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(Message started by: twinturbo on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 4:34pm)

Title: Darkening the lights.
Post by twinturbo on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 4:34pm

Beeing a prefaclif (as most ) My lights are a little BRIGHT even when off
;)

At £125 a pice for replacement new l8 spec ones I aint going to do that, and even S/H ones seem to demand a good price..

So has anyone attemped opening the lamp unit and sparying the non reflector part a darker colour?

Cheers

TT

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by Simmo on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 5:22pm

Try reading THIS (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/headglass.htm). Severalmembers have carried out the 'conversion' by spraying.

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by twinturbo on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 5:44pm

MAGIC!

Cheers

TT

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by RichardMS on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 6:58pm

Another HERE (http://www.itsadogslifedelivery.co.uk/rhlight.htm) done by me ;)

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by Kjetil S on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 7:08pm

Very nice, Richard. Think I'll be doing mine next weekend ;D

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by twinturbo on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 8:00pm

Perhaps I could do them in dark green to colour code with the body... A bit of experimentation may be in order..

TT

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by TiberiuS on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 8:21pm

Well, I'm not sure about spraying the headlamps but I managed to strip down the fogs to respray the reflectors, not easy but it can be done :).

Regards, TiberiuS.

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by cossieguy on Sep 7^th, 2006, 10:27am

Twin turbo, just ordered 2 facelift head light covers (Glass and dark inner bit so you keep original unit just replace front end. £116 including delivery from ford parts uk. These are original Ford items brand new.Part numbers are 1042841 R/H
and 1042842 L/H. Trevor was very helpful and answered all my questions very promptly : trevor@fordpartsuk.com
Hope this might help you or anyone else, Guy.
Will post to let you know what they're like when they come (5 working days).

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by RichardMS on Sep 7^th, 2006, 5:13pm

Mine cost less than £10 and my time, Paint about £5-£6 and a tube of black silicone from a uPVC supplier, Around £2-£3.

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by twinturbo on Oct 7^th, 2006, 3:34pm

Hi richard, your site seems to be down...

I have spare lamps now :)

How ddid you get the glass out?

TT

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by TiberiuS on Oct 7^th, 2006, 3:51pm

If I remember right, there's 3 clips around the edge of the unit, you need a long bladed screwdriver to get at them, the lens/rubber trim comes off together with the front part of the bezel. The bezel is bonded to the lens with...how can I say this...STRONG adhesive, carefully prise the two apart and slit the adhesive with a scalpel as you go along. Did my front fogs like this, not easy but it does look nice when done.

Bruce.

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by Baz on Oct 8^th, 2006, 8:07pm

Once you can get between the glass and the plastic, I put a piece of nylon string in and used a sawing action to break the seal very easily. Black silicone or clear can be used but try to keep them off the car until it drys!

Baz

Title: Re: Darkening the lights.
Post by RichardMS on Oct 8^th, 2006, 10:57pm

on 10/07/06 at 15:34:03, twinturbo wrote:

Hi richard, your site seems to be down...

I have spare lamps now :)

How ddid you get the glass out?

TT

As Baz & Bruce have said, HERE (http://www.scorpiounleashed.org.uk/rhlight.htm) is the new link ;)