I have the smoked turn signals, they have orange bulbs inside
them so when you signal they look orange. I"d bet the same
thing works with the blue ones.

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 15:12:18 +1300
>From: Andrew Grebneff
<andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>Subject: Re: Clear Front Turn Signals... European listees
respond?
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Hi Bruce
>
>>About 2 months ago there was a guy on eBay selling a set of
new Vanagon
>>front turn signal lens assemblies. The color of the lens
was blue (!).  I
>>wasn't quite up for that look, but I watched the auction
progress none the
>>less. Eventually they did sell.
>>
>>Anyhow, I also noticed that this same guy had an eBay
store. I don't
>>remember the name of it, but it had the word "pimp" in the
name if I
>>remember correctly. For sale at his eBay store, but not up
for auction, he
>>also had the dark tinted (smoked) turn signals, and he also
had some front
>>turn signals with clear lenses. I had never seen the clear
front Vanagon
>>turn signal lenses before. I wanted to get a pair (priced
at about $85.00
>>for the pair if I remember correctly), but I procrastinated
and lost all
>>information about the seller, his store, and the turn
signals.
>
>I'd love a set of blue indicators for my blue Caravelle! But
here
>indicators must be orange or they're illegal. Not that a cop
would be
>likely to pull me up, but changing them twice a year for
>warrant-of-fitness checks would be a pain and also risk
cracking the
>lenses eventually.
>
>>Does anyone know anything about this seller, or, more
importantly, where I
>>might be able to buy a pair of front Vanagon turn signals
with clear lenses?
>>I think this would add a great look to the van. Currently I
have the SA dual
>>front headlight kit along with a pair of ProjektZwo fog
lights. I think that
>>the clear turn signal lenses would match the rest of the
lighting really
>>well.
>
>Isn't it Projektzwo who sells clear indicators... at a
ridiculous price?
>
>I remember reading about colored taillight lenses for Golfs
etc in an
>English VW magazine somewhere. They can look really good. I
THINK
>they are Hella ie genuine items, but can't say for sure. Our
European
>(including British) listees should be able to help here.
>
>Hmmm... when I think about it, those blue, green etc
taillights MUST
>show read when lit, so maybe the blue indicators wuold flash
orange?
>So where can I get 'em?
>--
>Andrew Grebneff
>Dunedin, New Zealand
>64 (3) 473-8863
><andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
>Fossil preparator
>Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut