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[Adam Hayman]

No worries! Mine had separated at the corners so I just used my mrs's hairdryer to heat them and carefully separated them by hand and with a blade.

[FLD]

A little WD40 on the blade helps too. I found the severed adhesive to be quite grippy and the oil really helps. Be sure to clean it off before rebonding though.

[gaffer1986]

I'm thinking of splitting one as there is a couple of water marks inside, just need the courage, the other looks very clean inside so no need.

 

Has anyone refitted without tape before and just tiger seal?

[Adam Hayman]

I did without tape about 4 or 5 years ago and it opened again so this time I've gone belt and braces!

[gaffer1986]

hmmm, perhaps need tape too. I thought tiger seal was hard, perhaps tabby seal?

[FLD]

You need to use the proper primer to get tiger seal to work properly.

[gaffer1986]

I'll google it. Thanks

[gaffer1986]

Winbond primer is what you recommended in 2011

 

http://www.vx220.org...ing-the-lights/

[gaffer1986]

Oh no, just split it.

 

2015-09-29_09-45-31 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

Edited by gaffer1986, 29 September 2015 - 08:47 PM.

[gaffer1986]

So I followed this video:

 

 

 

 

And got these results:

 

Before:

 

2015-10-02_07-17-31 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

After:

 

2015-10-02_12-00-46 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

Not Clear unfortunately

 

2015-10-02_11-52-42 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

Worth a try though.

 

 

Edited by gaffer1986, 02 October 2015 - 11:07 AM.

[fezzasus]

That guide appears to use glass headlight lenses.

 

Good thing someone makes replacement lenses.

[smiley]

The sample YouTube is about glas lenses (or very hardened plastic.

Ours are some sort of weird soft plastic.

 

Talk to fezzasus about a new pair

 

edit; he beat me to it

Edited by smiley, 02 October 2015 - 11:50 AM.

[gaffer1986]

Haha, yeah I may need some new lenses. I've tried meguiars polishing compound which seems to be bringing them up ok, I'm experimenting at the moment as I have nothing to lose. The only thing that would bother me is buying a new set of lenses and stacking it on my first winter track day this year.

[smiley]

The fezz lenses are relativily cheap compared to full units.

(which are 1700 euro........each)

 

 

 

Better not destroy those.

Some have had to put their car in the shed for a long time untill an afordable used one came along.

 

 

Edited by smiley, 02 October 2015 - 12:08 PM.

[gaffer1986]

Good advice, the lens are off the light so I can only destroy the lens. I think the PT cruiser has polycarbonate lenses the same as the VX but may have a different coating. Spraying laquer on it seems to be the worse bit because it's so hazy, even with machine polish the  lacquer never gets perfectly clear without distortion and before you konw it you've gone through it and back to the original lens material.

 

I polished this part looks better:

 

2015-10-02_01-02-02 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

[smiley]

You're a brave man.

Very little people tried that, so not much info available.

 

[gaffer1986]

Stuff, after work, I'm going to buy an electric spinny device with different levels of abrasive and go at it hard.

[fezzasus]

Careful with the heat buildup on the lens surface from using electric sanders.

[Adam Hayman]

They always look worse before they look better. First time I wasn't aggressive enough with the wet and dry. Second time I did it with more gradients of wet and dry. When wet they looked good, when they dried they were hazy, but then meguiars ultimate compound sorted that and got them nice and clear. As said above I personally wouldn't use a machine on them. It's all doable by hand and the last stage polish is what makes the difference.

[gaffer1986]

*stuff it