Blinker NEWS

Hello Audi community!

Here after some time a report from the "Blinker-Küche".

I'm Heinz from Berlin, who together with Oliver is the project "WEISSE
BLINKER for the V8" from the sink.

For all the impatience... it's progressing... even with small steps.

==References== The following problems arose from the following:
To create the world to create the project from the wishful vision of the
The European Parliament has also been involved in this matter.

An industrial production, i.e. in original materials
(polycarbonate for the glass and ABS for the rear part) and the
resulting injection moulding tools is not feasible.

Although these materials are very cheap, the necessary tools
very expensive (in the 5 digit euro range) ergo first
feasible if several thousand units are to be produced.

But there are other possibilities... One that is for us in
The European Commission, DG XXIII, has published a report on the
Prototyping.

A prototype (with us the original parts) is used to form a form
made in silicone.

In our case, one form for the glass, another for the lateral
small cover as well as one for the rear part (the very elaborate
(b) a three-part procedure. The whole thing then again for the other
Page, because you have different turn signals on the right and left
want *g*

Good 15 to 18 kg silicone on it which well bought ca 35 -
40 EURO per kg costs and only 20 -25 Güssen can withstand each.

It is then poured with so-called PUR casting resins.

Sounds good. but has it in itself.

These resins are capable of almost all thanks to modern chemistry.
Industrial plastics thanks to various additives with their special
Imitating properties...but... there are only a few elaborate
produced special versions which are also crystal clear, freely colourable
and are solid enough and heat stable as well as UV stable that they are suitable for our
I think it is important that we should be able to use the blinker glasses.

The first hand pattern that has been produced according to this procedure
unfortunately the disadvantage that it is not heat-resistant enough.
Surface with direct sunlight in our widths will
80°C.

Materials with these properties are produced by only three
Providers world-wide produced and that then cost 80-120EURO each
Kg!!!!!

Now some may. clear why previous efforts in this matter
I've lost it.

If you take these values, hire a corresponding company, cost
a single glass without the rear part slightly 50 - 80 Euro NETTO. all
without any formal costs. The original flasher must then of course
be sawn and glued accordingly to the new part.

The finishing of the rear part then blows up any calculation.

THE ability and desire to spend only the least.

But now it is the case that both Oliver and myself have the
Ambitiousness is big enough not to let it intimidate us.

After all, almost 500 euros and not counted hours of
Leisure time flowed into this project, Olli was extra to Berlin
Flyn... By the way, we all have to earn our food and so on.

We have now finally found a company that will give us the material
and that at reasonable prices.

First samples have already arrived... I hope we can get you soon
show further results.

So that was a lot of text... I hope you will understand if
now after "two days" everything is finished.

For questions and answers, both Olli and myself are available by mail
at your disposal

until then mfg heinz