BA Astina Hardtop clear lights!

Rupewrecht · 29-05-2003, 11:08 AM

i bought a pair of slightly damaged Astina Hardtop tail lights yesterday (to make a custom set) and after heating them in the oven for 15 minutes, was able to pull them apart. Which was when a realised that the colored reflector is actually a separate piece!

which means, that if someone wanted to they could make clear taillights for the hardtop quite easily. just add a few clear reflector pieces inside and voila

thought i'd share

pr1mo · 29-05-2003, 12:51 PM

hmm wonder if the hatch taillights would work the same!?

Dogo · 29-05-2003, 02:34 PM

i have a spare taillight. i might check some time

dfvadr · 29-05-2003, 06:17 PM

im doing a set of sp20 lights at the moment but wen i seperated them they warped the lense could not of been to much heat cause i was holding it in the oven with my hand an kept rotating it around an then part off the red plastic broke away from the lense any way the light is ok so i dont need the lenses well i asume the glue an struture off a sp20 tail light was never ment to be seperated

Toyboy · 29-05-2003, 06:37 PM

Thats why it would be better to use a hand held hair dryer for the job :wink: So you only heat the needed sections :P

MrShadow · 29-05-2003, 08:50 PM

If somebody could figure out how to convert them into clear tailights, I'm there!

Wreckers R US "G'Day"
Shads "Yeah, you got any written off Hardtops with OK tailights?"
Wreckers R US "Yeah, got one set."
Shads "Kewl, be right there."
Wreckers R US "Ahh, we're in Perth"
Shads "I don't care."

Rupewrecht · 31-05-2003, 06:46 AM

i heated them for about 5 mins at a time, at only 150deg farenheit (yes the oven is that old) lol

Quote:

If somebody could figure out how to convert them into clear tailights, I'm there!

cover the actual globes (make sure they're colored ones) in some clear refractive plastic inside the base, and just make sure you have a red reflector inside them somewhere, as that is a legal requirement.

done! :wink:

29-05-2003, 11:08 AM	#1
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29-05-2003, 06:17 PM	#4
dfvadr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Queensland Car: ss , sp20 , 94ba Posts: 1,708 View Photos By: dfvadr	im doing a set of sp20 lights at the moment but wen i seperated them they warped the lense could not of been to much heat cause i was holding it in the oven with my hand an kept rotating it around an then part off the red plastic broke away from the lense any way the light is ok so i dont need the lenses well i asume the glue an struture off a sp20 tail light was never ment to be seperated __________________ 2001 SP20 Mazda Astina Turbo - t28b/b turbo teflon coated forge pistons 20thou o/size , billet rods , whole motor fully balanced - custom body kit - 18"ame's - custom interior - kenwood head unit , pioneer speakers driven by 800 watt amp , kicker subs driven by 1000 watt amps each sub [135.2db at supernats], two 1th caps 4 tv screens dvd player - xbox - airbag suspension with gas strut towers - custom plates an airbrushing on bonnet

29-05-2003, 06:37 PM	#5
Toyboy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: nsw Car: Ba Astina Posts: 1,113	Thats why it would be better to use a hand held hair dryer for the job :wink: So you only heat the needed sections :P __________________ "Man who drop watch in toilet have ****ty time."

29-05-2003, 08:50 PM	#6
MrShadow Senior Time-waster Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Airborne somewhere in Aus... Car: 2005 SP23 Hatch Posts: 1,779 View Photos By: MrShadow	If somebody could figure out how to convert them into clear tailights, I'm there! Wreckers R US "G'Day" Shads "Yeah, you got any written off Hardtops with OK tailights?" Wreckers R US "Yeah, got one set." Shads "Kewl, be right there." Wreckers R US "Ahh, we're in Perth" Shads "I don't care." __________________ Gimme a caffeine drip and I'll be right.... Confuscias say "man who go to sleep with itchy bottom, wake up with smelly finger"

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29-05-2003, 12:51 PM	#2
pr1mo I MUST STOP MAKING STUPID POSTS! Yet I keep on making them. And I wonder why I get banned? Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DansVille Car: auto Posts: 4,326	hmm wonder if the hatch taillights would work the same!?

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