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how to get clear indicator lenses

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  • 27-06-2013 4:29pm
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    Saabturbonut
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭


    hello , i have a 1987 saab 900 flat front and i was on a forum and they said use colluse thinner on the amber part of lense but have it soaking now and no joy , does any one have any recommendations .
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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Pure white toothpaste can be good, Brasso also.
    Mask off the paint job just in case.


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    Saabturbonut
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭Saabturbonut


    worth a try ,


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    Capri
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    Can't see how any of that will whiten the lens, the plastic is impregnated with the colour from the start. Now the orange bulbs CAN be whitened with cellulose thinner as it's only a thin film of orange on the glass bulb, but there's a danger the cellulose thinner will melt your lens :eek:

    If you really want white lens then maybe these can help you


    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Saab-900-Indicator-Light-Lense-1987-1993-/151064798884#ht_302wt_798


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    Saabturbonut
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭Saabturbonut


    ya seens that , they are for a slope front 900 and mines a flat , i got a pair of clears for my other 900 and its also a flat front ans they set me back €110 so not cheap , just wondering if i can do it on the cheap side


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    bbsrs
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    Saabturbonut wrote: »
    ya seens that , they are for a slope front 900 and mines a flat , i got a pair of clears for my other 900 and its also a flat front ans they set me back €110 so not cheap , just wondering if i can do it on the cheap side

    Short answer , no. You can't turn orange plastic into clear.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    My bad, I thought you wanted to clean them.
    As said, you'll need to buy other ones. At least I can't think of anything that would turn orange lenses into clear.
    Also I like the orange lenses, keep it stock mate :)


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    Capri
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    Saabturbonut wrote: »
    ya seens that , they are for a slope front 900 and mines a flat , i got a pair of clears for my other 900 and its also a flat front ans they set me back €110 so not cheap , just wondering if i can do it on the cheap side


    Just a long shot but the Italian market required white indicators up to 19?? so early Italian market 900's MIGHT have clear lens :confused:
    Another clear lens possibility was cheap spurious lens from Thailand or China, they fade to white after a year in the sun :rolleyes:


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