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tImBoWe · Post by **tImBoWe** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:23 pm

Finally found enough Alfetta lenses to get the conversion to the rear of the car finished. Gone to the all red U.S. spec configuration. I like the look of it more than the red/orange mix. Alot of new cars round these days are going that way and illiminating the amber lens in favour of the all red look. Easy conversion to do. Made seals from a length of rubber trim that fit over the outer edge of the lens and it seals up to the body well. I checked into the legallity of the red indicator lens for our part of the planet. No probs with that either. "Red or Amber directional indicator" does suffice according to the laws of the land.

sh0rtlife · Post by **sh0rtlife** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:34 am

i love that look....just wish any of the split lenses in red or amber were more easily found over here....i just want to do away with these delorian looking tail lights

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:55 pm

Jeez, I really like that, I'd love to do mine that way.
What's involved in the bodywork to fit them?

MD · Post by MD » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:31 pm

Dunno. Reminds me of the Fiat BC coupes rear splint lenses..

x-rad · Post by **x-rad** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:11 pm

Daniel...Take off your one piece..Alfa did not change the bodywork underneath

TimBo: looks great!

tImBoWe · Post by **tImBoWe** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:49 pm

Cheerz. Yep they fit up not too bad. Never realised that there so many different type of the same lens. About 6! But they are becomming hard to locate, especially 4 matching ones. I got mine from Aussie, England, and U.S. all new in the plastic. As well as a couple of spares just in case..

Ebay has some on there now. You've just got to keep hunting. Re-Originals, High-woods, Ricambi D-epoca auto. I got some prices from European suppliers but they turned out to be unrealistic compared to what I'd allready paid. That was the reason why I switched to all red.

Let me know if any one wants to do the job and I'll post a pic of the rubber seal material that I used. Bought of the local engineering supplies shop who had it there in stock. Works well.

sh0rtlife · Post by **sh0rtlife** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:01 am

im planing on droping my 83's when i can find a complete set of splits

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:57 pm

If I can find the bits, and that means amber lenses over here, I'll do mine.

tImBoWe · Post by **tImBoWe** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:33 pm

The really hard ones to get seem to be the right hand amber lenses. There are a couple of lefts on ebay Aus now for round $20 U.S. I emailed every seller on ebay who had a supply of Italian lenses for sale and inquired as to weather they may able to source me what I needed. But some avenues which I never explored were some of the Alfa owners clubs who hold spares and pass them on at realistic prices.

Good luck with your search.

sh0rtlife · Post by **sh0rtlife** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:23 pm

lol i picked up a beat 79 gtv for .99 cents off ebay if for nothing else the passenger side full set of ambers

tImBoWe · Post by **tImBoWe** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:05 pm

Good score S/L. Could be some other usefull spares on it also.

x-rad · Post by **x-rad** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:13 am

Old lenses can still be repaired to look fairly new with the right clearcoat....

Job done