Re: RE: Blue Dots

From: Christopher Reck (creck@ais.net)
Date: Thu Mar 04 1999 - 21:44:23 EST


The best way I've found to drill into plastic is this:

Heat a nail and get a hole going first.

Slowly increase the size of the drill bit until you get to the size you
want. Don't go too large too fast, or you will crack it.

Never had one break yet!

Chris
'99 Dakota Sport + CC 4x4 Amethyst

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Hilton III <HEMI@charter.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Blue Dots

>
>They are small round circles of blueish glass or plastic , about the size
>of a Quarter , that have a bezel as well .
>
>What you have to do is drill out a matching hole in the tail light lens .
>
>Make sure you are careful or you will crack the lens .
>
>Also try and get the hole directly over the bulb , without touching it , so
>that they will glow properly .
>
>Try to use very little if any sealer or it will look sloppy .
>
>
>
>
>At 11:37 AM 3/4/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>>Blue dots????
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: SmokinDakota [mailto:smokindakota@email.msn.com]
>>Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 11:22 AM
>>To: Dakota Mailing List
>>Subject: DML: Blue Dots
>>
>>
>>Hey all,
>>
>>I saw some blue dots on the tailights of another truck last night. I
liked
>>the way they looked. I was wondering how I could get my hand on a set. Has
>>anyone else done this mod? How much and how easy was the install?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Steven 2me
>>http://www.smokindakota.com <http://www.smokindakota.com/>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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