Bonneville Club :: Clear Corner Lights

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This is how to make your outer turn signals clear.

1. The clear side everyone sees from the road

2. A rubber gasket that forms a seal around the clear side

3. The reflective side w/ a grey backing

4. The yellow see thru piece

1. First pry the lenses from the frame of the car. I used my fingers and it popped out.

2. Pop the rubber gasket from the plastic housing and pry back into original form.

3. Use a dremel and carefully sliced a line across the backside and cut until you see the opening of the lenses. if you go slow you'll see what I mean. by doing this you are cutting behind the glue and it will be easier to take off the back of the 4 piece lenses.

4. Next pry the grey plastic piece from the clear lenses shell. and it will come out as a reflective piece w/ grey backing(3). a clear plastic piece w/ the yellow reflective plastic signal piece attached(1,4).

5. Use a screw driver and a hair dryer to pry the yellow part(4) off the front clear piece(1) and then you will reattach the reflective piece w/ the grey backing(3) to the clear lenses part(1). you will need clear silicon to make a seal against the reflective side and the lenses. after the

6. Let dry and put back the rubber gasket and use more glue. Let dry and put back together the same way as before.

Note from Admin:
Clear corner lights are now available on eBay for a pretty good price for both the 92-95 and the 96-99 generations. Most members are please with the pricing and the quality of them.

Alternate point of view by Nytro67
Clear Corner Lights 92-current models

1992-1999, follow this link to Nytro67's site: http://www.fred.net/noelsy/ccorners.htm
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2000+ models, follow this:

OK...here is the scoop. Yes, it can be done and rather easily (if you do it right).

What I mean by this is that taking the head lamp assembly apart and putting it back together takes some time. We aren't talking about cracking a walnut here.

To remove the headlamp, remove the one screw like the owner's manual says (under bulb replacement). Take out the longer screw at the pivot point, disconnect all the bulbs and the lamp should pull out with a little wiggling back and forth, while pulling straight out.

Once the assembly is out, you will notice that there are 7 or 8 spring clips holding the clear lens to the enclosure. Using a small pair of needle-nose pliers and/or a large flat blade screwdriver, remove all the clips. Starting at the large end of the assembly, start prying the lens off. You may need a screwdriver to get it started. You will notice that the entire edge of the lense is coated with black silicon. As you start to get the lens away from the enclosure, you may need to slice the silicon with a razor blade to make things easier. Keep doing this until the whole thing comes apart.

Once it is apart, you will see that the entire amber piece inside the lens is a removable section. Carefully pry it out by flexing it inward and releasing the four prongs holding it in. Be careful not to break it, as it will not hold properly if you ever want to put it back in.

This is the tricky part...putting the assembly back together. Carefully align the lens back on the enclosure and get it seated the best you can. The silicon will help keep it in place while you do this. You will notice that since you pried it apart, the black silicon stretched a bit. This will seem like the lens does not fit right. Don't worry, just be patient. Install any spring clips that you can. The ones that don't seem to fit will take some work. What seems to work best is using a pair of needle-nose pliers adjacent to the area where the clip sits to compress the seam. While you are compressing the seam, use another set of hands to get the clip(s) back in place. I would try to make sure that you get them all back in.

Just to be sure, I would spread a small (I mean small) bead of the same type of black silicon (you can pick it up at any auto parts store...I think it is called windshield silicon) around the entire joint of the lens. Let it cure before you try to put it back on the car. Otherwise, the installation is the reverse of the removal.

I would also suggest doing one lense first to see if the effect is really what you want. Plus, please keep in mind that if you really screw it up (break something bad) a new lamp assembly will set you back over two bills and you can't buy the individual pieces/parts that make it up.

I hope this helps,
Jay

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In addition, TrueWildMan has posted some detailed pics in this topic:
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73736