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Re: mk1 clear lenses
Surely you'd need to be pretty precise with the inner face of the lens
as well as it has geometric ridges on the inside for light dispersion,
Or have I got the wrong end of the stick here?
>Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 11:25:03 +0000 (GMT)
>From: Ewan Marshall - Frans Maas Linlithgow <Ewan.Marshall@UK.Sun.COM>
>Reply-To: Ewan Marshall - Frans Maas Linlithgow
<Ewan.Marshall@UK.Sun.COM>
>Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses
>To: ewanhopkins@hotmail.com
>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>
>Ewan,
>
> I have thought about doing this as well.I have moulding experience
>and think that you would only need the bottom part (outside face of
lens)
>of the mould to make it work.All inside bits ie connections to bodywork
>etc,could be worked around,although this would be difficult to achieve.
>
>Rgds,
>
> Ewen.
>
>
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> From: "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
> To: bhonnold@pac-cap.com, dbruby@ainet.com
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses
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>
> I suspect you would have a hard job getting the plastic to flow in the
> mould, unless you used injection moulding: megabucks for the tooling.
> You'd be better using resin, like the stuff they use for paperweights,
> but it might be pretty fragile. If you made enough of them, maybe not
> such a problem and you could make they any colour you like!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ewan.
> '85 2.0 Storm
> '86 1.8 GT
>
>
> >From: "David Ruby" <dbruby@ainet.com>
> >To: "Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
> >Cc: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses
> >Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:28:09 -0800
> >
> >Hey Brian,
> >Here's a nutty thought regarding making clear turn signal lenses:
> >If one carefully removed the lens portion, and made a mold of it, new
> lenses
> >could be manufactured easily out of clear plastic using the "lost
wax"
> >method. I have a friend who makes sculptures out of bronze metal in
> this
> >fashion. With plastic, it'd work great. I think there might be a
few
> >plastic fabrication shops in the Sacto area which could do it.
> >Depending on the type of plastic used, the quality might equal
factory
> >standards.
> >Best part: you could go into mass production. $400/pair, even!
> >Ch-ching!!
> >
> >-Dave
> >86 8v happy with amber lenses
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
> >To: Owen <rabeys@cadvision.com>; scirocco list
> <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>;
> >Dirk Schneider <SCIROCCO@t-online.de>
> >Date: Sonntag, 15. November 1998 10:52
> >Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses, URL???
> >
> >
> >>Thanks Dirk,
> >>
> >>It's always nice to hear form the definative source. hehe
> >>
> >>I realize that there is no evidence that the lenses ever existed but
> the
> >>fact remains that the guy who advertized on JWelty's page sold an
> original
> >>German made pair of clear MkI turn signal for $475 last week.
> >>
> >>I e-mailed the guy extensively and he was adamamnt that these were
the
> real
> >>thing that hi uncle had brought back from a swap meet in Germany..
> >>
> >>Just my .02
> >>
> >>Brian
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Dirk Schneider <SCIROCCO@t-online.de>
> >>To: Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>; Owen
<rabeys@cadvision.com>;
> >>scirocco list <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> >>Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 5:36 PM
> >>Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses, URL???
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hello,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Anyone have the url for that mk1 that had the clear lenses? It
> came up
> >a
> >>>>>long time ago, but i can't remember what it looked like. Brian,
of
> >>>anyone,
> >>>>>you must have it?? :)
> >>>>But of course
> >>>>
> >>>>The site is: http://sites.inka.de/sites/octopus/scirocco.htm
> >>>>
> >>>>The picture is a bitchin Mk1, the car in the background has clear
> turn
> >>>>signals. I wonder whats behind that cool hood scoop???
> >>>>
> >>>>While we're on the subject, check out that sweet Mk1 rear wing and
> no
> >rear
> >>>>bumper on the car in the foreground!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I know this picture,
> >>>its from Scirocco Club Karlsruhe (the town where I live)
> >>>I have visited & talked with them about the picture, and they say
> that
> >>>the t.s. were probably custom made (from Audi 100 lenses)
> >>>
> >>>the car is trashed and the t.s. are gone.
> >>>(their girls are still alive and well ) :)
> >>>
> >>>so there is no proof of existance for any clear Mk1 turn signals
that
> I
> >>>know...
> >>>
> >>>...and I have asked many people on VW-Treffen this season to find
> out..
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>best regards
> >>>Dirk
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Brian Honnold
> >>>>'78 Rocco Ragtop
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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