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dakary340
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clear indicators

Post by dakary340 » 05 Mar 2011 02:57 pm

anyone making them yet? cant find any :(
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Re: clear indicators

Post by Chris_C » 05 Mar 2011 07:24 pm

We got radicast to make up 20 pairs 4ish years ago. I reckoned they didnt suit so sold mine ;)
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Re: clear indicators

Post by Stisn » 07 Mar 2011 03:05 pm

http://www.300power.com/forum/index.php?topic=2759.0

A guide to make them yourself. New on this forum, so dunno if there is a guide like this yet.
Worth looking in to tho. The glass is from a lamp.
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Re: clear indicators

Post by Chris_C » 07 Mar 2011 03:10 pm

No, there isn't.

Great first post :D
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'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
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Re: clear indicators

Post by dakary340 » 07 Mar 2011 03:30 pm

great post, thanks for the help ill be giving that a go.....ill make a thread of my mishaps :D :D
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Re: clear indicators

Post by Hell Driver » 07 Mar 2011 09:46 pm

Good work! I've got a stack of cracked/damaged indicators I've saved for no apparent reason. A good use for them has just appeared. What's the white stuff? And more importantly where do you get it!
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Re: clear indicators

Post by magnumpi » 07 Mar 2011 10:08 pm

Hell Driver wrote:Good work! I've got a stack of cracked/damaged indicators I've saved for no apparent reason. A good use for them has just appeared. What's the white stuff? And more importantly where do you get it!
I looks very much like the plastic diffuser from a fluorescent light fitting :wink:
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Re: clear indicators

Post by volvosneverdie » 07 Mar 2011 10:12 pm

magnumpi wrote:
Hell Driver wrote:Good work! I've got a stack of cracked/damaged indicators I've saved for no apparent reason. A good use for them has just appeared. What's the white stuff? And more importantly where do you get it!
I looks very much like the plastic diffuser from a fluorescent light fitting :wink:
The lad knows his light fittings! :D
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Re: clear indicators

Post by sven360 » 07 Mar 2011 10:34 pm

volvosneverdie wrote:
magnumpi wrote:
Hell Driver wrote:Good work! I've got a stack of cracked/damaged indicators I've saved for no apparent reason. A good use for them has just appeared. What's the white stuff? And more importantly where do you get it!
I looks very much like the plastic diffuser from a fluorescent light fitting :wink:
The lad knows his light fittings! :D

I can obtain said diffuser for you VND if you want to try it.
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Re: clear indicators

Post by magnumpi » 07 Mar 2011 11:15 pm

volvosneverdie wrote:
magnumpi wrote:
Hell Driver wrote:Good work! I've got a stack of cracked/damaged indicators I've saved for no apparent reason. A good use for them has just appeared. What's the white stuff? And more importantly where do you get it!
I looks very much like the plastic diffuser from a fluorescent light fitting :wink:
The lad knows his light fittings! :D

Ceilings and partitions i can do :lol:
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Re: clear indicators

Post by volvosneverdie » 07 Mar 2011 11:28 pm

sven360 wrote: I can obtain said diffuser for you VND if you want to try it.
im 300-less old bean.

thanks for the offer.

pug already has clear clickers. coz im cool like that.
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Re: clear indicators

Post by sven360 » 07 Mar 2011 11:54 pm

Indeed you are.I forgot about that. :oops:

I'll mebees collect a couple in case you get one later.

You can store 'em in the orange box :lol:
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Re: clear indicators

Post by volvosneverdie » 08 Mar 2011 12:00 am

sven360 wrote:Indeed you are.I forgot about that. :oops:

I'll mebees collect a couple in case you get one later.

You can store 'em in the orange box :lol:
Plan.
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Re: clear indicators

Post by L14MNP » 08 Mar 2011 03:40 pm

Tango FTW IMO.

The light fitting diffuser idea is just like this the 200 SX boys use the same method too. Shows it's proven to work.
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Re: clear indicators

Post by Stisn » 29 Mar 2011 01:07 pm

magnumpi wrote:
Hell Driver wrote:Good work! I've got a stack of cracked/damaged indicators I've saved for no apparent reason. A good use for them has just appeared. What's the white stuff? And more importantly where do you get it!
I looks very much like the plastic diffuser from a fluorescent light fitting :wink:
You my friend... Are absolutely right!
I just didnt know the word for it :roll:
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