FredRS92

Bad experience for me!
I did it carefully but the light broke when I tried to remove the lens







Will order a new one.

Mr.Alex

Did you bake it first to help loosen the adhesive?

FredRS92

No I didn't. I just tried to remove the broken parts of the lens...

John McM

I assumed that the oven time did nothing to the adhesive as I expected it to just fall apart. Maybe it did actually weaken the adhesive so mine came away cleanly?

Mr.Alex

I have not done this before, but from looking around my nearby shop who does this daily, you need to heat before hand to loosen the adhesive. In some cases the lens will really just pop off, but in others they have to use tools to gently pry it away. Some shady DIY people use butter knives to help separate the two.

In hindsight, if you expected to just pry off the lens so easily without baking or any other preparatory method, then the build quality of these cars would suck if the lens just popped off. The adhesive may be old, but its on there.

Tread carefully those who attempt this in the future.

John McM

Update - I glued the lens last night with http://www.selleys.co.nz/adhesives/h...plastics-glue/

It is nasty stuff to work with, irritating my eyes. Basically it's Super Glue. However it's a reassuringly strong bond. I had about 30 seconds to align the plastic parts, which isn't that difficult as the old glue line was very obvious and this is an OE part so the fit was great.

Tonight I will seal the join with a silicon and then 'bake' the other lens.

John McM

I removed everything from the indicator, then put the body in the oven for 20 minutes at 100C.

I then used a screwdriver to pry the old lens off.

Following that I glued the new lens on. Placing is easy, just use the old glue trail as a guide. The glue I used set in about 30 seconds but I still left it clamped for 30 minutes to be sure.

Lastly I used a neutral cure silicon to fully seal the join. I'll post the pic with them in the car tomorrow.

John McM

The fun part

John McM

I need some bright light pics to show the quality of the new lenses

Mr.Alex

Great job, looks like a nice refresh.

luckyJ

That looks awesome...did u also redo the center reflector?

John McM

Thanks, no I didn't do the center as I only discovered this solution after buying a new one. That said, the lens is harder to find for the center and it would need a big oven

deadendd9009

I neeeeed new lenses. Bad. Good work!

baldy

I've got this far




Need to tidy the unit (it didn't come off cleanly), and then stick them on at the weekend.

Well, that's the theory...

John McM

Good luck! If you need any tips, just ask.