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Title: Cleared my factory GM SideMarker Light
Post by: modular93fox on August 03, 2010, 06:57:13 pm

So I decided to spend the extra dollar at the pick-n-pull for a side marker light. I was going to take it apart and refurbish it... and then I noticed some of the yellow coloring was flaking off. A quick trip to the sand blast cabinet at my dads work (super super fine blast media) I sand blasted the back side (inside) of the lense... its not clear, but its not yellow, more like a frosted white. Perfect. I painted some areas black so it would look even better, and the result looks awsome, so now I need to find a passenger side lense.
I am not sure if the new aftermarket are the same way, but this one happened to be an original GM lense. I didnt even have to try hard to seperate the lense from the base as it was already coming apart.
Pictures will be up later on tonight.

clint

Title: Re: Cleared my factory GM SideMarker Light
Post by: modular93fox on August 03, 2010, 06:57:38 pm

Here are the pictures... I think I will go no chrome, but the edges of the facotry side marker are not crisp... I think I will scuff and rattle can the chrome trim gloss black. What do you guys think?

(http://a.imageshack.us/img192/964/sidemarkermodnochrome.jpg)

or

(http://a.imageshack.us/img192/2195/sidemarkermodchrome.jpg)

clint

Title: Re: Cleared my factory GM SideMarker Light
Post by: beastie_3 on August 03, 2010, 07:12:23 pm

I like the chrome edge better, but either way is nice.

Title: Re: Cleared my factory GM SideMarker Light
Post by: three8six on August 04, 2010, 07:39:32 pm

Shave em

Title: Re: Cleared my factory GM SideMarker Light
Post by: modular93fox on August 08, 2010, 02:41:09 pm

(http://a.imageshack.us/img23/6669/sidemarkermodnochromein.jpg)

now to find a passenger side lense :)
clint

Title: Re: Cleared my factory GM SideMarker Light
Post by: Da67goatman on August 08, 2010, 09:07:52 pm

I do not think all of them do that.  I tried it on one of my extras, and there was no effect.  I tried soda blasting then i used high abrasive black beauty fast cut sand @ 90psi and still had no luck with removing the yellow.

Title: Re: Cleared my factory GM SideMarker Light
Post by: VileZambonie on August 08, 2010, 09:08:41 pm

Why not buy clear ones?

Title: Re: Cleared my factory GM SideMarker Light
Post by: modular93fox on August 09, 2010, 10:13:17 pm

I've searched for them but cant seem to find them. Do you have a link to a place that sells them. I thought   sold them, but they wernt D.O.T. legal. They have a new legal one that looks like poo.
As far as mine turning kinda clear... this is the 2nd one that the yellow was peeling from...
clint