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Old May 5, 2003 | 12:46 AM
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Pics, where to get clear side marker lens for TA

Does anyone have any pictures of them installed, on a white TA if you have it?

And where can you buy them? Or do you make them? If you make them how?

Thanks
Old May 5, 2003 | 09:40 AM
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I do believe you have to make them...
I think "theV6Bird" did a right up on them - may want to searcha round for it.

We made some for my buddies T/A and here's how in a nutshell:

•Cut off the red lense/orange lense flush with the black lip.
•Paint the whole thing black so that the red/orange that is left does not show.
•Take the clear plastic of your choice and trace the shape of the housing on to it.
•Cut it out with the tool with which you so please.
Take and run some good adhesive (clear silicone, etc.) around the edge/lip of the housing and stick on clear piece.
•Let it dry for a while, then drill your hole back out.
•Put it on.

Really very easy, just don't cut to far back. There will be a little lense left around the outside edge of it - you don't want to cut to the back of the lense, just a little bit farther out than that.

Good Luck.
Old May 5, 2003 | 06:52 PM
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Old May 5, 2003 | 07:06 PM
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Thanks for the information.

Jason
Old May 15, 2003 | 10:25 PM
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Old May 16, 2003 | 12:53 AM
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Not white, but silver: http://www.dfwstangs.net/hosting/JakeF/comp5.jpg
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If ya want more, Let me know, I have some good one's of the white one on Chorme Z06's.
Old May 16, 2003 | 12:25 PM
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HOLD UP!

Are we talking about front turn signals, or clear rear sidemarkers?

I made my clear rear sidemarkers (if pic doesn't show up, click on link in my sig and go to page 2). I will post them up again...

CLEAR REAR SIDEMARKERS
  1. First, buy a clear plastic sheet of plastic from Home Depot. I don't know the name of the stuff, but it’s the stuff used in drop ceiling panels in offices. You will need a Dremel, or some rotary tool (variable speed ones are best, since a one speed, 35,000 RPM one will cut so fast it will melt the plastic that you must cut later) Also, buy some clear silicone and white spray paint (I used white engine enamel).
  2. Take the lenses off your car. You will then have to pry off the red lens from the housing. This is the toughest part of the whole project. Try heating it up with a hairdryer, and then try to pry it off gently with a flathead screwdriver. Don't worry if you crack the red lens plastic, because this stuff is VERY brittle. All you need is the gray housing anyway.
  3. Once you have separated the lenses, trace an outline of the housing on the plastic sheet (don't forget to trace the little stub the sticks out on one side). It was hard getting the pencil or marker to show on plastic, so I put down some masking tape on the plastic sheet, then traced with a marker. That allowed the lines to be shown on clear plastic. Always remember: it is better to be a little larger than a little smaller.
  4. Next, with the masking tape still on, you must cut out the plastic with a rotary tool. After cutting it out, test fit it to the housing. You may have to sand some rough edges with some sand paper or use the rotary tool if you have a sanding drum piece (like I did). You must also drill a hole where the screw will go to hold the lenses in place on the car. BE CAREFUL!! The plastic is very brittle, and I had my whole plastic lens crack off when I drilled the first time I did this.
  5. You should ask around on this step, since I don't know how many people have done it: Since the housing was a gray, and I wanted a white, smooth look for my white car, I painted the housing white with engine enamel (I used that because I thought the heat from the bulb would cause normal paint to flake or melt). Without it, the clear lens would show the gray part of the housing. So I put two coats of the white paint on the housing.
  6. Next you must silicone the clear lenses to the housing. This sounds simple, but it gets a little complicated. Since the stock red housing was thick, and the new clear lens was thin on my car, if I siliconed the clear lens to the housing with just one layer of silicone, the lens would sink in drastically from the car, making it look like a hole was in the car.
  7. I ran two thick layers of silicone down the edges of the housing (let the first one dry, put down second layer, attach lens, let dry) When the silicone dries, you may have to sand the edges so it will fit well. If you still see a small recession in the body because your silicone wasn't thick enough, then put some small blobs on the back of the housing to raise the ENTIRE housing up (rather than just the lens, which what you were doing before). This step is mostly trial and error.
  8. Also, remember that stub on the housing? Don't put silicone on that, it must fit in with the body. If you do get silicone on it, just use the rotary tool to saw it off. You will also need a red bulb so your lens will be street legal. The PN for the bulb is 194 for rear markers (If I remember correctly) I used the APC ones from Pep Boys, and they are fine to me and have not blown out.

Good luck with this process, if you have any questions, e-mail me again.
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