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Offline bdalehemi

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72-74 cuda tail lamps
« on: November 04, 2013 - 04:36:15 PM »
I am in the middle of restoring my tail lamp lens/housings on a 74 cuda.  the four round lights.  who knows the best way to take apart the taillamp lens from the housing.  Ill try and post a pic later.




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Re: 72-74 cuda tail lamps
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2013 - 04:40:51 PM »
I have been wanting to do that myself but haven't attempted it yet . . .  :dunno:

Offline Travis72

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Re: 72-74 cuda tail lamps
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2013 - 12:24:41 AM »
Did you get them apart?  I had a beat up spare one and its not easy to take apart without breaking some of the old brittle plastic.

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Offline larry4406

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Re: 72-74 cuda tail lamps
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2013 - 06:49:58 AM »
I think goodysgottacuda did this and converted to LED's

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Re: 72-74 cuda tail lamps
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2013 - 06:17:26 PM »
when ever i figure how to post pics I will.  When you are taking the lenses apart from the housings it is very difficult.  I believe it is impossible without my highspeed procedure.  Take 1 mapgas torch/propane torch.  heat Utility knife blade and cut the sections off the housing where the lense tabs are.  after doing this, massage the lense out of housing without cracking.  I still havent finished polishing 40years of oxidation and some overspray off yet but I will post the whole resto.  I agree that :useless: