Tear drop turn signal housing disassembly

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Tear drop turn signal housing disassembly

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I'd like to send out my 69 tear drop turn signal housings to be rechromed, but I'm not sure whether or how to get the electrical part off. I do intend to go with LED lights in the end, so that may play in if I have to trash the electrical part. It appears like the electrical part (bottom of the housing is somehow just pressed in--doesn't look like the same material but I'm not sure. Thoughts?
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They are pressed in. You have to very carefully press or tap them out. If you would like a new pair of bodies I may have a set on the way here in a few hours. Would cost you about $65 or so plus shipping.
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I haven't done the tear drop indicators, but my front indicators are similar in design. Remove bulb. Remove rear grommet, it probably lips under the metal (steel) end by gently levering out.. You may have to push some wire back through the grommet, this will push the bulb contact pad up. Undo the solder holding the pad. There is a spring. Picture is of my Silvia numberplate wiring, but the concept is the same.
You have an earth on the side, probably un-solder. The reardrop indicator is made of Zamak, my front indicators are zamak and the same steel, I just had them chromed as a whole unit.
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Check Yahoo Japan
you can get new housing for cheaper then re chroming these
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Pjackb wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:14 am Check Yahoo Japan
you can get new housing for cheaper then re chroming these
Any more specific hints? I went there but obviously even with the translation its not intuitively obvious how to find this. A link would be awesome!
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GoldHawg wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:36 pm
Pjackb wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:14 am Check Yahoo Japan
you can get new housing for cheaper then re chroming these
Any more specific hints? I went there but obviously even with the translation its not intuitively obvious how to find this. A link would be awesome!
Put in sp311. List them from high to low or reverse. They sell for 4000 yen. I just bought a set. You of course have to pay a bunch of fees to get them after you win them.
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I'd gladly buy at that price. Can't figure out how to go high to low, so I went thru every ad. There is a brand new set that goes for abut $585 NOS. I see a couple of ones worse than mine for 8000 yen:
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/q295683776

I don't see any new housings.
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I just did a quick scan and couldn't find them, which mean the auction probably ended (they were some last week)
continue monitoring they will come back
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He sells a set and then lists another after a bit. I have bought several from him. If you want one I have on hand let me know.
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Curtis wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:12 pm He sells a set and then lists another after a bit. I have bought several from him. If you want one I have on hand let me know.
You have PM.
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Well, that is my lesson for today. I have whizzed pass the auction, not looking at these.

Here it is;

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s720029330
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