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Originally Posted by isby
There is a heat shield tucked under the bumper that is attached by sheet metal screws. If you remove the bumper and heat shield, you can gain access to the back of the reflector. If you have enough room back there, you may be able to push out the metal clips from the surrounding sheet metal with the reflector stems still attached. I presume that it would be easier to remove the clips from the reflector on the bench.
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The clips/brackets with the pins are epoxied on, they have to be broken off and put back on if you want to respray the reflector. It's a chore but it can be done. I did mine last year and it actually came out looking really nice. Not better than new OEM but a hell of a lot better than aftermarket (with stickers, yuck) or faded old OEM. Here's a before and after. You can still see the spots around the edge in the after photo where the brackets were re-epoxied to the reflector, I don't think there's much to be done for that as the break won't leave a continuous surface for light to pass through.
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Look here for some more info:
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/814394-1980-911sc-rear-reflector-restoration.html