Side Marker

5characters · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:43 pm

The reflective side markers on the front bumper how does one go about removing them?

Do I need to pop off the clips on the wheel well lining to access the marker? I only looked for a second and wasn’t able to get underneath the Lib, so this topic may just be in vain. But if there is some mystic process I need to follow, could you point me in the right direction.

Also is the only thing holding the lens for the turn indicator the screw by the grill?

The screw on the far left (right for the other lens) for the turn indicator.

my goal is to get it too look like this (not my jeep, but same color combo)

infernicus · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:55 pm

5characters wrote:

The reflective side markers on the front bumper how does one go about removing them?
Do I need to pop off the clips on the wheel well lining to access the marker? I only looked for a second and wasn’t able to get underneath the Lib, so this topic may just be in vain. But if there is some mystic process I need to follow, could you point me in the right direction.
The screw on the far left (right for the other lens) for the turn indicator.

For the side marker, you must remove the fender clips, then behind the lighted reflector is a clip the slides out, the reflector will just pop out.
For the Blinker, its just the one torx screw, a tab on the other side of the blinker slides into the bumper.

5characters · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:12 pm

infernicus wrote:

5characters wrote:

The reflective side markers on the front bumper how does one go about removing them?
Do I need to pop off the clips on the wheel well lining to access the marker? I only looked for a second and wasn’t able to get underneath the Lib, so this topic may just be in vain. But if there is some mystic process I need to follow, could you point me in the right direction.
The screw on the far left (right for the other lens) for the turn indicator.

For the side marker, you must remove the fender clips, then behind the lighted reflector is a clip the slides out, the reflector will just pop out.
For the Blinker, its just the one torx screw, a tab on the other side of the blinker slides into the bumper.

So remove the 2 clips in front of the tire in the wheel well, then i will have access? thats what i was thinking, thank you.

5characters · **Posted:** Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:00 pm

1st coat on the turns, can't get the side markers off, with what little room i have

Just gonna tape them off and do them on the lib.

2nd coat...looking for tape for the sides.

5characters · **Posted:** Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:00 pm

5 coats on the turns have the sides marked off 1st coat on them.

Side markers = fail . just finished cleaning up a mess, turns are looking good though .....

Put the lenses back on lookin good

Elmer · **Joined:** Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:43 am **Posts:** 83

What exactly was the problem getting the side markers sprayed? I used the green painters tape designed for use on vehicles and didn't have any issues.

5 coats seems like a lot for the turn signals. They've got to be jet black. Pics?

5characters · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:07 pm

1st I couldn't get them off, so I decided to leave them on. I washed them to get off the road junk, then did a light sanding so the VHT would have something to stick to, just like I did the turns, then I did my first coat, lightly, waited 7 minutes, second coat, a little heavier but nothing too dumb, waited 10 minutes third coat sprayed both of them and went inside. After 15 minutes or so I returned and found the VHT had ran down the markers, and onto the bumper, looked like utter crap, so I tore the tape off, and washed the VHT off the lens and tried to clean up what had dripped, needed to use the 2000 grit I had to get it off the bumper. I got the lenses cleaned and you can’t see any on the bumper. The turn indicators aren’t completely black, but pretty dark. Once I find my camera cables I’ll post the whole process.

Elmer · **Joined:** Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:43 am **Posts:** 83

Man, that does sound like a mess. Think you'll give it another shot?

For future reference, Goo-Gone takes off the Niteshade very easily.

5characters · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:16 pm

Yeah, going to get better tape and go as lightly as I can, I'm pretty sure I got to anxious and didn't let them dry enough after I washed em

5characters · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:07 pm

and here it is.

Side Marker

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