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28th August 2020, 19:36 | #1 |
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How do I remove bonded rear lights?
So my mk1 75 tourer has rear lights which have been bonded in using some kind of sealant. Does anyone have any advice on how I can remove them without breaking them? I have a bulb out so it’s going to need to happen at some point!
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Use some 10lb - 15lb fishing line, or even some pike trace, cheese wire, start at top of the light and use a saw action working your way down it should help cut through the sealant. Take your time and the light should come away without damage, there are a few lights on the bay at the moment buy as always purchase with caution most have the lugs damaged, or the corner chipped away.
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I’ll certainly give it a shot arctic, thanks for the tip
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What type of sealant would you recommend using to rebound the lights back in? I don’t want them to fall out obviously, but need to consider the fact that I’ll need to replace bulbs in the future.
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Eddie i don't recommend any sealant for tourer rear lights, always best to fix the brackets etc. https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=140854
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Thanks arctic. I don’t suppose you can do anything about the missing tinypic photos which are missing can you?
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Eddie i can try and find them on the drive somewhere
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Lovely thanks mate. I’ve used a few of your how to’s so far and they’ve been an enormous help.
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The job was easier than I thought. The two screw fixings closest to the tailgate were broken and instead held fixed by s big blob of sealant. The two ball and sockets were fine. So I just repeated what the previous guy did (after replacing all of the bulbs to be on the safe side!)
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Hi Eddie
Sorry i have not got round to replacing the photos yet but link below shows what i use now. https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...1&postcount=38
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