clear front plastic parker casing-BEFORE & AFTER pics up

fastfreddygassit · Postby **fastfreddygassit** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:26 pm

rain902 wrote:clear front indicators, purpose made.

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/942

also, has anyone used the 'invisible' chrome coloured bulbs that light up orange?

Yup, I got a pair of those 'invisible' chrome coloured bulbs from mx5parts.co.uk when i ordered my altessa (altezza?) tail lights.
Paid a mint for them and yes, they are invisible :cry:

.
Wanna buy them off me (the invisible tail lights)?

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:14 pm

I also have a pair of chrome coloured/silver coated indicator bulbs. I bought them thinking they would fix this problem. $20 from Autojoy

rain902 · Postby **rain902** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:18 pm

JSE wrote:I also have a pair of chrome coloured/silver coated indicator bulbs. I bought them thinking they would fix this problem. $20 from Autojoy

can people see you indicating?

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:07 pm

Yeah they arn't as bright as the normal ones...but definately people can still see you. I don't use them though cause the chrome/silver coating gets VERY VERY hot and when testing them I took one out and burn't my hand...so I'm holding a grudge against them...but yeah they are perfectly fine and legal. They glow a much deeper cool looking orange then the bright normal light ones.

http://www.autojoy.com.au/product/lighting/color_bulb.htm

Scroll down to B1 Hybrid Visual Style - the amber one...
They don't sell them for $40 though anymore...I would never pay that for indicator lights

fastfreddygassit · Postby **fastfreddygassit** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:55 pm

rain902 wrote:
JSE wrote:I also have a pair of chrome coloured/silver coated indicator bulbs. I bought them thinking they would fix this problem. $20 from Autojoy

can people see you indicating?

unsure. Which is reason enough not for me to use them :shock:

If you don't mind the drive down to Hoon Central (Hoppers Crossing) you can have them. Email or msn yours truly: fastfreddygassit@hotmail.com
It will most probably take me a few days to find them :roll:

rain902 · Postby **rain902** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:49 pm

fastfreddygassit wrote:
rain902 wrote:
JSE wrote:I also have a pair of chrome coloured/silver coated indicator bulbs. I bought them thinking they would fix this problem. $20 from Autojoy

can people see you indicating?

unsure. Which is reason enough not for me to use them
If you don't mind the drive down to Hoon Central (Hoppers Crossing) you can have them. Email or msn yours truly: fastfreddygassit@hotmail.com
It will most probably take me a few days to find them

oh yes - its a long way from altona (hoon east) :lol:

rain902 · Postby **rain902** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:20 am

one of the original questions was something to do with flash duration control - i found this:

http://www.narva.com.au/Switches_38.html

electronic flasher cans.

also, fitting an LED with a 1k ohm dropping resistor will help it put up with 12-14VDC, to get the can to behave properly ye would need a fairly powerful resistor across (in parallel) the + and - of the led, maybe 1 or 5 watt power handling, and about 1300 ohms resistance. There is an equation for figuring out exactly what resistance you want, but i think i forgot tht one years ago.

electronic flasher can sounds easier to me...

rain902 · Postby **rain902** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:53 am

10mm drill bit.
small blob of kwik grip.
some patience.
10mm buffed LED.
1kohm dropping resistor.
.2 grams solder.
15mm heatshrink.
5 minutes work.
legal.

rodent · Postby **rodent** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:07 pm

Yeah that bulb is plenty bright without the orange lid in front of it. They now serve as my parkers/driving lights since I rewired them, and some forum members here can attest to how bright/annoying they can be

So yeah if you keep'em as blinkers and replace them with orange bulbs of same wattage they'll still work great.

jonno.

Lucky_Luke · Postby **Lucky_Luke** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:00 am

Nice work Green_comet,
I saw the same swap carried out on an american website and was going to do it ages ago, but forgot about it,

That photo of your car looks awesome and has re-inspired me... I think ill be joining the trend!!

Woo hoooo.. another mod!

green_comet · Postby **green_comet** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:02 pm

NO.... stay back, its mine i tell you....ALL MIIINE

goodluck all with the mod.. :mrgreen:

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:32 pm

green_comet wrote:you can pull the ones you have apart...

I did it to mine with a flat blade screwdriver and a hairdryer. The orange bit inside is just held in with 2 screws, You should try it, very easy to do will take you an hour or so. I also swaped my indicator with my parking lights, so now the indicator is on the outside where the parkers where.

Heres a step by step guide for you, if your interested.

http://www.mx5club.org.nz/maintenance/driving_lights/

I just did this to my lights tonight...mind you it took me a few months to be bothered. Being impatient I did slightly crack a corner of one clear lens off but nothing a little silicon cant glue back together and good as new. I only took the orange lens' out, i didn't do the wiring for the parker lights as I like the indicator in the middle. I am surprised at how much of a difference it makes and looks from the front, especially with clear indicators and reflectors. So many small things like this add up and can make a car look really nice. Will post pictures tomorrow before and after shots.

FUN-29T · Postby **FUN-29T** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:10 am

Here are the results of my mx... (I'm using the narva globes.. over a year now and they're still good compared to the other cheap stuff that i've used in my other cars)