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Lawrence Ostle
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 05:55 pm, by:  Lawrence Ostle (Lawrence) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What you need is:

Tools:
- small side-cutters
- a hot glue gun
- a Dremel (saves you heaps of filing)
- a felt tip pen for marking
- SAFETY GOGGLES

Materials:
- silver paint
- hot glue sticks
- 4 pieces of fluorescent light fitting cover

You:
- A workbench and lots of light
- 2-3 hours free time


SECTION 1 – REMOVING THE ORANGE BITS

USE SAFETY GOGGLES WHENEVER YOU USE THE DREMEL TO AVOID SHRAPNEL OR MOLTEN PLASTIC BLINDING YOU – IF THIS HAPPENS YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO SEE ANY INDICATORS
CLEAR OR ORANGE AND THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF DOING THIS.

1. To get the orange part off make a cut in the indicator using the Dremel, drill or file, then snip away the orange plastic carefully bit by bit with a pair of side cutters.

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2. Carefully file away the left over orange bits using a metal file or sandpaper until only gray plastic is left.

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SECTION 2 – FORMING THE PLASTIC COVERS

1. Roughly cut two pieces of fluoro cover to fit together with the pointy faces towards each other. Cut them a centimeter or so bigger than you actually need. They fit together like a puzzle, and leave a smooth face facing the gray plastic housing and a smooth face facing outwards.


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2. Mark the outline of the grey plastic housing on the bits of fluoro using the marker to provide a cutting template. Using your Dremel, trim the fluoro to be 2mm or so bigger than the outline you have drawn.


3. Cut a 'window' in the piece closest to the grey plastic housing. The purpose of this is to provide more clearance for the bulb.

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4. Paint the inside of the grey housing with some silver paint to provide a nice silver shiny reflective surface.

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SECTION 3 – ASSEMBLY

1. Hot glue the fluoro piece with the window to the gray plastic housing. Hold it in place until set.
2. Once cool, glue the outer plastic fluoro piece to the inner. Hold in place until set.
3. Let it cool for 10 minutes or so, then file the edges smooth.
4. Ensure that the seal is good by blowing in the opening where the bulb goes and seeing if air escapes. The hot glue should provide a pretty good seal, if not squirt a bit more glue into the spot where the air is escaping, let cool, file and test again.

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The finished product!
Don Bagnall
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 06:25 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

EXCELLENT tutorial Lawrence!
Robert Petrovski
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 06:32 pm, by:  Robert Petrovski (Robche) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes, Well Done
Dave Hart
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 06:41 pm, by:  Dave Hart (Davyboy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That's what I like to see, a good job done well.
Thanks Lawrence.
Avin Luther
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 07:02 pm, by:  Avin Luther (Lex_luther) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

dont forget you willl need Orange bulbs in there aswell.

Why did you paint it silver? its reflective already?
Benny Gammelmark
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Lawrence Ostle
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 08:43 pm, by:  Lawrence Ostle (Lawrence) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Many thanks gentlemen, hope it's of use.

Avin, if you see the two pictures of the housing, after I'd finished sanding and filing the residual orange bits off, I'd also succeeded in rubbing off a fair amount of the silver. Granted you'd probably never notice this once the fluorofication (hey an acronym!) was compete, but i thought I'd do it anyway.
Lawrence Ostle
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 08:46 pm, by:  Lawrence Ostle (Lawrence) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Any ideas where to get suitable bulbs in Sydney? I understand Philips Silvervision or the equivalent Osram are the go, but I have been unable to find any so far. I'm hoping to install this weekend ...
Sam Schreck
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 09:07 pm, by:  Sam Schreck (Schreck300) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

TOP stuff!!!
Benny Gammelmark
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As far as I remember Jaycar have them.

EDIT: Actually, I bought mine from Auto One.
Perry Morgan
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Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 10:36 am, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Don't go the silver visions. They are only available in pairs and cost $35 plus. I found some at autobarn called (suitably) chrome domes lol. There were more silver in appearance and light up brighter than the silver visions and I think from memory cost me about $14 for the pair.
Lawrence Ostle
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Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 11:32 am, by:  Lawrence Ostle (Lawrence) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Chrome Domes - LOL
Did you need to file off pins Perry?
Perry Morgan
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Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 11:40 am, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nah, thats another thing. Straight in, not offset pins.
Evan Kaio
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Don Bagnall wrote on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 06:25 pm:

EXCELLENT tutorial Lawrence!



Yeah. Had a go at tute a few months ago, it works for me. Quite like the result. Thanx Lawrence, good stuff.
Brian Timms
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Friday, May 02, 2008 - 08:03 am, by:  Brian Timms (Turbo_brian) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Lawrence,

Awesome Tutorial mate, and the information is GOLDEN!!!!

I have linked (NOT copy/pasted) this to the Skyline people, because after purchasing an R32 GTR, I have found that you cant get clear side indicators for under about $400/pair, and that's simply outrageous, so I am hoping that with some minor tweaks (although the concept is the same) your tutorial will be warmly felt by the Skyline crowd as well.

Top stuff mate and thanks for the information!!

B.

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