[perksyk]

This is a half ass tutorial on how to make clears. It should help you do it to be honest, pretty simple. If a 16 year old with room temp IQ can do it, you most definitely can. Sorry if I didn't explain some stuff clear, I am currently sleep deprived.

Here's how I did it, this is what I did, you can skip some parts, I like to work with clean parts and tools:

Step 1. I get my signals from my car, i got these signals from my parts car incase I goof up, it is really hard to goof up if you take your time.

Step 2. Clean off the housings and lenses with Isopropyl Alcohol and a microfiber cloth. Clean your work area, your area is gonna get messy.

Step 3. Get your tools. You'll need a rotary tool, any brand to your liking, a cutting blade for the rotary tool, multiple sanding tips for a rotary tool, and a flat screwdriver.

‼ MAKE SURE TO WEAR SAFETY GLASSES, I DON'T USUALLY WEAR EYEGLASSES WHILE CUTTING STUFF BUT THE PLASTIC PITCHES EVERYWHERE AND GETS SO HOT, THE LAST THING YOU'D WANT THAT IN IS IN YOUR EYES, IT HURTS SO BAD. 🤣

Step 4. Setup your rotary tool and use the cutoff wheel. The bigger the blade, the better. Cut where the orange and grey of the housing intersects. Cut as clean and straight as possible, please try and preserve the old orange lenses as it will help you make your new lenses. After you cut everything as clean as you can possibly get it, it doesn't matter if you mess it up a little, you'll get your flat screwdriver and pry near the screw hole, the part that screws into the bumper. (ik that was common sense, but ive come to realize that a lot of new 3g owners are young and dumb lol)

Step 5. Mask off the inside of the housings. I suggest you removing the reflector that is held inside. It is just a phillips head screw. You'll install this after you sand the remaining orange off the lenses.

Step 6. Setup your sanding tip onto your rotary tool and clean the orange up that is left onto the housings. Avoid sanding section by section, sand it with a back and forth motion, only do section by section if it has a light amount of orange.

Step 7. Re-install the reflector after you see no signs of orange on the housings. It's a must to get rid of the orange. Get a head gun and a heat the reflector and bend to shape so it will be nice and smooth to the housing. If you can run your fingers across the housing and can not feel the reflector, you should be good.

Step 8. Get your plexiglass sheet, lay it down onto your table or work area, get your tape and cut the tape into the shape of your signal, make it an inch wider and longer then original. You can always remove excess material but you could never add on material. Cut the shape and make sure everything is clear. If anything is blocking the end from going down, you are more than welcome to sand it smooth.

Step 9. Tape your rough cut of plexiglass onto the housings and cut the excess off. I suggest you clean it up after you cut and paste down the housing straight, make sure to get clamps and/or a vice grip, to protect the housing and lenses from getting scratched,get a cloth to cover the mating surface of your clamps or grips.

Step 10. Mix your glue or get your glue ready, pick your own glue, I'll be using clear plastic glue, and get it laid down onto the housing and the lenses. After so, squeeze the housings and lenses on, ensuring that it is straight, wait for it to dry. After you let it dry get your white, clear, black, or grey caulking, your choice, and seal the where the housing and lenses meet. Be careful.

This is pretty much it, was easy asf. Any questions, hmu on Instagram @perksysk or message me on FaceBook, Perksysk On TikTok. Here are some pictures of the process. I am a 16 year old who did this in 2 days, I've only spent 7 hours working on it. I was just taking a gamble. Didn't think this would work. It obviously did.

YOU COULD ALSO CHECK MY TIKTOK TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, I HIGHLY SUGGEST GOING ON THERE!!! @perksysk

 

[perksyk]

Here's the video you'd want to see of the clears. Please not I did not put the lenses on yet. 🤣

 

[perksyk]

Here's the video you'd want to see of the clears. Please not I did not put the lenses on yet. 🤣

F82 | Perksy on TikTok

gonna throw the lenses on but I got to excited 😭💀. #fyp #DIY

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[WhiteSpyder]

Good to see someone making the effort to create something original. When it does not exist, make it yourself. Good for you 👍 ...J.D.

 

[perksyk]

ty man, ik how much of a pain it is when you can’t find a part you’ve been lusting for after so many years. if you can’t find a part to replace your old one, just make it using your old one. 🤷🏽 It’s fairly easy imo.

 

[WhiteSpyder]

I have done a lot of fabricating. Sometimes it is the only way to get what you want. I lucked out on my front lenses. They still make them for my 2001. I am fairly well equipped to whip up my own creations. ...J.D.

 

[Bitter]

Make sure you get an amber bulb in there, turns need to amber in front.

 

[perksyk]

Make sure you get an amber bulb in there, turns need to amber in front.

of course . i already got some.

 

[WhiteSpyder]

I really do not see what the big passion is about the clear lenses. I was not going to install them in my car, but the original amber ones got so old and faded, I had to do something. On the early models, the cheap and easy fix was to go to the clear ones. ...J.D.

 

[perksyk]

clears look good imo. better than orange, especially if you have a light-colored car like mine. i plan on going all clears and lowering the car all the way. its not really a daily btw, its more of a show car tbh.

 

[WhiteSpyder]

It all depends on the owner. I drive mine. It gets dirty. Then it gets washed. Sometimes it gets left outside if I am overnight somewhere. Fun car, but it is there to be driven. I have 6 vehicles. If it takes up garage space, it has to be useful. No trailer queens allowed. ...J.D.

 

[Sisyphus58]

For the time being, I just spray tinted mine because I'm going with a "blacked out" look. I got smoked ones for the rear and tinted them more till I got the look I wanted...tinted the third brake light, too. Luckily, the inspection station passed it anyway. Here in NY, they are strict about tinting, especially windows. Tinted windows cant be more than 30% here.
I'll be dipping my stock wheels and badges soon to complete the "blacked out" look...

 

[perksyk]

make some 😩

 

[WhiteSpyder]

They are SUPPOSED to be all tuff on things like tinting and correct lights etc. in this state, but they have their hands full with more important things. They will stop you if you have "limo tint" but any lighter than that, they don't say much. I ride around on my bikes with yellow headlights & loud pipes and they leave me alone. ...J.D.

 

[perksyk]

wya? Cali? Cali sucks so much.

 

[WhiteSpyder]

wya? Cali? Cali sucks so much.

I suspect you have never been there. The big problem here is too many outsiders. They love where they came from SO MUCH they would rather live on the streets here than go home. ...J.D.

 

[perksyk]

I’ve sadly been there, way to many tourists there.

 

[WhiteSpyder]

Too many people, for sure. Been here all my life. California is due for another "purge cycle". Happens every 10 yrs. or so when the economy goes into recession. Lots of people go back home because they cannot cut it here.
This is not a place for the faint hearted. Anyhow...Back to the subject of cars. ...J.D.

 

[perksyk]

ye. i understand. i plan on just doing cams to my 6g72, anything I should I know b4 I do so?

 

[WhiteSpyder]

ye. i understand. i plan on just doing cams to my 6g72, anything I should I know b4 I do so?

I see no benefit in changing out the cams. Back in another life [before going to college] I did some professional engine building. In my experience, your money is better spent making the engine flow air. The real potential of more aggressive cam timing cannot be gained unless the intake and exhaust are improved first. Also, any real significant increase in cam lift and duration needs to be accompanied by a raise in compression. Otherwise, the low end performance suffers, and the engine idles pretty rough. You also get into ECU mapping issues. These things need to be done as a package. ...J.D.