Yellowing foglights

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Yellowing foglights

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I've just fitted a new pair of genuine fog lights to the Valve and want to yellow the centre part of the lense to match the original Bx brochure pictures.

Is there a film you buy to do this or is it still a brush on ink like my Mum used to do many years ago before our annual summer holiday to France :?:

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when you say yellow centre part of the lense, what exactly do you mean mike??? sory for my stupidity lol but a bit confused here loL!

youmay better off with the yellow paint as then its easily removable with meths rather than anything sticky!!
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As above just buy a bottle of "amber lens" a small bottle of yellow translucent paint - most motor accesory shops stock it.

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Off to the motor factors then at lunchtime then :D

Tim, the part of the glass that actually houses the bulb and not the outer rectangular piece with the screw holes.

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did you find any Mike? I have some I bought locally if you want I'll get you some? It's cheap and lasts for ages.... the green beast had yellow fogs!
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i always saw my dad using iodene... but i hate yellow fogs... gve me hid's anyday
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the sad thing is that the yellow foglights are much better int he fog than clear / white ones are! loL!
and also you dont look half such a spanner driving around in broad daylight with them on either!
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anybody driving around in broad daylight in good lighting conditions with fog lights on is a spanner... yellow or not! and the police issue tickets for this sort of thing when they have nothing better to do!
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