e130dan

hey, as you may already know from my other topics i have been posting, my s2k hasnt moved in a couple of years. So im trying to make her look new again (although im finding harder than i thought it was going to be) My prolem is my tail light still has green algie around the lip of the clear lens (not as bad as the pic but there is still some there).
I took one tail ight off the other day because there was water in it, i tried taking it off but decided not to incase i broke it. so i drilled a small hole in the corner to let water out then i stuck a hair dryer on it for about 20 mins to get rid of condensation.



So i was just wondering if anyone knows how to take it apart without it breaking?

Thanks, Dan

nomadicS2k

loads of threads in the US forum regarding this.

jsh

The mould is under the light unit

Take the light out , clean and replace

e130dan

I tried that the other day but the green is actually inbetween the clear part of the lens and the actual unit

So i think the only thing left to do is take the light apart.

_Kyo

although for a different reason, im in the process of taking apart my tail light as well. tell me how it goes.

r8byb

What I did which doesn't remove the it but does hide it is run black insulation tape around the light.

Looks ten times better as you can't see the green stuff you talk of

h-u-t-c-h-i

i don't suffer from the mold issue but do get condensation building up. i was going to try removing them and running silicone around where the lense sits on the plastic bulb housing.

does this sound like it would help or has anyone got any other cures...?

Ultra_Nexus

IME, the only way to get rid of the condensation is to buy new lights.

mega_stream

Sounds like a safe but quick and dirty way, got any pics?

shirty

If you actually want to get inside the light cluster, then here's a video on youtube showing how to do a LED conversion on an AP2 light. It shows how to remove the seals with a heat gun and get into the light. I guess you just need to clean it, and follow part 2 to put it back together

Hope this helps[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJaV0kqa5Y [/media]