 cleaning the inside of the turn signals and tail lights, how do I get the chrome clean? |
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| 914 RZ-1 |
 Dec 9 2017, 01:24 PM
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Porsche Padawan  Group: Members Posts: 683 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California  |
Before I do anything that might damage them, how do I clean the chrome on the inside of the front turn signals and also the rear tail lights?
I was going to use dish soap and water, but thought I might ask if there was a better way. They are dirty and there are a few spots where the chrome is bubbling/chipping, but it's not bad. Can I polish them with anything? |
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| forrestkhaag |
Dec 17 2017, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 935 Joined: 21-April 14 From: Scottsdale, Arizona Member No.: 17,273 Region Association: Southwest Region |
In my case, I used Harbor Freight Tools chrome "HVAC" duct tape. Front and back buckets / The same product is available at Home Depot etc. and has returned the interior of each fixture to a very bright reflective surface and is Windex-wipe-cleanable, desert heat doable, and down right seeable.
At the time, I replaced the seals with 914 Rubber seals and have never opened them up again in three years of almost daily driving. Sidebar: As I was driving home at dusk yesterday along PCH a blue 914-4 passed me up on the #3 lane in Newport Beach headed south then up Newport Coast road. By the time he was 500 feet ahead of me, his rear panel was but a squint-inkling of candle power light. That car needs a bucket-job and thy right soon! Peace to all in the Christmas Season Attached image(s) 
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