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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 09:43 AM
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Headlight **** symbol faded

On my 91, the headlight **** is completely faded of the light icon. My cigarette lighter **** and switches all look very good. Seems like the light **** fading is a common issue wearing down over time. I have seen the earliar flat ***** available like new. I have the rounded type and from those I have seen for sale they're not in any better shape than mine. Anyone know if there is a way to fix it maybe a label or a service that will restore it? Mine was the yellow. I thought about trying a skilled hand at painting it if i didnt have the shakes from beer. Any help is appreciated.
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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 11:20 AM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

You can try camarocentral.com and see if they have a new-old-stock one. I'd recommend trying your hand with a marker of the right color and then maybe put a thin coat of some kind of clear on it to make it last.
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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 02:51 PM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

Tried, seems to be a hard item to find especially in yellow. Even the photo down on the page listed for sale at hawk's 3rd gen looks like used up like mine.
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/pr...ht-Switch.html
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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 03:01 PM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

Heres a photo if anyone knows where I can get one.
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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 03:39 PM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

i dont know if this is a good price but its the switch & your choice of ***** http://www.ebay.com/itm/1982-92-Camaro-OEM-Headlight-switch-Complete-Pull-****-Nut-86-87-88-89-90-91-/321337202284?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A1991%7CModel%3ACamaro&hash=item4ad130966c&vxp=mtr
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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 04:27 PM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

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i dont know if this is a good price but its the switch & your choice of *****
He wants $15 for the **** only but If I cant find in yellow I might have to settle for it in white.
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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 10:08 PM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

I restored mine.. It took a while but it looked freaking awesome. I carefully cut out grooves of were the old symbol was. Then I filled in the grooves with the wife's nail paint and put a clear coat of paint over the whole thing. It sucked that its in the Camaro I sold about a year ago. I'll try to find some picks.
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Old Apr 2, 2014 | 12:01 PM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

Originally Posted by maule6
I restored mine.. It took a while but it looked freaking awesome. I carefully cut out grooves of were the old symbol was. Then I filled in the grooves with the wife's nail paint and put a clear coat of paint over the whole thing. It sucked that its in the Camaro I sold about a year ago. I'll try to find some picks.
what did you use to cut the grooves?
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Old Apr 2, 2014 | 12:13 PM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

Originally Posted by graysmoke
what did you use to cut the grooves?
I used a dremal tool with a few small bits, then I cleaned it out using a hobby knife. Its best to use a bench vice for this.
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 11:41 PM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

I gave it a shot at painting. What I did was used a small jewelers screwdriver to trace and scribed the outline of the headlight icon, painted it then used a toothpick to remove any paint outside the scribed outline. This is what it turned out like.
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Old Apr 4, 2014 | 07:32 AM
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Re: Headlight **** symbol faded

Originally Posted by graysmoke
I gave it a shot at painting. What I did was used a small jewelers screwdriver to trace and scribed the outline of the headlight icon, painted it then used a toothpick to remove any paint outside the scribed outline. This is what it turned out like.
That's not bad looking at all. Probably way easier than the way I went
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