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removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:15 pm
by MRpunchinella
in the efforts to rejuvinate the car, I am removing the headlamp covers to;
clean out the grass and grit that has called them home
retrieve the dead flies
that have gathered in there
all because of a number of gaps etc.
Am i correct that a little heat (hairdryer) will let it loose and then just peel of whats left? Should i buy the retrim sticky stuff or is there another product that will be just as effective/ better?
Re: removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:18 pm
by r055
\awaits Craig to post the sticky product (bath seal?) this as he told me the other day and I forgot...
Re: removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:26 pm
by Rich H
Yes it should just pull off.
Mine are glued on with Sikaflex by the bodyshop when my vectra damage was repaired.
Re: removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:43 pm
by craigs135s
r055 wrote:\awaits Craig to post the sticky product (bath seal?) this as he told me the other day and I forgot...
Yes i used B&Q bath seal on my s1 Elise. it worked a treat
Cheers
C
Re: removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:06 pm
by Stewart
My covers are in a similar state and did think about a hair dryer but has I have defendall I don't want to effect that. I was think that if I take the headlights out I could perhaps use the cheesewire technique by passing a bit of string or wire through the gaps and gently working it round and hopefully off with little or no damage.
I know there is a post on SELOC about the required bath seal stuff.
Re: removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:50 pm
by MRpunchinella
thanks for the advice, Ive managed to prise one off with gentle enthusiasm but the other seems stuck fast; thats the one with the collection of dead flies. Noice. Probably need a little heat to remove the sticky stuff.
will sift through the verbal jousting
on SELOC to see whats there.
Re: removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:29 pm
by GregR
I bought the gunk on Eliseparts the last time i was buying a lot of stuff. Need to get this job done meself ... don't fancy trying to get a hairdrier cord down 5 flights of stairs!
Re: removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:46 pm
by ceejam
GregR wrote:I bought the gunk on Eliseparts the last time i was buying a lot of stuff. Need to get this job done meself ... don't fancy trying to get a hairdrier cord down 5 flights of stairs!
30m extension out the window
Re: removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:46 pm
by Andy G
GregR wrote:I bought the gunk on Eliseparts the last time i was buying a lot of stuff. Need to get this job done meself ... don't fancy trying to get a hairdrier cord down 5 flights of stairs!
always welcome to pop round and use my garage mate - might need to bring your own hairdrier though
Re: removing plastic headlamp covers S1
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:40 am
by Shug
MRpunchinella wrote:in the efforts to rejuvinate the car, I am removing the headlamp covers to;
clean out the grass and grit that has called them home
retrieve the dead flies
that have gathered in there
all because of a number of gaps etc.
Am i correct that a little heat (hairdryer) will let it loose and then just peel of whats left? Should i buy the retrim sticky stuff or is there another product that will be just as effective/ better?
You could try my method and bury the front clam in a tyrewall?