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Fog Light Restoration Help |
Biggles |
Mar 28 2015, 10:10 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 5-September 13 From: UK Member No.: 16,353 Region Association: England |
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 |
anderssj |
Mar 30 2015, 09:28 AM
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Dog is my copilot... Group: Members Posts: 1,656 Joined: 28-January 03 From: VA Member No.: 207 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Sorry for the delay . . . I'm at mom-in-law's (NC) working on her place, and internet connectivity here is "iffy" at best.
I think I still have an old Hella H3 5-rivet driving light in the parts stash in the garage. I'll try to find it, confirm how the lens is sealed to the reflector and take/post pictures once I get home. I had 3 of these clear lens driving lights at one point--all had cracked or "holed" lenses. On the worst two I ended up removing/breaking the remaining glass (I think I ended up using old dental tools to cut through and clean up the sealant). I rebuilt the lights using 914-6/911 thru-the-grill fog-light lenses (fluting on lower third of the lenses is different from the top part) along with the gray rubber gaskets and spring clips. Here's a pic: I'll try to find the PNs when I get home. Hope this helps! Steve A- |
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