removing the chrome taillight bezels

[LosXC451]

just wondering, if i were to remove the chrome taillight bezels on my car will water or anything getting into there cause any damage to the taillights or anything?

[RCLapCar]

Originally Posted by LosXC451

just wondering, if i were to remove the chrome taillight bezels on my car will water or anything getting into there cause any damage to the taillights or anything?

Nope, those things don't seal the lights as far as I can tell.

[Bone]

The chrome bezels do absolutely nothing other that to cover there own hole slots and to fill the gap around the lights... They do not stop water from running behind the lights. If fact. If you open your trunk lid. On each side where the black plastic covering is. Water in channeled behind it and down behnd the light sockets. So, if you decide remove the bezel. For what ever reason. You can paint them, or remove them and leave them off. Although you'll see the gap around the lights and also the hole slots for the bezels. Most of the users are painting them either black or there car color and reinstalling them. A few of us have left them off. I left mine off and used a marine/auto black gasket to fill the void around the tail lights. To each his own! Mod away...

[LosXC451]

Originally Posted by Bone

The chrome bezels do absolutely nothing other that to cover there own hole slots and to fill the gap around the lights... They do not stop water from running behind the lights. If fact. If you open your trunk lid. On each side where the black plastic covering is. Water in channeled behind it and down behnd the light sockets. So, if you decide remove the bezel. For what ever reason. You can paint them, or remove them and leave them off. Although you'll see the gap around the lights and also the hole slots for the bezels. Most of the users are painting them either black or there car color and reinstalling them. A few of us have left them off. I left mine off and used a marine/auto black gasket to fill the void around the tail lights. To each his own! Mod away...

ok thanks

[scythezo6]

They just look funky without them.


vs

[LosXC451]

Originally Posted by scythezo6

They just look funky without them.


vs

yea im considering painting them black too i havent decided yet, i wanna take them out first and then decide whether i like them like that or not, but i cant figure out how to pop them out i can get to them fine but just getting them completely off is a problem for me lol

[scythezo6]

Just gotta work at them. I pried the top 2 tabs, and the top side-tabs loose then just pushed out on the tabs. Think of trying to push the bezel out of the housing from the inside. If you push on the tabs evenly then the whole thing should pop out (even without out loosening the hard to reach ones). Be prepared to have sore finger tips.

[Bone]

I've posted this previously. I removed my bezel and installed a marine/auto black rubber gasket around the light housing. Rememer, the bezel does nothing. so its not an issue of sealing up water tight. Check out these pics of my RJT 2SS LS3 rear end. (see don't mind)





Comment welcome. If anybodies interested in this mod. I'll give it up. Easy DIY.

[LosXC451]

Originally Posted by Bone

I've posted this previously. I removed my bezel and installed a marine/auto black rubber gasket around the light housing. Rememer, the bezel does nothing. so its not an issue of sealing up water tight. Check out these pics of my RJT 2SS LS3 rear end. (see don't mind)





Comment welcome. If anybodies interested in this mod. I'll give it up. Easy DIY.

looks good, a DIY would be nice if you could.

[LosXC451]

Originally Posted by scythezo6

Just gotta work at them. I pried the top 2 tabs, and the top side-tabs loose then just pushed out on the tabs. Think of trying to push the bezel out of the housing from the inside. If you push on the tabs evenly then the whole thing should pop out (even without out loosening the hard to reach ones). Be prepared to have sore finger tips.

thanks ill try that out and see how it goes for me

[masterofpuppets]

What did y'all use to paint them? Just a fine light sand and paint?

[Bone]

Originally Posted by scythezo6

Just gotta work at them. I pried the top 2 tabs, and the top side-tabs loose then just pushed out on the tabs. Think of trying to push the bezel out of the housing from the inside. If you push on the tabs evenly then the whole thing should pop out (even without out loosening the hard to reach ones). Be prepared to have sore finger tips.

Very true...

[midnight2010camaro]

i odered some from this webpage http://www.cleancutcreations.com/catalogpage3.html
if you send them yours then its not as much.

[amanc96]

Originally Posted by scythezo6

Just gotta work at them. I pried the top 2 tabs, and the top side-tabs loose then just pushed out on the tabs. Think of trying to push the bezel out of the housing from the inside. If you push on the tabs evenly then the whole thing should pop out (even without out loosening the hard to reach ones). Be prepared to have sore finger tips.

To save your finger tips.... Once you get the top loosened up, take a flat head screw driver wrapped in a towel and stick it in the gap between the bezel and the taillight and just turn the screw driver slowly to work the bezel out. Work the screw driver from the middle to the bottom and it'll pop out.