View Poll Results: Clear Turn Signals?
I would pay $40 for a pair of quality NA clear turn signal lenses.
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$40 is too much, I'd be interested at a lower price.
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No way, you need to make a different product first! (add a thread reply please)
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Feeler - Producing clear turn signals / other clear parts at REASONABLE prices
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944 clear turns must come first! It's a small piece that I own a perfect copy of, so it'll be the best to experiment with so I don't waste as much silicon/resin if I screw up.
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Life's been delaying things a bit lol.
Have a summer internship in a couple weeks, and some necessary maintenance to do on the 944 beforehand. Once I'm at the apartment in a couple weeks though, I won't be allowed to work on my car so the projects will ensue for sure.
Have a summer internship in a couple weeks, and some necessary maintenance to do on the 944 beforehand. Once I'm at the apartment in a couple weeks though, I won't be allowed to work on my car so the projects will ensue for sure.
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I don't want to rain on the parade but tail lights and fog lamp lenses are going to be borderline impossible with resin casting. I design these (and tons of other injection molded parts) at my day job, and the machining accuracy necessary to make the correct "scatter" of light is outside the realm of almost any machine shop. Look up a company called DBM Reflex, they make a ton of cash as being basically the only company in the world that has a process to make these reflective geometries. The turn signals and possibly some of the panels on the tail lamp lens are not, but I believe at least some of tail lamps are.
Another factor to consider is shrink, most molds are built .2 to 1% oversize since the parts shrink as they cool. Since you're copying already cooled parts, it will be difficult to copy the parts accurately and have them fit.
It's great to see people getting involved in making new parts for these cars and I want to encourage it, but just make sure can deliver. I for one would take some clear turn signals once I get my engine out and back in again...
Another factor to consider is shrink, most molds are built .2 to 1% oversize since the parts shrink as they cool. Since you're copying already cooled parts, it will be difficult to copy the parts accurately and have them fit.
It's great to see people getting involved in making new parts for these cars and I want to encourage it, but just make sure can deliver. I for one would take some clear turn signals once I get my engine out and back in again...
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The supplier claims negligible shrinkage, and I believe them. Ford motor company has used the exact product and process to restore their vintage museum cars lenses that have faded over time.
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