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[ddb]

I like it too! Great job!

[jbs986]

Car looks, sweet.

[Christian H]

Nice one Trieu!

Your car just gets better and better, loving the stripes but I think you may be due an amberectomy pretty soon the finishing touch?

[trieullionaire]

Hey Christian,

Thanks for the nice compliment, it's an old car but it has been a joy to work with. Surely, a newer car would be great to own but there is a satisfaction to take what you already have and make the most of it. If I had to redo things, I probably would have went the route of wrapping my dash and doors in alcantara instead...but some things are only meant to be done once, at least when it comes to my patience.

Regarding the amberectomy, does anyone have extreme close up shots...Christian do you have pics? I like the clear look but I'm not a fan of jagged plastics or rough edges if that is the best that can be done to remove the amber. I often wanted to heat the covers of the headlight to separate it from the main portion to get at the amber. Has anyone ever done it that way? If I did that, I would probably matte black out a certain portion of the headlight as well to give it a more aggressive look. But that may be far fetch...I should have tested my idea on the old set of lights I had.

Next for me is to matte black my rims. I've kinda rendered out what I would like to do with it. I am kinda wondering if I should powder coat it or use the matte black vinyl to wrap the rims. The wrap is definitely less permanent if I decide I want to bring back the original polished rims...in my rendering I deambered the lights for you Christian.

[tuanle16]

holy fuk. awesome.

[Christian H]

Originally Posted by trieullionaire

Hey Christian,

Thanks for the nice compliment, it's an old car but it has been a joy to work with. Surely, a newer car would be great to own but there is a satisfaction to take what you already have and make the most of it. If I had to redo things, I probably would have went the route of wrapping my dash and doors in alcantara instead...but some things are only meant to be done once, at least when it comes to my patience.

Regarding the amberectomy, does anyone have extreme close up shots...Christian do you have pics? I like the clear look but I'm not a fan of jagged plastics or rough edges if that is the best that can be done to remove the amber. I often wanted to heat the covers of the headlight to separate it from the main portion to get at the amber. Has anyone ever done it that way? If I did that, I would probably matte black out a certain portion of the headlight as well to give it a more aggressive look. But that may be far fetch...I should have tested my idea on the old set of lights I had.

Next for me is to matte black my rims. I've kinda rendered out what I would like to do with it. I am kinda wondering if I should powder coat it or use the matte black vinyl to wrap the rims. The wrap is definitely less permanent if I decide I want to bring back the original polished rims...in my rendering I deambered the lights for you Christian.

Hey Trieu

You have obviously put a lot of time effort and money into your car and you derserve to be proud of it, it certainly has more character then a lot of newer cars today!

I woke my Box from it's winter slumber and took a few close up pics for you to study







I used the soldering iron technique you can remove the complete amber lens through the indicator bulb mounting hole this does not leave any plastic jagged or otherwise behind!
Completing the first light did make me sweat a bit but it was well worth it.

As far as spliting the full lens cover off I know some VW guys use hot air guns or warm the lights in an oven/stove to separate the lens from the main body of the light but I think it could all end in tears on the Boxster light.

In my first picture it still looks like it has a slight amber glow but I think it must have been the flash reflecting on the silver indicator bulb.

With regards to your wheels either wrapped or painted they will look sweet

[trieullionaire]

Hey Christian, thank you so much for doing that for me. That works for me, out with the amber and in with the clear! By the way, your paint looks really great up close...beautiful polish, awesome color too.

[Christian H]

Originally Posted by trieullionaire

Hey Christian, thank you so much for doing that for me. That works for me, out with the amber and in with the clear! By the way, your paint looks really great up close...beautiful polish, awesome color too.

Cheers fella!

Any problems with the amber removal, send me a pm