Cracked rear lens

Distilled Waters Run Deep · Post by **Distilled Waters Run Deep** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:14 pm

Clumsy... I opened a gate onto one of the rear lights & cracked the red reflector, & a piece fell inside -I reckon a bit of araldite wouldn't be amiss... I've removed 3 tiny screws from inside the cluster black body, & I can see some red tabs as well as clear ones. Before I get heavy-handed, has anyone opened one up before & could give me a tip or 2?

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:51 pm

I'd go slowly with it... I wasn't aware the rear light clusters could be taken apart?

Distilled Waters Run Deep · Post by **Distilled Waters Run Deep** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:21 am

I'll find out, BDC!
Seeing as the tabs are likely to be clips, I've pushed a bit -but it's all been watertight for 13 years now... I'll try some gentle heat, maybe a bucket of hot water, to see if that softens the black plastic & any seal which may be on there. Will let you know how I get on...

Distilled Waters Run Deep · Post by **Distilled Waters Run Deep** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:50 pm

Well I gave up on that -if I'd pushed any more I fear I'd've been looking at a shattered jigsaw beyond an hour with a lot of araldite -& I glued the piece back through the bulb-socket. Once it's hardened a bit, I'll add another layer & try to polish up the streaks. Not exactly concourse, but it shouldn't look too bad...
[img][img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/495 ... 053542.jpg[/img]
Botched Bongo lens -stage 1? by McFuzzi, on Flickr
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dave_aber · Post by **dave_aber** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:53 pm

Doesn't look too bad.

p.s. You pasted too much in from flickr inbetween the IMG headers. You just need the bit after "img%20src"
img%20src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/495 ... "%20width="
..............^------------------------------------this bit---------------------------------^

Picasa does the same, I just paste it all in then delete the bits you don't need.

Distilled Waters Run Deep · Post by **Distilled Waters Run Deep** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:58 pm

Thanks -maybe I'll finish fixing the gate before I finish that then, to make sure it doesn't happen again...

Distilled Waters Run Deep · Post by **Distilled Waters Run Deep** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:01 pm

p.s. Dave, how did you do all that editing & tell me how to do it before I'd even finished looking at it?
Ah, you must be a real supreme being...

dave_aber · Post by **dave_aber** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:12 pm

Just a geek.

(You need to delete the first IMG and the last /IMG)

Distilled Waters Run Deep · Post by **Distilled Waters Run Deep** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:24 pm

I've tried again with the pic -I guess I'm the other binary...

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