Our amber headlights CAN be de-ambered

[JoeSki01]

My 1998 Boxster has amber turn signals but, the turn signal area has an amber colored film over it. No where near the thickness of 1.25 mm. It is more like the thickness of a heavy tint film that would be used on a window. When running your finger pads acrross the edge you can feel the "step" up onto the film. I'm thinking this might be removed with a heat gun, only concern would be the adhesive residue. Anyone else have amber film on their headlights?

[tommy583]

Particlewave I have a drivers side headlight you can have. If you want it I will send it out to you next week. Let me know.

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by tommy583

Particlewave I have a drivers side headlight you can have. If you want it I will send it out to you next week. Let me know.

Definitely! Thanks Tommy!

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by JoeSki01

My 1998 Boxster has amber turn signals but, the turn signal area has an amber colored film over it. No where near the thickness of 1.25 mm. It is more like the thickness of a heavy tint film that would be used on a window. When running your finger pads acrross the edge you can feel the "step" up onto the film. I'm thinking this might be removed with a heat gun, only concern would be the adhesive residue. Anyone else have amber film on their headlights?

I'm 99% sure that what you are feeling is just the transition I posted above. It does look and feel like a film, which has confused many people over the years. Don't feel bad.

Unless someone actually put amber film on a clear lens which I'm pretty sure didn't happen
They never came from the factory that way...

[Porsche-Eh]

Once de-ambered, does the turn signal blink white? Do you then need to install clear bulbs that light up orange? I've seen threads about these for to other cars. Thanks

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by Porsche-Eh

Once de-ambered, does the turn signal blink white? Do you then need to install clear bulbs that light up orange? I've seen threads about these for to other cars. Thanks

Orange bulbs will work, but they give an orange tint to the turn signal area that you just worked so hard to remove the orange from.
Silver bulbs that illuminate orange are best.