11-12-2008, 06:40 PM
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Your on the right track. I prefer this to the amber. Would be ideal if you can match the "smoked" color of your sidelights --
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11-13-2008, 07:36 AM
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It's really quite easy to de-amber, but you do need to purchase the clear triangles (which are very inexpensive). I removed my headlights and had it done in no time; think it took longer to clean the burnt plastic off my solder iron.
I guess the covers would be a good option for those who fear melting their lights, though.
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11-13-2008, 08:16 AM
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Two different light set ups though.
Yours just had the orange reflector behind the lens which you nicely melted out and removed. The older lights have the orange coloring in the lens/cover itself which cannot be removed.
Good thought though - yours look nice 
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11-13-2008, 11:33 AM
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I didn't think it was possible to de-amber your headlights without buying new lights. Can you explain how you did it? Or a DIY post link?
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Originally Posted by jmatta
It's really quite easy to de-amber, but you do need to purchase the clear triangles (which are very inexpensive). I removed my headlights and had it done in no time; think it took longer to clean the burnt plastic off my solder iron.
I guess the covers would be a good option for those who fear melting their lights, though.
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11-13-2008, 02:10 PM
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Thanks for the correction...I forgot some had the amber color on the outer lens (old age kicking in). For the rest of you, here is a link which explains how to melt it out.
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=178&hl=amberectomy
Last edited by jmatta; 11-13-2008 at 02:20 PM.
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11-13-2008, 04:21 PM
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I WISH I had your lights!! yes, I have the amber IN the lens...you can't get that out. "out damn spot!"
too bad there isn't some magical chemical "dye" to change the color of tinted plastic.... to somehow "bleach" the orange into clear??? wishful thinking...
maybe I can just convince my wife that we should upgrade to a 987S....
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11-13-2008, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jmatta
Thanks for the correction...I forgot some had the amber color on the outer lens (old age kicking in).
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WHAT?!?!?! There are actually Porsche headlights with amber color in the outer lens? Ughhh... that's got to look horrible. Why would Porsche ever do something like that??? 
Anyone in the San Francisco area see the post on Babblers about the guy who wants to trade his litronics and red tails for stock and $800? That's a great deal! That's kind of what I did - traded a guy in San Jose who was trading in his Boxster for my stock lights and $750 and got his perfect litronics. Now I'm not one of those lowly peons with the old, nasty, yellow lights. hehehehe  just kidding guys
Kirk
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