 Headlight Surrounds - Installation, Never had this problem before! |
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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
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| Pat Garvey |
 Aug 6 2006, 07:11 PM
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Do I or don't I...........?  Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States  |
Wierd! Took my original surrounds off w/no problem (little wiggling required), but when I tried to put another set on - no amount of wiggling would work! In fact, I even put a small scratch in a perfectly restored set - aaarrgghh!.
What's the thought - do I need to remve the eybrows? Yes, I do know he difference between right & left. |
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| Jasfsmith |
Aug 7 2006, 12:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Bangor, ME Member No.: 2,882 Region Association: North East States  |
Consume a stiff drink and try again. Does wonders to our judgement when installing the eyebrows. They will drop right in. I guarantee it. <grin>
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| Pat Garvey |
Aug 7 2006, 07:43 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Jasfsmith @ Aug 7 2006, 02:35 AM)  Consume a stiff drink and try again. Does wonders to our judgement when installing the eyebrows. They will drop right in. I guarantee it. <grin> Since I respect your advice sooo much, I will try again, with the assistance of Mr. Daniel of Tennessee fame! |
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| Jasfsmith |
Aug 15 2006, 04:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Bangor, ME Member No.: 2,882 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Jasfsmith @ Aug 6 2006, 10:35 PM) Consume a stiff drink and try again. Does wonders to our judgement when installing the eyebrows. They will drop right in. I guarantee it. <grin> And just how many visits from Mr. Daniels did it take? |
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| Pat Garvey |
Aug 15 2006, 05:41 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Jasfsmith @ Aug 15 2006, 06:07 AM) QUOTE(Jasfsmith @ Aug 6 2006, 10:35 PM) Consume a stiff drink and try again. Does wonders to our judgement when installing the eyebrows. They will drop right in. I guarantee it. <grin> And just how many visits from Mr. Daniels did it take? Ummm, I haven't had the chance to try yet (this Thursday, but without Jack). I'm off Thursday & have declared it 914 day - nothing else gets touched! BTW, that WAS your six I saw a photo of at the Parade, wasn't it? Unless someone else has a matching six w/Maine plates, that is. So, did you get the long distance award? & what about the concours? Tell us, please!? |
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| Pat Garvey |
 Aug 17 2006, 08:17 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
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THEY'RE IN! No, I did it without Mr. Daniel's assistance. Finally, and they look so much better than my originals, they're staying there! Attached thumbnail(s)   
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| RogerYellow914 |
Aug 18 2006, 04:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 4-December 05 From: Redlands, CA Member No.: 5,230 |
Pat,
When you say they are "restored", are they really clean/polished or did you paint them? They look really nice. -Roger |
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| Pat Garvey |
Aug 18 2006, 05:35 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(RogerYellow914 @ Aug 18 2006, 06:51 PM) Pat, When you say they are "restored", are they really clean/polished or did you paint them? They look really nice. -Roger Roger, This all started with another thread on this forum but, long story short, the ones pictures are "restored", but painted. It was a pair I got from South Carolina that were clean but never taken care of. The plastic was stained, faded, etc. I like to have spares of everything, so I set about trying to make these presentable. My originals are nice, but have the pebble grained finish, so I can't take any kind of sanding to them. Bleach only helped a little on both. So, I sanded, sanded, etc. But the color (on the junk ones) changed only marginally. Found some paint by Rust-Oleum (Krylon has one too) that's designed for plastics & matched the original color almost perfectly. 2 light coats & you can see the result. I'll put my orig's back on for concours. |
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