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venting (smashed taillight)



I have tried that without much luck.  If you perfect a technique I
will pay you $$$ for a clean 8v reverse lens.

On 11/14/07, Greg Pallett <greg.rocco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The friend has not offered to pay.  Yet.  I think I'll have to bring that up
> though!
> FWIW, there was *one* martini involved.  Before dinner, which was a hearty
> porkchop, applesauce, and a salad, followed by homemade brownies with
> vanillia ice cream.
>
> I have some spare turn signals lying around.... with one of the really
> trashed ones I might see if it's possible to *very*carefully* cut the amber
> portion off hte rest of the lens.... and then finid a donor portion.
>
> *shrug* we'll see, all it takes is time and a few dremel cutoff wheels,
> right?
>
> GP
>
> On Nov 14, 2007 5:08 PM, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > You have friends that don't know how to back out of a driveway without
> > running into things?
> > Well, maybe I can understand if you fed him two or three martinis, but
> > other
> > than that.......
> > Did he offer to pay?
> >
> > From: "Greg Pallett" <greg.rocco@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Scirocco list" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:09 AM
> > Subject: venting (smashed taillight)
> >
> >
> > >A friend of mine came over for dinner.
> > > While backing out of my driveway, the backed *into* my car, which was
> > > parked
> > > on the grass at the edge of the street.
> > > No real damage, save for a scratched up bumper.. *sigh*
> > >
> > > and a slightly smashed tail light.
> > >
> > > I'm exceptionally irritated, they *were*mint*
> > >
> > > They did look like this
> > > (pic courtesy of Joe Mair)
> > > http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p217/joemair/Scirocco/IMG_1006.jpg
> > >
> > > Now the amber section is all cracked and f'd up.
> > >
> > > Just venting for now, we will see what they look like in the daytime.
> > >
> > > GP
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