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my 88 t-bird

Reply #15
Quote from: cougarman;373896
I removed the lenses from the housings. I started with 320 grit to remove all the yellowing, and moved up to 600 wet 800 wet 1000 wet and then 1500 wet. I then machine polished them with two grits of polishing compounds, and finally a hand glaze. Came out pretty good.:D

nice... Its going to be a bitch removing the lenses... I tried to see if I can loosen them last month when I tried to clean them.

my 88 t-bird

Reply #16
You could always just rermove the whole assembly, and polish them that way also. I mainly took the lenses off so I could paint the inside of the housings. :)
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
88 Tbird Sport :ies::ies:
5.0 SO, stainless shorty headers, w/ Magnaflow lers. KYB struts, KYB shocks. 5lug conversion from sn95 Mustang, subframe connectors, drilled and slotted rotors, 03 Mach 1 wheels. sequential taillights.140 speedo

my 88 t-bird

Reply #17
btw, I just discovered the car radio is I guess I can say bolted in? Was able to remove the 4 star screws, but got stopped by something else. Anyone know how I can remove it?

my 88 t-bird

Reply #18
After the screws, it should just pull out. It has a kind of clip on the bottom that keeps it braced. Give the stereo an assertive, yet nice, pull. It should slide out. It is the factory stereo, right?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

my 88 t-bird

Reply #19
Quote from: vinnietbird;374011
After the screws, it should just pull out. It has a kind of clip on the bottom that keeps it braced. Give the stereo an assertive, yet nice, pull. It should slide out. It is the factory stereo, right?

Yes