Tail Light Mods

What do you guys recommend to use when drilling or cutting plastic tail light lenses? I am looking at cutting a large hole in the center of my tail light so that I can push through a cone shaped lens and glue/epoxy it to the original lens. Any hints or suggestions on what to use to do the cutting and what to use for keeping the two pieces together?

 

Plastic model glue will work very well on most car tail light lenses

 

I would think a hole saw would work, just keep it slow so it actually cuts the plastic, not melt it.
Maybe use a drill press so the work and/ or bit doesn't move around on you.

Model glue, super glue will work to keep it together.

 

go slow so you don't crack it.

 

Thanks fellas, I totally forgot about the glue for my model trains. That stuff is great, it bonds plastic and dries clear. Good call ! ! !

 

I wouldn't drill through it with a bit, I'd use a cutoff wheel or rasp bit on a Dremmel rotary tool. The bit will shave through the plastic instead of cutting it. Then work out to the hole size with a sanding drum bit or rasp. Larger drill bits can bite into the plastic and crack it.
On the plastic sheet stuff. I have the best luck cutting plastic with real thin cutoff wheels on an angle grinder, jigsaw teeth will bite in and crack too.

 

Lube as you're cutting too......probably just with some water.

 

dont think model glue will hold up out in the elements,two part clear apoxy will be better.

 

use 2 part epoxy... water is the nature enemy of super glue , tail lights are out in the elements.
be sure to mask off any areas you dont want the epoxy to get on.