First of all I would like to thank JDM1nt2B for the WONDERFUL discovery of the castrol super clean.
Today I decided to reseal my taillights because of a leaking problem, and decided to go for the castrol white line method. I also decided that I had to do a bunch of research to figure out what I was doing, and to make sure I didn’t mess it up. So here is a DIY with crappy cell phone pictures to help the new guys out!
-
Take off the rear speaker covers and take out the wood/carpeting covering your spare tire. Then locate these two screws (fig 1) and take them out. These, along with the screw by your speaker will allow you access to your tails.
-
Next, unscrew the center section of your plastic covering in your trunk. This will allow you access to the inner four bolts.
-
After manuvering around the plastic peices, unplug the two harnesses holding the light in. You should now have all six nuts off, and the light ready to come out. Manuver it out slowly, and try not to strip the threads on your bolts as you do it.
-
One down!
-
Castrol Super Clean worked GREAT for me, but I hear that purple power works well too. Bleach did NOT work well for me, but i may have done something wrong.
-
Now that you have the lights out, pick a convenient place to work where a mess can be contained. I chose the bathtub. Obivously, there are 4 bulb harnesses on the light. Unscrew them and CAREFULLY pull them out.
-
Now that you have access to the bulbs, cover your hand with something chemical free (sock worked for me) so that you can take them off. Push each one down and turn counter clockwise to get the bulb out. Store them off to the side.
-
I used the two holes on the outer side of the taillight away from the electrical assemblies. I reccomend using a funnel, but it is entirely up to you.
-
Pour some super clean in (about enough to cover the entire area of the tailight while it is laying flat) and let it sit while you get some hot water. I used the hot water from the bath to mix with the chemical, and poured in a little bit to agitate it. Agitate for a while and hold it up to gauge how well it is working. Change the solution out whenever you feel necessary (not THAT potent of a chemical so don’t worry too much about messing up your lights) and just prop it up when you need to do the corner. When it is done (turned white) just let water run inside the lights until the bubling stops. Then DRY ALL OF YOUR TERMINALS BY HAND. Set the lights aside for a bit.
-
CLEAN YOUR WORKSPACE BEFORE YOUR FAMILY/ROOMMATES/GIRLFRIEND/WHATEVER GET MAD!
-
Set them out to dry and when they do, move backwards to reinstall! I highly recommend resealing when you reinstall if you live in a wet area, because your gaskets MAY need replaced!
Mine turned out great, and I will post pics of them on the teg as soon as I get a chance to wash the car. Once again, thanks to all 20 pages worth of posts in the other thread, because that is what helped me get through it all.
Nick and his 90 gs
