remove yellow from is300 foglight.
08-03-04, 09:49 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
i am curious why it would decrease light output? if you sand it rough, then go to 180, 220, and eventually wet sand with 2000 you get pretty much a clear lens?
i am curious why it would decrease light output? if you sand it rough, then go to 180, 220, and eventually wet sand with 2000 you get pretty much a clear lens?
08-03-04, 12:43 PM
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Originally posted by bchau_gt
I don't really know, but maybe the refraction of the light may be slightly different?
I don't really know, but maybe the refraction of the light may be slightly different?
08-18-04, 09:53 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
i am curious why it would decrease light output? if you sand it rough, then go to 180, 220, and eventually wet sand with 2000 you get pretty much a clear lens?
i am curious why it would decrease light output? if you sand it rough, then go to 180, 220, and eventually wet sand with 2000 you get pretty much a clear lens?
08-20-04, 08:12 PM
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just sanded the lens.Your right, on the len ,it's clear,they spray the lens with some transparent yellow paint on the flat side of the lens.my bad
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08-22-04, 04:38 PM
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wow, this is a great guide. i wish i had the guts to bake the fixtures though. can you elaborate on that procedure?
so i guess after your final test, paint thinner will work just like sanding? i do like that RX light swap though. seems easy and painless.
i like to do this except that i would hate to mess up anything having to bake and then reseal...how do you reseal anyway?
thanks.
so i guess after your final test, paint thinner will work just like sanding? i do like that RX light swap though. seems easy and painless.
i like to do this except that i would hate to mess up anything having to bake and then reseal...how do you reseal anyway?
thanks.
08-23-04, 02:59 AM
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Originally posted by lexus4jess2
just sanded the lens.Your right, on the len ,it's clear,they spray the lens with some transparent yellow paint on the flat side of the lens.my bad
just sanded the lens.Your right, on the len ,it's clear,they spray the lens with some transparent yellow paint on the flat side of the lens.my bad
08-23-04, 09:52 PM
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Originally posted by darden
wow, this is a great guide. i wish i had the guts to bake the fixtures though. can you elaborate on that procedure?
so i guess after your final test, paint thinner will work just like sanding? i do like that RX light swap though. seems easy and painless.
i like to do this except that i would hate to mess up anything having to bake and then reseal...how do you reseal anyway?
thanks.
wow, this is a great guide. i wish i had the guts to bake the fixtures though. can you elaborate on that procedure?
so i guess after your final test, paint thinner will work just like sanding? i do like that RX light swap though. seems easy and painless.
i like to do this except that i would hate to mess up anything having to bake and then reseal...how do you reseal anyway?
thanks.
if you don't wat to put it in the oven.
08-24-04, 10:20 PM
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Originally posted by lexus4jess2
you can use a heat gun to remove the lens as well. if you don't wat to put it in the oven.
you can use a heat gun to remove the lens as well.
if you don't wat to put it in the oven.
08-25-04, 12:26 AM
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Originally posted by darden
thanks man for the helpful info. still debating if i want to try this out myself. maybe when i move out to SOCAL, i can seek your expert help in this area in person.
thanks man for the helpful info. still debating if i want to try this out myself. maybe when i move out to SOCAL, i can seek your expert help in this area in person.
08-25-04, 12:42 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
it's a nice mod if you wanna have matching headlights color, you should do it. me myself i love the yellow fogs which tells it's a lexus, that's why i am keeping them
it's a nice mod if you wanna have matching headlights color, you should do it. me myself i love the yellow fogs which tells it's a lexus, that's why i am keeping them
as for functionality, you think yellow outperforms white in foggy conditions? or maybe not much difference.
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08-25-04, 01:59 AM
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Originally posted by darden
yeah, i like the yellow fogs. i don't turn on my fogs unless it's really foggy or raining. but i do also like the white. i can't decide.
as for functionality, you think yellow outperforms white in foggy conditions? or maybe not much difference.
yeah, i like the yellow fogs. i don't turn on my fogs unless it's really foggy or raining. but i do also like the white. i can't decide.
as for functionality, you think yellow outperforms white in foggy conditions? or maybe not much difference.
i just love them too much, hehe...in terms of foggy occasion, yellow DEFINITELY works better than white. the idea under foggy situation is that you want to have some soft light penetrating the fogs. yellow is a lot softer than white light, so that's why. putting white (specially if you change the bulb to superwhite as well) it's not going to help in foggy situation
08-25-04, 02:37 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
oh my fogs on both gs4 and is3 are always on whenever headlights are on i just love them too much, hehe...
in terms of foggy occasion, yellow DEFINITELY works better than white. the idea under foggy situation is that you want to have some soft light penetrating the fogs. yellow is a lot softer than white light, so that's why. putting white (specially if you change the bulb to superwhite as well) it's not going to help in foggy situation
oh my fogs on both gs4 and is3 are always on whenever headlights are on
i just love them too much, hehe...in terms of foggy occasion, yellow DEFINITELY works better than white. the idea under foggy situation is that you want to have some soft light penetrating the fogs. yellow is a lot softer than white light, so that's why. putting white (specially if you change the bulb to superwhite as well) it's not going to help in foggy situation
in my first bmw, i used to keep the fogs on all the time, but i found out that they kinda burn out too fast. after that car, i just kept the fogs off on the cars and used them when necessary. in doing so kept the bulbs lasting for a really long time. i think i have gotten lazy, not that it's a big deal or something to replace the fog bulbs.
