Siem Fog Lights

[yeti-dj 7]

Hello, after storing my little 205 for 18 months I had the sad discovery yesterday that my yellow Siem fog lights have rotted away, not happy!!!

 

Anyway I have another brand new set of Siem fog lights but they have the silver reflector in them rather than the yellow, has anyone ever opened the lights up and tinted the reflector and if so what did you use,

 

I really liked the yellow reflectors on the little green car.

 

Any ideas?

[S@m 156]

You can always use film to make the lense yellow rather than the reflector.

I used lamin-x on mine, and they came out quite well - although they aren't as yellow when they are on as coloured reflector ones. Also the film would protect the glass on your new ones,

 

Heres a distant and blurry pic but you get the idea;

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Sam

Edited July 8, 2012 by Sam306

[martyn180 9]

Yellow glass paint to paint the inner side of the lenses. Available from hobby craft eBay

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Pre heat your oven to 200 degrees and then turn it off. Put your lenses on a baking tray, lense up and place in oven for 5 mins.

Remove from oven and gently prise lenses away from backing using a butter knife. Remove old sealant from lense and backing. Paint reflectors using Granville amber bulb paint and allow to dry. Reseal lense to backing using white waterproof sealant for that OE look.

 

 

 

Edited July 8, 2012 by Daviewonder

[yeti-dj 7]

Forgot about this post.

 

Genius idea, so thanks a lot.

 

Another job added to the list

 

Thanks

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

Are you sure it isn't the lens that yellow & not the reflector?

 

It just unscrews easily enough, as long as the screws aren't rusted out.

 

They used to be available with both clear & yellow lenses iirc.

 

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[yeti-dj 7]

Hello, the lights that are knackered are genuine Seim fog lights so have a different lense and the reflector is yellow where the Siem spot lights I have are just a chrome reflector.

 

Gonna split the good spot lights, paint the reflector and then refit the good fog light lenses, happy days. Just a shame the fog lights I paid a fortune for have fallen to bits, but I guess that's what happens when u leave you car sitting for around 2 years!

 

 

[lagonda 41]

I have the service history for my car. From new in 1989 to when I bought it in 2003, it had had 6 pairs of replacement driving lights....and those fitted were rusty as hell. So...I'm not buying new ones, what's the point?!

[welshpug 1,627]

I fitted new ones six years ago, reflectors are fine, surrounds only have surface rust.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Almost the same, fitted some Siem units 5 + years ago and still like new, Compare them to Denji's (well you cannot) and there gone within 12 months