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Cleaning rear lenses

suzukisam
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27 Sep 2015 17:33 #152622 by suzukisam

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Take them off wash them out and leave them to dry or u can speed up the process by using a hair dryer .
Failing all that get rid of the bumper lights and convert the body lights to do the job I did

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27 Sep 2015 17:34 #152623 by Halford

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emu88 wrote: On a slightly unrelated topic, I assume the mounting point of the damper for the boot door ought not be at an angle, but vertical? Mine is bent so I assume the door has been yanked hard before.

should be able to twist it back straight

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27 Sep 2015 17:57 #152626 by Daniel30

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emu88 wrote:
Daniel30 wrote: Yeah the number plate lenses just get stiff with dust and grit, if the mount is leaning towards the front of the car then it would have been shut to hard can't quite see from the photo

Thanks! Thats just a generic pic, mine is bent about 30deg away from the car.

Any ips on getting water out of sealed lenses?

How about drilling a little drain hole it's not as if they are sealed anymore

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27 Sep 2015 23:16 #152642 by emu88

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Halford wrote:
emu88 wrote: On a slightly unrelated topic, I assume the mounting point of the damper for the boot door ought not be at an angle, but vertical? Mine is bent so I assume the door has been yanked hard before.

should be able to twist it back straight

for more details see here

Great! Thanks. The threads on the chassis are actually bent, so I'll have to see if I can get a screwdriver in the opening under it to whack it back straight.

Daniel30 wrote:
emu88 wrote:
Daniel30 wrote: Yeah the number plate lenses just get stiff with dust and grit, if the mount is leaning towards the front of the car then it would have been shut to hard can't quite see from the photo

Thanks! Thats just a generic pic, mine is bent about 30deg away from the car.

Any ips on getting water out of sealed lenses?

How about drilling a little drain hole it's not as if they are sealed anymore

Done, worked well. I'll re-seal the tiny hole and then reseal the lenses themselves.

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28 Sep 2015 06:02 #152647 by Daniel30

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Well done

might aswell leave the hole otherwise it will fill up again

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28 Sep 2015 09:06 #152656 by emu88

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Daniel30 wrote: Well done might aswell leave the hole otherwise it will fill up again

What if i silicone round the joins though of the lens itself?

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