export turn signals for under 20$

[motownXJdad]

i really like the look of the export turn signal lenses on the pre 97 XJs and MJs, well i was gonna buy some untill i saw how expensive they were. real ones from europe or the UK were close to $200 shipped to the USA. Quadratec has repops of them, they are $45 each plus tax. well i stumbled on to a youtube vid of a guy redoing turn signals on a classic Dodge van that were no longer available. they looked great! so i did what he did. none of my local hardware stores or big box stores had this paint. i ordered it off Ebay, it was 17$. to prep the lenses was a simple scrub with Dawn dish soap and a red\brown scotchbright pad. Just like wet sanding you want a dull but smooth surface. first coat is barely noticable so don't go too heavy, 6-7 thin coates later waiting 10 minutes inbetween coats and i had the desired look i wanted. 👍

[NHMJXJ]

Crown has marker lights that match the export directional lens.  They're not OEM quality, but they look decent.

 

[motownXJdad]

Just now, NHMJXJ said:

Crown has marker lights that match to export direction lens.  They're not OEM quality, but they look decent.

 

hmmm, didnt realize they were also different, maybe ill spray a coat or two on mine. i have extras to test out. there may be an update coming👍

[Drahcir495]

Never knew that these were an option 

[fiatslug87]

The export ones actually have a black border on top that shows when installed.

[ThatJeepGuy]

I've been contemplating redoing the smoke on my signal lights but this is interesting. Never thought about essentially color stain in a can? Adding a clear coat after or just the multiple light coats and away you go?

[ThatJeepGuy]

I could not resist, this was an excellent refresh for cheap!. Added a little black to mine

 

 

7 coats later

 

Added the "euro strip"

 

 

[motownXJdad]

On 7/23/2023 at 2:36 PM, ThatJeepGuy said:

I could not resist, this was an excellent refresh for cheap!. Added a little black to mine

 

 

7 coats later

 

Added the "euro strip"

 

 

very cool! i like that Jeep too👍

[schardein]

Gotta say, when I saw this post, I thought we would be talking about the fender mounted marker lights on the export models.

[fiatslug87]

Don had those on his truck, he used ones by Hella for VW Jettas.