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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:16 am 
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Alot of confusion has been going on here lately about which style needs which indicators. Allow me to clear this up.

Starting with a EF/EL GLi/Futura/XR and EF Fairmont ONLY
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You can use a product by a member called ratman to get a result like this. You do not need to change your moulds for this effect, as you use your current/factory low series mouldings.
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NF/NL indicators will fit, however will NOT sit flush and will NOT look pretty with the car.

Another option is to upgrade your mouldings to NF/NL Fairlane, DF/DL LTD or EL Fairmont high series mouldings and use Fairlane indictors which will sit directly and flush into the mouldings.


Changing the indicators is accessible through the wheel arch and is a simple job.

I did this mod to my EF Futura. I put NF side moulds on the entire car with NF indicators and it made the world of difference. I recommend doing it this way as it gives hte car a more professional appearence. My seocnd recommendation would be to use ratman's fantastic product and not change your moulds at all.

Hopefully this will clearn up any confusion.

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:23 pm 
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this was already said in the other thread.
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:41 pm 
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the pic that you said -
Starting with a EF/EL GLi/Futura/XR and EF Fairmont ONLY

doesnt look like my EF fairmont, i have the moulds like the 2nd pic, and the NL fairlane indicators dont fit in my moulds
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:31 pm 
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daniel000 wrote:
the pic that you said -
Starting with a EF/EL GLi/Futura/XR and EF Fairmont ONLY

doesnt look like my EF fairmont, i have the moulds like the 2nd pic, and the NL fairlane indicators dont fit in my moulds

mate post a pic of your car because your lost and if you post a pic we can tell u what mould you have the other thread u sed u ahve ef fairmont moulds.........
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:16 pm 
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:29 pm 
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daniel000
you need to contact ratman and get your self repeaters that he makes.
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:56 pm 
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yeah an like i was saying before where can i get cheaper ones
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:28 pm 
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daniel000 wrote:
yeah an like i was saying before where can i get cheaper ones


www.streetlens.com
you have to buy amber globes after you buy the repeaters from this site.
if you buy from ratman he will suply them with the clear repeaters.
this is what your buying from ratman:
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Who knows how much ratman sells the repeaters for?
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:34 pm 
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thanks for ya help, he sells em for 80 bucks

an if ya buy em from streetlens, why do u need new globes ?
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:44 pm 
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daniel000 wrote:
thanks for ya help, he sells em for 80 bucks

an if ya buy em from streetlens, why do u need new globes ?


ok, amber repeaters have a clear globe because the repeater is amber.
if you ahve a clear globe with a clear repeater its not going to flash amber.
if you have the amber globe and clear repeater you will get an amber flash but your repeater is clear which makes the car look better

in other words atm your car has clear globes with amber repeaters. :lol:
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:53 pm 
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ok thanks mate

wheres the best place to get amber lenses then if i decide to go with streetlens ones
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:00 pm 
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daniel000 wrote:
ok thanks mate

wheres the best place to get amber lenses then if i decide to go with streetlens ones


i ahev no clue but i know they are the same as AU
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:06 pm 
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twirqurky wrote:

This photo is of an EF GLi/Futura/XR with NF/NL indicators in High Series Mouldings around the indicator only, not the enitre car. Image



Those arnt NF/NL Fairlane indicators. And therefore that looks to be a Fairmont moulding
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:10 pm 
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Whoops my bad.

Fixed.
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 Post subject: Re: Sticky: Clear Side Repeater Issues
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:13 pm 
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You can use your existing clear globes for the NF/NL repeaters, as they have an orange capsule inside.

For Ratman's units, replace the grey base with a factory item - for Streetlens, also fit the factory base.

Below shows a modded unit, Ratman's std item with grey base, and the factory chrome/orange base.
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