911 interior light in Bob B’s 914-6, How Dale Hancock did it Options

[burton73]

I have been asked how the 911 interior light fits in a 914 and I am showing you a vid and a couple of pix’s from Dale Hancock showing how to put the light in. He reinforced the back of my factory 54-Year-Old back pad. And it worked out great. I think 5 min epoxy would work well.

Best Bob B

https://youtu.be/S0y1f6546h8

[fiacra]

If anyone is curious about the mesh material used for reinforcing the back pad I recognize it as X-lite. It is a cotton mesh impregnated with a thermoplastic resin. I use it to make casts, primarily finger casts. It doesn't look like it was done here, but you drop a pre-cut piece into very hot water (hot enough to make coffee or tea), let it sit for a minute, fish it out and you can then quickly form it and it will then harden within a minute. Softening it and then putting it in a bed of epoxy should result in fairly good reinforcing for this application. I think it would have worked better here if a single piece had been used, softened, and then formed to the contour of the back pad. I hadn't thought of using it for an application like this, but it makes sense. Thanks for sharing that Bob. If anyone wants a piece to play with send me a PM and I'll mail it to you.

https://www.runlite.com/x-lite/