Mr.
Lucas strikes again
If you have a se5a onward
you will no doubt be aware that the
lights at the back are - dim - to say the
least. The reasons for this are two fold,
the poor electrical connections and the
amount of muck that has accumulated
behind the lenses. Trying to remove the
lenses you will find the fasteners are
desparatley rotted into one lump and here
is your first project. Remove the lens
without smashing it.
I think the best way to do
this is to heat the fasteners and slowly
pull the lens from the back of the car.
What are you doing with
that blowtorch .. NO ... the petrol tank....
*BOOM*
I think pre-heated pliers or a hot
soldering iron is the order of the day
Then the redundant fastener
can be safely fettled and disposed of.
Gently tap the hole in the lens where the
fastener went with 2ba taps and replace
the fastener with a nice brass 2ba screw
and washer. - Job done.
If however you have been
unfortunate enough not to use heat to
remove the lenses then you will probably
have snapped one of the internal pillars
off the lens like this.
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Normally
this will involve a call to the
supplier and the consequent
flexing of the credit card but
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First
apply a 10mm slot mill to clean
the hole - carefull now and just
to the depth of the original
drilling (moulding).
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Cut
yourself some 10mm perspex rod
pillars - 15mm long and drill and
tap them 2BA - best done on a
lathe but not impossible
otherwise.
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Ready
to refit. The new pillar is stuck
in with superglue in this case
but I guess some epoxy would do.
It's
on the right,
Pop
them back on and give yourself a
pat on the back (and wallet).
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