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| Biggles |
 Mar 28 2015, 10:10 AM
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Hi Everyone
i'm in the process of restoring some Hella H3 fog/driving lights (the ones with 5 rivets on the back) but need a bit of help. Everything has come apart ok except for the lenses from the lens bowls. Every picture I've seen of these shows the lens come away from the bowl with a gasket in between, but these look as though they are sealed with white sealant. It all looks original, but i'm thinking is it the gasket that's just gone very hard over 40 years or is it a type of glue ? If it is glue, could it be soaked in petrol or something to soften it ? I'm worried force could crack the lens. Thanks ! Chris |
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| Steve Snyder |
Mar 28 2015, 05:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 10-June 08 From: Graham, NC Member No.: 9,158 Region Association: South East States |
The lens is fitted to the reflector dish with a thin gray gasket that gets very brittle after 40 years. It can be seen in the lower right corner of the picture here:
http://www.p914.com/p914_lenses_fog-hella_tn4_components.htm If your fog lights are original, you should be able to separate the lenses from the reflectors fairly easily by holding the lens with one hand and tugging on the tab at the top of the reflector with the other. Of course, sometime in the 40 year period, someone could easily have replaced the original gasket with some other material, in which case all bets are off. |
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Biggles Fog Light Restoration Help Mar 28 2015, 10:10 AM
Mike Bellis Petrol or diesel may help. You can try dental flos... Mar 28 2015, 10:23 AM anderssj If I remember correctly the lenses on the Hella H3... Mar 28 2015, 12:46 PM
Biggles Cheers everyone. I think Steve is correct. it look... Mar 29 2015, 03:52 AM Targa70 Any ideas on where a man would be able to purchase... Mar 29 2015, 06:40 AM SA-914 I just installed some from 914rubber.
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