I am leaving for Florida on Saturday, my mom is going down there, and of course i have to tag along. Well she promised to take me to all the junkyards in the area [about 5]. Well, I am going to try to find as many parts as I can, because around here its hard to find SSE parts. If I do find some intact taillights, can I remove the clear plastic cover to buff and wax to a beautiful shine and put them back on w/o any damage? Or is it not worth it to do anything beyond external cleaning? Also I am thinking of doing the same to my headlights and turnsignals, so is it possible with them either?

thanks!
-justin

might as well get the whole taillight assembly. good luck finding one in decent shape though, as they're really hard to come by.

I might just end up removing my plastic covers and run just the blackie things. There'* this dark blue SSE that I saw last week (and yesterday) with... BLUE TAPE covering the lenses

What I meant was to take off the plastic cover to clean to make it nice, clean, and good looking. Is that even required, being that the inside is sealed? I know they are very hard to come by, but I am hoping I will come across one. Hopefully for an affordable price . Oh well, guess I can't hope for too much.


-justin

The problem is that they aren't sealed very well.... after 5-10 winters, they tend to crack and let water in, then the water freezes and cracks them even worse.

If you do find yourself a good set (which will be very very rare), put some extra sealant on them to make sure nothing gets in.

Yeah even if you take them apart there is going to be corrosion inside there and they wont look like new if you clean. Finding a good set anywhere is about 1 in about 100 SSE'* Ive seen only 1 good set in a JY and I live in michigan .. the home of the wreckers yard.