lens colour for chest lights?

razorsharp192

Active Hunter

• Jun 19, 2015

• #1

HI all,

I've got some chest lights ready to install, i'm unsure of which colour lens to use to put in front of the lights, i've seen some use a red lens and some use a dark coloured lens (either dark green or smoked)


can anyone confirm what the colour of the lens should be?

 

dv8r

Hunter

• Jun 19, 2015

• #2

razorsharp192 said:

HI all,

I've got some chest lights ready to install, i'm unsure of which colour lens to use to put in front of the lights, i've seen some use a red lens and some use a dark coloured lens (either dark green or smoked)


can anyone confirm what the colour of the lens should be?

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Razor... I think it should be smoke, but I'm sure a more informed member will chime in.

Cheers,
dv8r

 

Darth Voorhees

Well-Known Hunter

Preferred Vendor

• Jun 20, 2015

• #3

Dont know if its known what the screen used suit has/had, but id guess a medium smoke color, as to not dull the brightness too much but yet hide the actual board detail. That said, i have used the dark green in the past cuz its what i had left over from a visor. I actully have a scrap of smoke visor im about to install on my new armor. Dark red actually seems like a good idea as well, but ive never actually seen that used before.

 

bcurtis

Active Hunter

• Jun 20, 2015

• #4

Not sure what was used originally, but a dark red acrylic came with my FPA armor. I'll post pics once I install my Fettronics light kit.

 

Bounty1138

Active Hunter

• Jun 20, 2015

• #5

Red acrylic also game with my TK-409 light kit. I've sometimes wondered if it's too bright.

 

Keegan

Active Hunter

• Jun 20, 2015

• #6

Red...

 

Darth Voorhees

Well-Known Hunter

Preferred Vendor

• Jun 20, 2015

• #7

Learn something every day. But i can see the red being what they used. Pretty cool..maybe i'll look for some red acrylic then instead of using this smoke visor piece i have.

 

DeathProof

Active Hunter

• Jun 20, 2015

• #8

My FPA came with the red as well but It has some kind of tape on the backside to dull the brightness. Works great!

 

RafalFett

Well-Known Hunter

• Jun 21, 2015

• #9

The chest plate from the CI-V exhibit (the reused ESB Hero plate) shows clearly a dark red acrylic:

 

Bounty1138

Active Hunter

• Jun 21, 2015

• #10

The chest plate from the Power of Costume exhibit, also looks like red acrylic.

 

razorsharp192

Active Hunter

• Jun 24, 2015

• #11

thanks for the replies folks, i'll go with some dark red acrylic

 

Darth Voorhees

Well-Known Hunter

Preferred Vendor

• Jun 24, 2015

• #12

Excellent info, and right before i mounted that piece of smoke acrylic too!

I remembered i had a piece of red acrylic someone randomly gave me to do imperial rank badges....but i never was gonna do those and just kept the acrylic pieces, (red, blue, yellow) so im gonna try that. I dont know if its dark enough though. :/

 

TKOK

New Hunter

• Jun 25, 2015

• #13

I used red acrylic as well. Seems to work well and it's what I consistently found in all my studies.

 

markbass

Hunter

• Jun 26, 2015

• #14

RS used dark green on my ESB Armour, I think it's too thick as its really doesn't show up the Fettronics lights