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| xccter | Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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When I turned off my headlamps on the '88 last night I heard a clunk.
I found the headlamp cover sitting under the clamshell, undamaged. Lucky it didn't fly off at some earlier point I guess. Anyone know what type of adhesive is useded on these things? [IMG]http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii12/xccter/HeadlampDoor.jpg[/IMG] |
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Posted on: 2008/3/29 14:40
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| Mekanic | Re: Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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wow, this is a first as far as I know.
I would assume 3M double sided would be the adhesive of choice. I know thats what GM used for mounting the GS Flares, and several other things, so it only makes sense they would use it there too. |
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Posted on: 2008/3/29 15:43
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| xccter | Re: Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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As luck would have it...
I'm having the new Targa painted on Monday, so I'll see what they have to re-attach it. Thanx |
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Posted on: 2008/3/29 18:02
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| CentralCoaster | Re: Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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On my 85 it's glued to just 4 little pads, mine came partway off. Yours is a result of GM's redesign.
You need to use some super strong 2-part epoxy on there and to prep the surfaces well. Double stick isn't going to cut it. |
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Posted on: 2008/3/29 19:47
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| bogus | Re: Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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Be sure the epoxy is able to deal with SMC.
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Posted on: 2008/3/29 21:10
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| CentralCoaster | Re: Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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They seem to be some type of cheap pot metal, like the mirrors.
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| bogus | Re: Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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I thought the lids were SMC? Interesting.
Hell, with pot metal, clean it up, and hit it with some JB Weld. |
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Posted on: 2008/3/30 5:57
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| brian | Re: Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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my friends rx7 has a missing light cover it looks really funny.
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| CasetheCorvetteman | Re: Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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Get yourself a Milwaukee V28 cordless hammer drill, drill a couple small pilot holes, then use some self drilling 3/4 inch tek screws. 3/4 inch should be long enough. Sounds like alot of overkill from the word go, but you dont want it to come off again
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Posted on: 2008/3/30 9:30
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| xccter | Re: Headlamp Door Popped off Housing! Ugly | ||
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This is for sure not pot metal. SMC is my guess, and it's the same color as the body on both sides.
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Posted on: 2008/3/30 20:36
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