I ordered a set of Land Rover Defender (?) beehive style lights because I wanted to swap the bumper's amber light housings out for clear ones.
However, the ones I got were plastic (not glass), and also did not have the nice chrome trim ring. (This is a stock pic for reference.) What to do?
Well, I looked back on eBay and looked up the markings on the original bulb: Lucas L594. Lo and behold, a few clicks later, I found the exact same glass bulb, chrome trim and all, but in a clear color. It's in the mail.
Now what do we do with all this extra stuff?
Cut it up!
I started by pulling the chrome trim ring off of the original lights...
Then I cut down the plastic lenses I got in the mail...
Here's a shot of all the carnage:
And hopefully, this will explain the madness...
Fender winkers!
The only clear set of the JDM/OEM fender markers I could find were $45 + shipping from Europe. I made these for ~$10.
I need to add a base, and then order some sockets so I can install some T10 wedge LED lights. The chrome ring will be polished here shortly. I was also able to sell the original glass amber lenses for about $25 on eBay, so it's a win-win.
It will be quite some time before these get installed. However, if you'd like to make the same lights, here is your shopping list:
1. Lucas L594 (or other beehive style) clear lenses. They need to be plastic so you can cut them down. Lucas lenses stick out too far from the body so they need to be shortened, and other beehive style lenses are too big in circumference.
2. Lucas L594 chrome trim rings. They sell the rings separate.
3. Clear adhesive to mount the ring to the lens.
4. Some form of base. I'm gonna use scrap plastic.
4. T10 socket + associated wiring.
5. T10 LED bulb. I have always used JDM ASTAR bulbs on Amazon. They can be clearly seen in daylight and aren't washed out by the sun.
Note: When you cut your plastic lenses, if you have the Defender/Rover lenses, notice that they have rings that create the beehive effect. You'll want to cut around the perimeter of the outermost ring. This will leave enough material for your chrome trim piece to be affixed to.
That's it! Have fun.