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YOUR RESEARCHOur amber headlights CAN be de-ambered
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Use the search function or google for an explanation.
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There were lots of threads on this back in the day and I seem to recall using a soldering iron very near the plastic to heat it and it easily pulled away.
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I guess you can use the yellow layer itself as a guide as to how much to take off.
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There were lots of threads on this back in the day and I seem to recall using a soldering iron very near the plastic to heat it and it easily pulled away.
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+996. But my fav is still how much peeps obsess and analyze the orange cap mod which is on the other end of the scale. Next up is fabbing up a $800 intake system from a Honduh intake worth $25.
So I had a similar idea... Ever notice how sunlight causes colors to fade over time? that got me thinking, maybe a strong light in the form of a correctly tuned Laser could get rid of the Amber.
There were lots of threads on this back in the day and I seem to recall using a soldering iron very near the plastic to heat it and it easily pulled away. That sounds a lot less caustic than sanding.
If it will respond to heat the better way to apply it more uniformly and accurately would be to grab a wagner heat gun. As for the amber, the entire time I had it till the litronics, every time I admired the front of the 986 I thought of this guy:
http://tinyurl.com/kal3bkd
The bulk of the lens is 3mm thick. The turn signal portion is 6mm thick. The removal of material will not adversely affect the strength of the lens.
1.25mm will also be easy to taper into the rest of the lens so that it looks like original.
I get you particlewave. you are talking about taking a thin (the yellow) layer off the lens itself. Its a great idea. I'm really curious as to how it works out. I guess you can use the yellow layer itself as a guide as to how much to take off. Just keep sanding until all the yellow is gone.
If it works you can set up a nice little arbitrage business. Buy Yellow - Sell Clear.
I think the prices speak for themselves.
Just in case you haven't figured it out yet, headlights are what I do so I know exactly how much people care about the amber. Thanks, though
I also think that some people are just overly negative.
And, "poof"...it's gone.
Sorry... My blood sugar is low and it's making me cranky. I'll go eat something.
The pictures and info stay gone, though. I'm keeping this one
Yeah, I can get a little cranky when I'm hungry. Sorry guys
Finished product.
63 minutes for 1 lens, start to finish.
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The headlights are outstanding ... I love the look, the workmanship is top-notch and as to the performance: We were coming home from dinner a while back. Got to a fairly dark area of the country road that leads to the small town where I live. Hit the high beams. Wife said, "Wow." Not "why the @&$#%*! did you think you needed new headlights?" Just "Wow." And her car has xenon headlights, so she understands just how good these are.
They look great, they work great, AND they got the Wifely Seal of Approval. In my book, that is as good as it gets :-)
