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Date: 4-2-08 01:22
From: shipm_8 in San Francisco 
Subject: 72tii — Refurbished tail lights  
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Finally got around to tackle the tail lights. Went the Krylon chrome paint route, and the result looks great. Only problem: found some water stuck inside the left lens. Couldn't figure out how to drain it. Any ideas?
William
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| A burst of brilliance on my part: Took a pic of the wiring to make reconnecting easier. |
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| Laid it all out on the kitchen table. |
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| Connectors and sockets masked. |
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| Two coats of Krylon Chrome, front and back. |
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| It'll probably photograph better during the day. Third brake light is by Hella. Got it at Daniel Stern Lighting. |
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Date: 4-2-08 05:37
From: shipm_8 in San Francisco
Subject: Re: 72tii — Refurbished tail lights
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Thanks, Colin. I got the paint at Art City, item KRY-1010. $12.86 with shipping.
http://www.artcity.com/kry-1010.html
Congratulations on getting the '02. And on having a cool job....I spent most of my youth wanting to be a recording engineer.
William
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Date: 4-2-08 06:20
From: shipm_8 in San Francisco
Subject: Re: 72tii — Refurbished tail lights
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With all the lights on.....
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Date: 4-4-08 02:24
From: shipm_8 in San Francisco
Subject: Re: 72tii — Refurbished tail lights
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For the third brake light check out http://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html
Scroll down to the bottom. Model 38 is what I installed.
Also, on the tail lights: I upgraded the bulbs with this one http://store.candlepower.com/p3497.html much brighter.
William
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Date: 4-11-08 10:11
From: Chris_B in Scotts Valley, CA 
Subject: Re: 72tii — Refurbished tail lights
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Say, compadre. Have you considered using LED bulbs? For the last couple of years, I have been messing around with a project to set up my tail lights with these bulbs. The advantages are low power consumption, almost infinite durability/reliability, brighter (in some applications...) light, quicker onset with application, and better color.
What I mean by "better color" is that the color of 02 lenses tend to wash out with age and use, to the point where the red in the running light part of the tail lights don't look very red any more. With red LED lamps, you get a deep, rich red color despite the bleached plastic in an older tail light lens. I have NOS lenses that are not washed out, but I have found that using red LED bulbs really makes the color more rich and deep. This might seem trivial to some folks, but I really like the effect.
If anyone is interested in this subject, I can provide pictures and details about the bulbs.
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Chris B.
'73 ex-Malaga
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