Re: Fwd: Re: Clear Lights

["Jim Buck/BahnBurners!" <vwpride@mixi.net>]

Owen, I was merely speaking of sanding down the ridges of the outside of the
taillight lenses, giving the overall face of the lens a totally smooth, polished
finish.  No disassembly of the lens would be necessary.

jim

Owen wrote:

> How would you get into the back of each lense  sanded properly, i guess you
> would have to take the whole lense assembly apart, and perhaps after you
> sanded the plastic lense smooth, you might want to paint the "reflector"
> silver or something?  This sounds like a really cool idea, sorry jim, but
> i'm gonna have to steal your idea, but i promise i'll give you full credit
> if it works :)  But if it doesn't, you get full blame ;-)
>
> Anyone actually taken a rear headlight assembly apart before?
>
> Owen
> 87 Scirocco 16v #38 C-SS.
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/1571
>
> >Thanks for making that clarification.  A lot of new cars have this type of
> >rear lens now, where you can just look right into the light and see the
> bulb.
> >
> >jim
> >
> >T Berk wrote:
> >
> >> When Jim said " then buffing them out clear." He meant smooth enough to
> >> overcome the frosting created by the sanding smooth to remove the prisms
> >> process. What weve all been sayin in one way or the other is that the
> >> color goes all the way through.
> >>
> >> TBerk
> >>
> >> Mark Peele wrote:
> >> >
> >> > The sigs and rear lights are coloured plastic.
> >> > >
> >> > >Is the paint just on the outside?  If so, why couldn't you just
> >> > >sandblast it off?  Same goes for if it is in the inside I guess?  Just
> >> > a
> >> > >thought.
> >> > >
> >> > >--
> >> > >Jody Bailey
> >> > >85 Scirocco 8v
> >> > >http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/6866/
> >> > >"This is a fine world and worth fighting for" -Ernest Hemmingway
> >> > >I also agree with the second part.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >"Jim Buck/BahnBurners!" wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >> I've thought about "candying" a set of MK2 taillights by carefully
> >> > sanding off
> >> > >> the ridges molded in to them then buffing them out clear.  I know
> >> > it's doable
> >> > >> and would look awesome.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> jim
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Riley McDowall wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >> > At 6:32 pm -0700 14/2/99, Owen wrote:
> >> > >> > >There are clear signals made in Germany for the roc, but no clear
> >> > rears.
> >> > >> > >However, they apparently can be custom made, which would be cool.
> >> > There is
> >> > >> > >a guy on the Corrado list having a set of clear rear tail lights
> >> > made up
> >> > >> > >right now.  Don't ask me how they do it though.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > I would imagine you need either the original tooling or some
> pretty
> >> > good
> >> > >> > copies of it.  Plus all the injection-molding equipment, etc,
> which
> >> > is I
> >> > >> > guess why there's only one company in the world making S2 clear
> >> > turn
> >> > >> > signals :)
> >> > >> >
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