Tail lamp

Volvon · Nov 6th, 2011, 18:57

Need a Right hand side / offside tail lamp, mine is faded and letting white light through and can't afford a new set of clear lensed units from PFV (just yet!). UK Postage.

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loki_the_glt · Nov 8th, 2011, 10:13

A cheap temporary fix, as documented by several members (myself included), is to use some Tamiya clear red or clear orange model paint on the lens. Wipe the surface with methylated spirit then give the lens 2 or three coats of paint and a coat of clear varnish on top. The paint will cost about £2.50 for the two jars and lasts for years. The Exxon Valdez's repeater indicators got the treatment a couple of years ago.

Nov 6th, 2011, 18:57	#1
Volvon Master Member Last Online: Nov 13th, 2020 06:29 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Land of Ice & Snow	Tail lamp Need a Right hand side / offside tail lamp, mine is faded and letting white light through and can't afford a new set of clear lensed units from PFV (just yet!). UK Postage. Estate __________________ 1999 V40 1.9D (D4192T2 engine) Current mileage: 211,000 miles Average MPG: 54.4 Last edited by Volvon; Nov 6th, 2011 at 19:31.

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loki_the_glt Torquemeister Last Online: May 19th, 2024 17:26 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Asgard, Cheshire	A cheap temporary fix, as documented by several members (myself included), is to use some Tamiya clear red or clear orange model paint on the lens. Wipe the surface with methylated spirit then give the lens 2 or three coats of paint and a coat of clear varnish on top. The paint will cost about £2.50 for the two jars and lasts for years. The Exxon Valdez's repeater indicators got the treatment a couple of years ago. __________________ loki_the_glt - Skipper of the Exxon Valdez, driver of Sweden's finest sporting saloon - and pining for another Slant-4.

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