givemethebighammer
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| posted on 24/8/04 at 09:42 PM |
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anyone got any tips for fitting these
Just been trying to fit the plinths for my rear lights but the wing surface is not square in ANY direction and this is driving me MAD.
thanks
 
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nick205
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| posted on 24/8/04 at 09:50 PM |
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GMTBH,
Could you use something like wing piping to fit around the plinth and take up any uneven gaps?
Nick
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ray.h.
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| posted on 24/8/04 at 09:52 PM |
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If the black bit is plastic you could tape some abrasive paper around the wing and rub the the light surround up and down on it until it follows the
profile of the mud gaurd.Just a thought.
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colibriman
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| posted on 24/8/04 at 09:52 PM |
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is it the gaps behind the housing or getting them 'square' thats bugging you?
if its the gap between the housing and the surface, put a piece of thin rubber U trim around the edge of the housing....
if its to square them up....guesstimate....
HTH
Colin
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mangogroove
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| posted on 24/8/04 at 09:57 PM |
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macs took a whole lot of fileing to get them to fit. the lights also had to have holes to allow the lamps depth to fit.
You want it when!
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 24/8/04 at 09:58 PM |
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thanks guys, I don't mind small gaps, as like you say a bit of piping or u trim will sort that out. However I would like to get them vaguely
square.
I think I am going to try taping a sheet of glass paper to the wing like ray suggests. May turn out OK ?
thanks
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ray.h.
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| posted on 24/8/04 at 10:07 PM |
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I take no responsibility for the out come but i have used this method before on grp and it worked for me.The only thing that might speed things up is
to use a rasp to remove the bulk of the material first.
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 24/8/04 at 10:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ray.h.
I take no responsibility for the out come but i have used this method before on grp and it worked for me.The only thing that might speed things up is
to use a rasp to remove the bulk of the material first.
Never expected you to take any responsibility for it ray, best idea I have heard so far and it makes perfect sense. If I bo**ocks it up it's all
my own fault (already made a few expensive mistakes !!)
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ray.h.
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| posted on 24/8/04 at 10:21 PM |
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Good luck
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/8/04 at 09:58 AM |
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You can get a cheap profile gauge, it looks a lot like a comb with teeth that push through to give the shape of what you push it against. I've
used one for woodwork for ages quite successfully.
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=13731
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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skinny
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| posted on 25/8/04 at 12:18 PM |
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if it's close, can you put a sealer (like sikaflex etc) to take up the gaps?
then they will just stick on too
[Edited on 25/8/04 by skinny]
if you don't fail, you aren't trying hard enough.
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macspeedy
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| posted on 25/8/04 at 12:48 PM |
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i think push on rubber edging would look neater
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Dale
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| posted on 25/8/04 at 04:35 PM |
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I hope you dont mind the comment but I think those lights might look a tad better flipped over and switched to the other wing. Just me though, they
will look good either way.
Dale
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 25/8/04 at 10:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dale
I hope you dont mind the comment but I think those lights might look a tad better flipped over and switched to the other wing. Just me though, they
will look good either way.
Dale
trouble is they will be pointing up in the air if I do that !!!
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 25/8/04 at 10:15 PM |
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sand paper thing working well, just ran out of coarse sandpaper though ..., just a bit more material to remove and some rubber edging to fit and
we're done.
thanks Ray
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 26/8/04 at 05:55 PM |
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We use double sided closed cell black foam tape for this sort of thing at work, its about 10mm thick open and will compress to about 1mm, waterproof
too.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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mad4x4
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| posted on 27/8/04 at 10:26 AM |
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Where did you get the lights from?
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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kingr
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| posted on 27/8/04 at 01:31 PM |
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I had the same problem, so I filed it down a bit, bolted it to rear arch and then radiused it into the arch with filler.
See here :
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=14379 for the results.
Kingr
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MikeP
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| posted on 27/8/04 at 01:52 PM |
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I might not get the problem, or I might be telling u how to suck eggs, but I'd rather be hung for that than miss making it easier for you
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Hold the lamp housing against the fender at the angle you want. Lay a scribe or pencil flat on the fender. It should be the right size so that it
touches the housing at all points. Mark a cut/file line to mach the fender profile, remove and shape.
HTH!
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Steve Hnz
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| posted on 31/8/04 at 10:56 AM |
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kingr, what sort of rear lights are those you`ve got in the other post, they look smart & close to what I fancy using. Cheers, Steve.
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kingr
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| posted on 31/8/04 at 12:19 PM |
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I think they're made by a company called Perei. I bought them from Stoneleigh. I'm not sure but I got a feeling it was Stafford Auto
Electrics (or whatever they call themselves) but I think VWP stock them too.
Kingr
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 1/9/04 at 06:57 PM |
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bought them from SVC
http://www.s-v-c.co.uk/
in more lights section
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Steve Hnz
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| posted on 1/9/04 at 09:27 PM |
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Thanks guys.will see what I can find from that info, cheers, Steve.
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