lsdweb
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 09:12 PM |
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Repairing a light lens
Hi All
I need to repair a rear lens for my 26R (Elan) - new lenses aren't readily available (not in my price range anyway!) and one is cracked. I was
thinking of trying to colour up some epoxy and patch it that way. The car will be hillclimbed not taken to shows!
Any thoughts?
I'll upload a photo if I can.
Wyn
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minitici
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 09:32 PM |
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Came across this Epoxy repair for lenses
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britishtrident
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 09:35 PM |
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It will be the early pattern combined unit with the "pointy" ends for the life of me I can't remember what production car used
them ----- the various other types of rear lamps used by Lotus I know the original model but not those.
If it were me I would be tempted to convert to any of the various round rear light Lotus also used.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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lsdweb
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 09:41 PM |
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Thanks guys - it's the Vauxhall FB VX/490 Lotus Lucas L684 Rear Light lens and I just found a secondhand one for £15. The round lights were a
Series 1 (and some Series 2 fitment) - they used the lamps L551 (how much!) and the
L539 indicators - not cheap either!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 10:16 PM |
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FB VX 4/90 --- it had different rear lights from the FB Victor VX was more complex design an inverted T shape but lower part looks the same
lens,
[Edited on 11/11/10 by britishtrident]
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lsdweb
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| posted on 12/11/10 at 12:14 PM |
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I can't imagine how I would ever get anything done on cars without this site!
I've ordered a second hand lens and a repair kit :-)
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