*nb. This How2 guide also works with Cavalier GSi rear lights*
Unlike most other Cavalier rear lights, the Cavalier Turbo came with ‘tinted’ light clusters that featured orange indicator lenses as a separate component inside the outer light cluster. Removal of this secondary lens, or ‘de-tangoing’ the light cluster, will result in an indicator that matches the appearance of the reversing light as well as the clear tint of the Cavalier Turbo boot panel reflector.
You will need:
- A pair of Cavalier Turbo rear light clusters (or your existing Turbo lights)
A soldering iron
A medium sized flathead screwdriver
Two orange tinted indicator bulbs
When you look through the bulb cavity for the indicator you will see the orange plastic panel that sits inside the outer light cluster. It is held in place firmly, and the light cluster is a sealed unit, so you will need to operate through the bulb cavity.
Heat up your soldering iron and through the bulb cavity gently press it into the orange lens panel. Don’t press too hard as you don’t want to melt the outer cluster, but press and drag the soldering iron through the orange panel so that you have divided it into a number of different pieces (each of which is small enough to get through the bulb cavity). With the aid of a medium sized screwdriver you should be able to separate each of the pieces you have cut. Turn the light cluster upside down and shake the pieces of orange lens free. You now have a perfectly tinted rear light!
Replace your clear bulbs with some orange tinted ones.
BEFORE:
DIVIDE THE ORANGE LENS INTO SMALL PIECES:
SHAKE THEM FREE:
AFTER:
Refitting is the reverse of removal. Reward yourself with a mug o' the good stuff