Smoked indicators anyone?

Skifledanabit · April 04, 2011, 12:28:18 PM

Looking for a pair of smoked side indicators, just experimenting really, anyone know where to look? eBay and google are fruitless

Lacey · April 04, 2011, 12:31:15 PM

I have a pair of crystal clear TII ones on mine and they look stupid T_T

My thanks to whoever put them on there before I bought it!

Prof · April 04, 2011, 01:03:17 PM

There\'s no direct replacement for the orange dalek eyes - if those are the ones you mean. I was toying with the idea of modding some MX5 ones - as these are available in smoked clear - but it\'s not a straight swap.

For front lenses - just dremmel out the orange

Skifledanabit · April 04, 2011, 02:04:01 PM

Yeah, it\'s the dalek eyes I\'m on about... What would need to be done on the MX5 ones?

Lacey: I\'ve never been keen on clear lenses, unless it\'s for White lights, the smoked lenses on the other hand may look quite nice on a black FC

Prof · April 04, 2011, 04:30:32 PM

The MX5 ones are larger but lower profile - but the whole needs modding to get them to work in it. I\'ll see if I can post a pic of the ones I have and a spare dalek if I can find one.

Skifledanabit · April 04, 2011, 05:03:14 PM

how easy would it be for a plastics company to make one i wonder... hmmm

papercutout · April 04, 2011, 05:57:16 PM

I just borrowed some tiny spray from a friend and have done my front indicators (orange already pulled out, orange bulbs fitted), side indicators and rear lights. Looks better all round!

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Skifledanabit · April 04, 2011, 06:02:01 PM

how did you do the sides?

papercutout · April 04, 2011, 06:03:08 PM

Unscrewed them, and sprayed them. A LOT. LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS until they were uber black.

m1tch · April 04, 2011, 08:02:31 PM

I de-tangoed the front of mine, didn\'t really want any more water getting into the front of the engine bay or all over the electrics!

Skifledanabit · April 04, 2011, 08:21:41 PM

Quote from: papercutout;753870Unscrewed them, and sprayed them. A LOT. LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS until they were uber black.

Surely that wouldn\'t show any light through them?

papercutout · April 04, 2011, 08:27:04 PM

They both visibly flash orange - and my MOT was last week, so they pass. Just make sure you\'re using lense tint, not spray paint of course :p

The thicker the coating, the glossier the finish. Hence why when my rear lights didn\'t quite match and I gave 1 a light coat to even them up it came out a near matt effect rather than glossy

Skifledanabit · April 04, 2011, 08:53:30 PM

Hmm ok... Where did you get the spray? Did you spray the outside? Didn\'t lose the orange plastic at all, didn\'t get orange bulbs, literally just spray and go...?

papercutout · April 04, 2011, 08:55:09 PM

The tin says \'tail light tinting\' made by \'Savage car parts\'. Literally just sprayed the outside. I got it from a friend, shouldn\'t be hard to find though.

Skifledanabit · April 04, 2011, 11:42:42 PM

Ok, ordered... who knows, if enough people like them, I\'ll do them lol