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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Khare on 28 February 2008, 22:29

Title: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Khare on 28 February 2008, 22:29

At the moment my car is MOT failiure material because of the rear lights. The indicator light and reverse light are red, and i heard this is MOT failiure. I heard nail varnish can remove the tint from the corresponding light area to the reverse light and indicator lights. is this true? if not, what else is there to do?

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: [han] on 28 February 2008, 22:34

reverse lights are not essential for the mot.. so maybe just remove the bulbs?

Green  bulbs will sort the problem of the light flashing red on the indicators. Green bulbs still flash orange through a red tint.

Good luck.

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Khare on 28 February 2008, 23:10

yh sounds good. i'l try that.

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: [han] on 29 February 2008, 00:03

my reverse lights don't work at all... so i know you dont need them.

but green bulbs def your answer to red tints.

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: russ-vdub on 29 February 2008, 13:06

yo i got a pair of standard lights you can borrow for the mot if you want buddy? when is it?

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Khare on 29 February 2008, 16:50

oh cheers russ. I'l try the green bulbs first anyway as i want to keep orange indicators though. Its due on the 6th of june, so still awhile to go. i also heard that the front water jets have to work for the MOT to pass. Is this true??

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: [han] on 29 February 2008, 17:05

changing stuff for an mot is not the answer. you should flash orange by law, and it could be construed as a dodgy brake light causing someone to slam on (idiots i know) but coul cause a problem. they need to be orange.

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Khare on 29 February 2008, 17:24

yh thats what im saying. Thats why i want mine to be orange for the whole time not just MOT. but then again, no 1 has crashed behind me yet so...:D

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Philpy on 29 February 2008, 20:28

Acetone that you can buy from your local chemist will take it off easy. Thats what ive used for removing light tint in the past!

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: [han] on 01 March 2008, 10:39

but why remove the tint when the problem can be solved  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Khare on 01 March 2008, 12:48

i'l try the green bulbs first, if that doesnt work then i'l use acetone to remove tint.
cheers guys
Andres

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Philpy on 01 March 2008, 14:29

Quote from: [han] on 01 March 2008, 10:39

but why remove the tint when the problem can be solved  :rolleyes:

Incase it doesnt work  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: [han] on 01 March 2008, 14:55

why will it not work?

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Philpy on 01 March 2008, 15:40

Pass.
Ive never tried Green bulbs as indicators in red tinted lenses.... But his question was how can I remove tint from lights so I thought id help him out  :smug:

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Khare on 01 March 2008, 16:46

i'l try the green bulbs first i think and then if it doesnt work then i'l untint the lights. Thanks for the help guys. Much appreciated.  :smiley:

Andres

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: monzablue16v on 01 March 2008, 18:07

Good luck finding some green bulbs :laugh:

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Khare on 01 March 2008, 18:29

yh i was jsut having a look and its actually quite hard. maybe GSF have some??

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: Philpy on 01 March 2008, 18:35

Quote from: monzablue16v on 01 March 2008, 18:07

Good luck finding some green bulbs :laugh:

Umm yeah I was thinking how hard they would be to get hold off  :huh:

Title: Re: I need to untint my rear lights.
Post by: [han] on 02 March 2008, 14:13

hard ? Really, halford and motorworld will definitely do them. if they don't stock them you can order them. Gsf may do them... they are popular.

i know for a fact that motorworld have them as a stock line in the bigger stores and can transfer next day between smaller stores. i used to work there.