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Thorny88Lx
10-02-2002, 08:21 AM
OK sorry for bothering you again, I just dont want to mess this up, because I dont have a lot of money to waste.

Inside the blinker on the bumper, I have taken out the orange lens, in the FAQ's it said to soak it in hot water, this piece is a piece of plastic that is solid orange.

If it will fade in hot water, how hot do I want the water, Boiling?

Should I heat up water on the stove just below boiling, stick the piece in and let it sit for a few hours?
1989se-i
10-02-2002, 10:45 AM
.....why dont you just leave the orange piece out...?
89lxi95zx7
10-02-2002, 11:06 AM
i just left the orange out.the whole thing only took 20 minutes.
Thorny88Lx
10-02-2002, 12:41 PM
The orange piece amplifies the light to make it brighter...
anchovies
10-02-2002, 01:52 PM
Get brighter bulbs :D
I ain't a chemist or materials engineer, but I don't think it'll fade even if you boil it for couple of years. Correct me if I'm wrong.
K DASH
10-02-2002, 04:21 PM
for whatever reason you want that orange piece to fade, youd get the same effect from just leaving it out. just get brighter bulbs (if you want) for that "racer" look
RedneckRicer
10-02-2002, 07:13 PM
i just left it out too, and used some orange bulbs, they're bright as hell, i think i used an 1157 bulb which is a running light, the 1156 is a turn signal bulb, and i had to 'modify' the bulb a bit, but they're bright enough i can see orange on the street even with my H4 conversion headlights on bright...
K DASH
10-02-2002, 07:21 PM
yeah, thats another thing. its illegal to have white blinkers. You have to change the bulbs to yellow/orange if you take out the orange square, but thats only if you want to ~_^
DarknessRS
10-03-2002, 12:29 AM
The light is still bright enough without the orange piece in there even with the regular bulbs.
1989se-i
10-03-2002, 10:39 AM
I left the bulbs in there (clear) and its so frickin bright.. i can see the light reflecting off signs from blocks away
Thorny88Lx
10-03-2002, 12:36 PM
Can I buy just the cover lens, some asshole kicked my car today and broke the outer lens off
Low Tek
10-03-2002, 04:02 PM
first... didi you kick his ass?? and second - I am not sure what you have, but my car is the 86 hb, so I just went down to thelocal hardware store, and got a small piece of clear of plexi, and then spayed opaque(sp) on the inside and put hyper white/bulbs in it.. not sure for your state, in oregon it is legal
Thorny88Lx
10-04-2002, 09:14 AM
I have a 4dr sedan lx, It was a brand new fucking light too!
Thorny88Lx
10-04-2002, 09:14 AM
Kick his ass? LOL dude Im so weak, he'd snap me in half
Thorny88Lx
10-04-2002, 09:15 AM
Plexi glass... would true value carry that

and what is this opaque you speak off...
Thorny88Lx
10-04-2002, 09:15 AM
I may seem kind of stupid to you all, but is just that I am just starting out in all of this car stuff...