached with double sided tape:

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This thing looks like it's painted and not chromed! or maybe it's powder coated .. I'm not sure if you can powder coat plastic !?

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Time to bake the US-Spec tail light:

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Replace the orange reflector with the white one:

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Use some glue over the double sided tape on the clear plastic sheet:

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Glue it in place on the front cover:

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Old parts Vs new parts:

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Time to bake everything again to reactivate the glue before closing the unit:

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Ready for the chromed frame:

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Put some glue all around the edge of the cover and press it in place:

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All done:

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Can you tell the difference between the actual J-Spec (on left) and the J-Speced one (on right)

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Everything for sale .. if interested please see my post in classifieds:

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PLEAZURE in SD


Matt
91TT Aztec Red stg IV+

     
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