Dashboard light refurbishing

Old Feb 2, 2013 | 02:13 PM
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Dashboard light refurbishing

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The turn signal indicator lights, high beam indicator, etc on my 57 are faded to almost no color. Can someone advise me as to the right way of restoring the color, and how to match with the original colors? Thanks!
Old Feb 4, 2013 | 06:22 AM
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Weren't they small pieces of colored plastic? You could probably get some colored gel sheets at a hobby store or plastics distributor and cover the originals with that. The gel sheets come in a ton of colors. I had a bunch of it but am not sure what's left, if any. I'll post up if I find it. Good luck, Mike
Old Feb 4, 2013 | 07:24 AM
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I think ****** is correct. I removed the the "lens" from a 1970 dash for the high beam indicator(red) and the pics show the "do dad" that directs the light to the to the dash , hope your car is the same
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 02:42 PM
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Thanks guys...I'll look for that plastic. If anyone can help me with the right shade of green for the signal indicators that would be great...any 57 owns out there? I get really **** about getting everything exactly as it should be!
Old Feb 4, 2013 | 04:46 PM
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I have some pieces of green that should be just what you need. If you can give me an idea what size the lenses are, I'll mail you a piece of the plastic gel sheet. Shoot me a PM with size and your address and it's yours. Mike
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