Tail Light Lens Removal
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1A Auto sells the whole tail light. They sell instrument cluster lenses too!
1996 Ford F250 Truck Aftermarket Tail Lights | 1996 Ford F250 Truck Replacement Rear Tail Light (Lamp) Assembly | 1996 Ford F250 Truck Tail Lights (Lamps) | 1996 Ford F250 Truck Taillights At 1A Auto
1996 Ford F250 Truck Aftermarket Tail Lights | 1996 Ford F250 Truck Replacement Rear Tail Light (Lamp) Assembly | 1996 Ford F250 Truck Tail Lights (Lamps) | 1996 Ford F250 Truck Taillights At 1A Auto
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And then go to Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market or eBay to replace the whole thing, which is what you'd be doing anyway.....
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I would say use a dremel with a small cutoff wheel and just cut it open. You probably won't have much luck with trying to heat it and melt the glue.
After you dremel it apart and do whatever it is you're doing you can epoxy it back together.
After you dremel it apart and do whatever it is you're doing you can epoxy it back together.
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2) Remove taillamp assembly and place bulb opening just aft of tailpipe of jackwagon neighbor's truck.
3) Start Cummings and roll coal until desired smoke darkening level inside taillamp assembly is reached.
4) Re-install taillamp assembly.
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1) Find some jackwagon neighbor with an overfueled Cummings who "likes to roll coal".
2) Remove taillamp assembly and place bulb opening just aft of tailpipe of jackwagon neighbor's truck.
3) Start Cummings and roll coal until desired smoke darkening level inside taillamp assembly is reached.
4) Re-install taillamp assembly.
2) Remove taillamp assembly and place bulb opening just aft of tailpipe of jackwagon neighbor's truck.
3) Start Cummings and roll coal until desired smoke darkening level inside taillamp assembly is reached.
4) Re-install taillamp assembly.
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And here I thought I was the only one that used the term "jackwagon" 
My bet: he is trying to put an LED board in there. That's what I did with mine except I took the lazy way and cut the back of the housing out. My stock housings are junk anyway... I just wanted to see how it would look.
My bet: he is trying to put an LED board in there. That's what I did with mine except I took the lazy way and cut the back of the housing out. My stock housings are junk anyway... I just wanted to see how it would look.
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I'm running Aaron brand red 3157-plug LEDs from Amazon in both our PSDs. At least double the light output of stock tungsten 3157s, and no mods involving heating plastic in the same oven you use to cook food.....
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I was lazy...
bought these: One Pair Submersible Trailer LED Lights
Took the boards out, removed the white LED's for the license plate, and mounted the LED boards inside the truck housings.
One of them is failing now (half of the LED's have a fast flicker when lit at full brightness) so I'll probably make my own boards and install them into the new housing I have waiting for that purpose.
bought these: One Pair Submersible Trailer LED Lights
Took the boards out, removed the white LED's for the license plate, and mounted the LED boards inside the truck housings.
One of them is failing now (half of the LED's have a fast flicker when lit at full brightness) so I'll probably make my own boards and install them into the new housing I have waiting for that purpose.
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Who ever guessed doing a custom Led conversion was right!! sucks that the aftermarket still hasn't answered the demand for LED tail lights for the OBD fords.... Think I'm just going to wind up dremeling it out and using a piece of black plastic I find lying around as new backing board Ill mount the LEDs too. Thanks for the help, be sure to look out for the built thread!