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Re: mk1 clear lenses



As far as I know you can fit the mirror with the light dispersing
(check out the new Vauxhall Astra),leaving only a flat as possible inner
side to the lens,or both sides of the lens could be polished clear like 
the new Astra lenses.

Ewen

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	From: "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
	To: Ewan.Marshall@UK
	Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
	Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses
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	Surely you'd need to be pretty precise with the inner face of the lens 
	as well as it has geometric ridges on the inside for light dispersion, 
	Or have I got the wrong end of the stick here?
	
	>Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 11:25:03 +0000 (GMT)
	>From: Ewan Marshall - Frans Maas Linlithgow <Ewan.Marshall@UK.Sun.COM>
	>Reply-To: Ewan Marshall - Frans Maas Linlithgow 
	<Ewan.Marshall@UK.Sun.COM>
	>Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses
	>To: ewanhopkins@hotmail.com
	>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
	>
	>Ewan,
	>
	>	I have thought about doing this as well.I have moulding 
experience
	>and think that you would only need the bottom part (outside face of 
	lens)
	>of the mould to make it work.All inside bits ie connections to bodywork
	>etc,could be worked around,although this would be difficult to achieve.
	>
	>Rgds,
	>
	>	Ewen.
	>	
	>	      
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	>	From: "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
	>	To: bhonnold@pac-cap.com, dbruby@ainet.com
	>	Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
	>	Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses
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	>	
	>	I suspect you would have a hard job getting the plastic to flow 
in the 
	>	mould, unless you used injection moulding: megabucks for the 
tooling.  
	>	You'd be better using resin, like the stuff they use for 
paperweights, 
	>	but it might be pretty fragile. If you made enough of them, 
maybe not 
	>	such a problem and you could make they any colour you like!
	>	
	>	Cheers,
	>	
	>	Ewan.
	>	'85 2.0 Storm
	>	'86 1.8 GT
	>	
	>	
	>	>From: "David Ruby" <dbruby@ainet.com>
	>	>To: "Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
	>	>Cc: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
	>	>Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses
	>	>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:28:09 -0800
	>	>
	>	>Hey Brian,
	>	>Here's a nutty thought regarding making clear turn signal 
lenses:
	>	>If one carefully removed the lens portion, and made a mold of 
it, new 
	>	lenses
	>	>could be manufactured easily out of clear plastic using the 
"lost 
	wax"
	>	>method.  I have a friend who makes sculptures out of bronze 
metal in 
	>	this
	>	>fashion.  With plastic, it'd work great.  I think there might 
be a 
	few
	>	>plastic fabrication shops in the Sacto area which could do it.
	>	>Depending on the type of plastic used, the quality might equal 
	factory
	>	>standards.
	>	>Best part: you could go into mass production.  $400/pair, even!
	>	>Ch-ching!!
	>	>
	>	>-Dave
	>	>86 8v happy with amber lenses
	>	>-----Original Message-----
	>	>From: Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
	>	>To: Owen <rabeys@cadvision.com>; scirocco list 
	>	<scirocco-L@scirocco.org>;
	>	>Dirk Schneider <SCIROCCO@t-online.de>
	>	>Date: Sonntag, 15. November 1998 10:52
	>	>Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses, URL???
	>	>
	>	>
	>	>>Thanks Dirk,
	>	>>
	>	>>It's always nice to hear form the definative source. hehe
	>	>>
	>	>>I realize that there is no evidence that the lenses ever 
existed but 
	>	the
	>	>>fact remains that the guy who advertized on JWelty's page sold 
an 
	>	original
	>	>>German made pair of clear MkI turn signal for $475 last week.
	>	>>
	>	>>I e-mailed the guy extensively and he was adamamnt that these 
were 
	the 
	>	real
	>	>>thing that hi uncle had brought back from a swap meet in 
Germany..
	>	>>
	>	>>Just my .02
	>	>>
	>	>>Brian
	>	>>-----Original Message-----
	>	>>From: Dirk Schneider <SCIROCCO@t-online.de>
	>	>>To: Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>; Owen 
	<rabeys@cadvision.com>;
	>	>>scirocco list <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
	>	>>Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 5:36 PM
	>	>>Subject: Re: mk1 clear lenses, URL???
	>	>>
	>	>>
	>	>>>Hello,
	>	>>>
	>	>>>
	>	>>>>
	>	>>>>>Anyone have the url for that mk1 that had the clear lenses? 
 It 
	>	came up
	>	>a
	>	>>>>>long time ago, but i can't remember what it looked like.  
Brian, 
	of
	>	>>>anyone,
	>	>>>>>you must have it?? :)
	>	>>>>But of course
	>	>>>>
	>	>>>>The site is:  
http://sites.inka.de/sites/octopus/scirocco.htm
	>	>>>>
	>	>>>>The picture is a bitchin Mk1, the car in the background has 
clear 
	>	turn
	>	>>>>signals.  I wonder whats behind that cool hood scoop???
	>	>>>>
	>	>>>>While we're on the subject, check out that sweet Mk1 rear 
wing and 
	>	no
	>	>rear
	>	>>>>bumper on the car in the foreground!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	>	>>>
	>	>>>
	>	>>>
	>	>>>I know this picture,
	>	>>>its from Scirocco Club Karlsruhe (the town where I live)
	>	>>>I have visited & talked with them about the picture, and they 
say 
	>	that
	>	>>>the t.s. were probably custom made (from Audi 100 lenses)
	>	>>>
	>	>>>the car is trashed and the t.s. are gone.
	>	>>>(their girls are still alive and well )   :)
	>	>>>
	>	>>>so there is no proof of existance for any clear Mk1 turn 
signals 
	that 
	>	I
	>	>>>know...
	>	>>>
	>	>>>...and I have asked many people on VW-Treffen this season to 
find 
	>	out..
	>	>>>
	>	>>>
	>	>>>best regards
	>	>>>Dirk
	>	>>>
	>	>>>>
	>	>>>>Brian Honnold
	>	>>>>'78 Rocco Ragtop
	>	>>>
	>	>>>
	>	>>>
	>	>>
	>	>>
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