[RobK]

Is anybody interested in those "Lexus" style lights for the puma? No-one makes them, not everyone's cup of tea, but I'd be interested in seeing how a light manufacturer would react if approached.

Reply to thread if you'd be interested...... comments welcomed.

[glasgowPUMA]

alsmost forgot to say
when i was part of saxo sports club a guy had similar idea bout getting coloured lights made up ,im sure he contacted the company via e-mail and they told him if they could get somit like 50 or 75 orders then they would do it
i cant remember the name off company but ill try find out
maybe give ABC lighting abuzz and see what they come up with

[RobK]

just checked  abc designs website who make rear lights.......and they say on their website that as a rule they wouldnt make the lights unless they had a minimum of 300 buyers .
but ill try a couple off the other companies like mhw and ultra

:idea:
Good work Batman!!

[BOK]

Is anybody interested in those "Lexus" style lights for the puma? No-one makes them, not everyone's cup of tea, but I'd be interested in seeing how a light manufacturer would react if approached.

Reply to thread if you'd be interested...... comments welcomed.

This has always confused the hell out of me...why do people (everywhere) keep referring to CLEAR rear lights as 'Lexus' style rear lights?? I don't know of any Lexus that has totally clear rear lights?? They usually have a red lens at least.

But I do know of many Lexus (Lexii?) that have CHROMED effect rear light housings. Correct me if I'm wrong...??

If you wanted a Lexus rear light for a Puma you'd chrome plate the inside of the light (the black plastic mouling around the lenses)- would look good on certain colours (e.g. Panther Black with chrome alloys for example) but a bit crass on an FRP...

[RobK]

Good idea Colin. Lexus just the name it has picked up.

As with all styling matters, what goes with what colour is a matter of personal taste. Would need to see in place before judging.

[sky]

The clear lens is bonded VERY STRONGLY to the back plate that contains the bulb holders/coloured lenses...if not separated with care the light will be terminally damaged.

They are almost certainly ultrasonically welded together... Therefore, splitting the unit open without damaging either side of the weld would be near impossible. For the two parts to come apart "easily" there would have to be defects in the weld in the first place :?

We do ultrasonic welding of ABS parts in work, a good weld is shown by trying to 'tear' the weld open on samples... if the two parts are a nightmare to separate and leave very jagged edges (along the weld line), the weld is pronouced good. if the two parts 'pop' apart, the batch is rejected. A few variables that make or break a welded plastic part include sonotrode frequency and power (suitable for the plastic being welded), weld time and sonotrode pressure... Get any of these aspects even slightly wrong and you get a bad weld.

I would certainly err on the side of caution trying to open the lens case... :?

[RobK]

Is there not a tool specificly used for separating these welds? I had a problem with a cracked headlight in the g/f's Cappuccino.

The light unit cannot be had without major hassle, so we looked into repairing it. Spoke to a mechanic friend who talked about infa-red something or other used to break it open (could be way off, was a year ago). Eventually located an entire unit in New Zealand and had it shipped back, so repair route abandoned.

Bit of a can of worms I've inadvertantly opened....

[101]

Is there not a tool specificly used for separating these welds? I had a problem with a cracked headlight in the g/f's Cappuccino.  


Bit of a can of worms I've inadvertantly opened....

But we may learn something from it, so it's a good can of worms :wink:

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