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Clear Corner Conversion - Dodge Stratus - Chrysler Sebring 01-05

Disclaimer
I am not responsible if you screw this up. This is intended to be a guideline and a general how to. If you follow these instructions, You agree that I am in no way responsible for the outcome due to these steps or error on your behalf. Nor am I responsible if you hurt yourself. This is not street legal to the best of my knowledge. Also, this is not reversible. If you start, you have to finish. Be careful. The dealer charges big money for these assemblies.

Before...

After...

I would like say say first off, if you have never done anything like this before, you will surely never do it again. This was a severe pain in the butt... Its not like the coupes with the 4 tabs. However, it is worth it.
Tools you will need...

2 pair of long needle nose pliers. you can use just one, but you will need to be careful not to scratch the inside of the lens.
1 drill. or a Dremel tool with a side cutting bit. yes, you have to have this.  
A small drill bit 1/16 should do just fine.  
A small, thin flathead screwdriver.

Take out the headlight. Bet you couldn't guess that huh? Look in your manual for how to do this. I hadn't started taking picture yet. Its really easy though.

The orange reflector is connected in two places to the light. Here is where it is connected. You see these little red lines? that's where you get to cut.

REVISION*** After having done this mod I have found out that you can place the headlight assembly in an oven at 250 degrees for about 10 minutes and this will make the orange reflector soft and it can be removed through a bulb hole with your choice of various hand tools or you can pry the clear lens off the front of the housing.  I do not have pictures or instructions due to the fact that I did not do it this way.  I have seen it done though.

In this picture you can see where you have to drill or cut. Do not go all the way through when drilling the little spot from the black side. I can't stress this enough. You will be able to see it on the other side after it gets back in the car. After you have drill these holes, this is kind of what its supposed to look like:

And here is the other side..

Once all the holes are drilled, you may need to stick a thin screwdriver through one of the holes to break the reflector free but it should have come loose with the drilling. if the holes are close enough this is what you want to end up with:

Here comes the hard part. The reflector will not slide any further to the front of the head light like this. On the bottom of the reflector where you drilled through, the orange plastic is too wide to go past the clear outer lens and the chrome backing. You have to hold the reflector still and up against the bottom where you drilled through all those little holes, and take the small screw driver and push it through the holes and chip that orange lip off so it will fit through the narrow passage. You will see what I mean when you get here. 

There is now another option to removing the orange lens.  Remove all light bulbs from the housing and set your oven to 250 degrees.  Once the oven is hot place the headlight housing in the oven for no more than 10 minutes.  This will be enough to turn the hard orange plastic into a floppy piece of plastic.  while its still hot reach inside with the needle nose pliers and pull it out. 

Once you have the reflector in the area where the turn signal bulb comes through the back of the lens you will need take the two pairs of needle nose pliers and stick them both inside the bulb hole of the turn signal and grab the reflector and break it up into small pieces. Be careful not to scratch the chrome or the clear lens. I scratched mine pretty bad. 

Clean all the dust and trash out of the lens. I found a vacuum cleaner very helpful here. Just use the hose attachment and hold it up to each bulb hole for a few minutes while shaking the stuff loose inside. Rinse with water and let dry well if you want. If you washed it out and it has dried, or if you got it all out without having to wash it. I recommend sealing the drilled holes with clear silicone. Run a bead of silicone over the holes and then smooth it down with your finger. If you get the silicon on the lens, it's a pain to get off. Now, let it dry until its dry to the touch.  Here is the finished product.

   

Finished and installed!

 

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