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csweatherston
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28th Jul 08 at 18:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is there any way of cleaning lockwood dials?... as mine have started going yellow..
possibly from the sun, as i left my car in direct light over the weekend, and now theres marks where the needles were resting.


will a solvent work?.. or will it remove the numbers, writing?..


cheers
csweatherston
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johnhara1
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I dont think its going to work mate.
redtom
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29th Jul 08 at 14:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine have done this aswell... once you notice it it pisses you off bigtime
C2RL R
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its not dirt or something that can be cleaned off. its discolouration caused by the sunlight. there's nothing you can do but replace them. i did mine when they went so bad they were nearly brown.
Ellis
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Nicotine staining is a gutter eh?!
csweatherston
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pretty sure its not nicotine, as i very very rarely smoke in the car.

maybe rinsing them in some DAZ???

tried panel wipe today, but as said its actually discoloured the plastic.
csweatherston
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bleach?
flybikeslee
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standard dials look better anyway
csweatherston
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29th Jul 08 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ahh, but the way i see it:
*led bulbs look better than OE.
*led bulbs with standard dials have poor visibilty.

 
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