Taking Apart Valenti Tail Lights?
 

Do anyone know how to take apart these tail lights? I did search it up but there's no clear information on taking it apart.

Aren't they like any other light housing where you have to literally bake them in an oven until the glue that holds it together softens (but before the plastic softens, warps and become too hard to handle)?

I actually have no idea. I haven't seen a read anything about a person taking apart valentis before despite searching for it through the forums and google(for our cars)

I took apart the "chinese" ones. Not sure if they're legit Valentis.

They're not held together by your typical silicone. It's a SUPER hard white tape or something.

Extremely hard to pull apart for me.

Do you have any instructions/pictures of this process? It may/may not be the same but its worth a try.

Typical oven method and very carefully use a heat gun as to not melt it.

Carefully pry each side with a small thin pick tool.

Old thread, another member PM'd me about this. Bumping this for anyone who needs info in the future.

I took apart the "chinese" valenti v1 tails like I mentioned earlier. The sealant isn't your typical silicone sealant that most cars have where you just bake it open and pull apart. This one is more of a plastic type of sealant and won't get soft even if you bake it or use a heat gun. I had to use a heatgun and a pick/cutting tool to slice the plastic away to pull it apart.

Also, this is with a tail light that was damaged in an accident. I just wanted to see what was underneath.

http://imgur.com/a/kodfJ
Hope this helps anyone in the future.

By Chinese do you mean they are not authentic? Or just made in China?


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Not sure to be honest. I purchased them a while back on eBay for lower price than what other places were selling the Valenti for so I say they're the chinese version.

Also, on the face/lens it has "valenti" on the bottom of it. Sticker on the back of it that says Taiwan.

Those sound like the real deal but it reinforces my suspicion that most of these companies just modify DEPO housings.


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sorry to bump old thread, but what picking/cutting tool did you use?
Looking to modify my pair of valenti.

thanks

valtnei
 

sorry to bump old thread, but what picking/cutting tool did you use?
Looking to modify my pair of valenti.

thanks

Most taillights use the type of sealant that doesn't go soft with heat (unlike headlights). This means it's really difficult to open taillights without leaving severe marks. You could just cut them open and glue them back together later. Look for a DIY on opening oem taillights, process is similar

The set I had were sonically welded. Just to see how thy were wired I used a roto zip to cut around the edges. not very pretty and not easy to replace leds