How do I remove the tail light lens from a 2002 vw golf. What tools do I need? It needs to be in good cond.?

Answer 1

Do you want to take the clear plastic off the reflective housing, or do you want to just remove the entire assembly?
To take the lens off the housing, your going to need a heat gun and a couple of flat head screwdrivers. Its an extremely slow process. start at one end with the heat gun, and put it on the lowest setting. Once you soften up the silicon holding the lens the housing, SLOWLYpry it up. stick one screw driver in the soft part, then heat from there, run the other screwdriver between the lens and the housing. I have done this for two of my cars, and my probe, which was the easiest, took me 3 hours per tailight.
If your wanting to remove the entire assembly, here.

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