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Old 03-29-2014 | 02:31 PM
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I spent £12 on some E-Tech spray and didn't have high hopes. My rear lights and reflector were pink and faded. An hour or two later and the change is dramatic (more dramatic in the flesh). Definitely recommended.

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Originally Posted by mastersdom
I spent £12 on some E-Tech spray and didn't have high hopes. My rear lights and reflector were pink and faded. An hour or two later and the change is dramatic (more dramatic in the flesh). Definitely recommended.
Wow, I'll have to give that a try. Seems much easier than film. Mine are cracked pretty severely too. It's hard to tell in your before photo, but are yours cracked too, or just faded? Also, what color tint is it exactly?
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Is it a tinted spray or clear defiantly an improvement good find
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After the spray is the light colour of the indicators still orange?
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Originally Posted by g60pops
After the spray is the light colour of the indicators still orange?
I will come back to you on that one but it is a very mild tint.
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Originally Posted by ray stobbs
Is it a tinted spray or clear defiantly an improvement good find
Yes tinted spray. Will find the Ebay link.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E-Tech-Len...item41697b02ee

£7 including delivery!
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Originally Posted by MrNvgtr
Wow, I'll have to give that a try. Seems much easier than film. Mine are cracked pretty severely too. It's hard to tell in your before photo, but are yours cracked too, or just faded? Also, what color tint is it exactly?
Yep mine are cracked too but seem less so after using the spray.

Here's what I did:

1. Took off lenses.
2. Briefly gently sanded with 1500 wet and dry (it didn't say to do that but I thought I'd get a better result).
3. Masked off around the removed lenses and then sprayed.

The crack in my reflector is so bad that I will need a new one at some point.
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Excellent tip!!! Thanks!
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Way easier than film and should be a better result than film can achieve.
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