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Would heating the housing with a heat-gun help remove the housing lens? Or baking it in the oven?

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Old 06-10-2010, 12:51 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Would heating the housing with a heat-gun help remove the housing lens? Or baking it in the oven?
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Baking, would be the way to go.
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Wow turned out great. Hahahah told ya u gotta pry hard!
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Wow turned out great. Hahahah told ya u gotta pry hard!
I love it! Car looks so nice from the back at night I never thought I can pry open it. Thanks
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Here's mine:

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Here you go:



Same panel for interior (in pitch black garage):

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Checking in with the OP to see if these bulbs have burnt yet.
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Something like this might also work

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Yes you can OR you can support our forum vendor Yourledshop. I bought mine from him and they are perfect! no burn out or anything. The 24 led surface leds are VERY reliable! After this license plate DIY install, I changed ALL MY LIGHTS to square SMD 24 led.

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Yes you can OR you can support our forum vendor Yourledshop. I bought mine from him and they are perfect! no burn out or anything. The 24 led surface leds are VERY reliable! After this license plate DIY install, I changed ALL MY LIGHTS to square SMD 24 led.

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Would not think 24 of those would fit. Now I see why yours are blinding bright.
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So the bulbs the SMD's that normally come in the kit for the lisence plate are just bulbs and not the panels? I didn't see on the site where to specify when you order. I only saw the SMD Panel menu option for the trunk lighting. So I only received 1 panel, and 4 smaller bulbs. I have no idea what goes where now.
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