Steve,
Somehow I don't think that careful, chrome bezel and pliers go together.
Maybe a small flat surface needlenose with a piece of clean cloth in between
will not scare the bezel.
Also lost in the "simple" solution is the fact that the red lense has a
"keeper" on each side. This allows the lense to drop into the "receiver" in
the housing. It also keeps the lens from moving once installed. In order
to turn the lens and have the chrome bezel fit properly, you must modify the
keepers on each side of the lense. This can be done very carefully with a
razor. Remove just enough of the plastic keeper that will allow it to drop
completely into the recessed receiver. Otherwise the chrome bezel will not
fit over the housing properly. If you take too much off the keeper, the
lense may turn back to the faded side. If this is the case a small dab of
superglue on one of the keepers will secure it and prevent the lense from
rotating to the faded side. I used an old wornout unit from an Alpine to
test out the modification and it worked out just fine.
tjj
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Laifman <SLaifman@socal.rr.com>
To: Shaun Laughy <shaunl@home.com>
Cc: Tigers List <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: Red Dash Warning Light
> Shaun Laughy wrote:
> >
> > Thanks to everyone for the suggestion to turn the red plastic lense
around.
> > That sounds like it will work just fine 00 at least for the next 35
years!
> > Now for the stupid question: How do these things come out/apart so I
can do
> > this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > SL
>
> Shaun,
>
> It is done like two porcupines making love. Very carefully! (8->
>
> Truly, once removed from the dash you will find that the chrome bezel
> surround is crimped around the plastic outer lip. This crimped edge must
> be carefully bent back with a small flat bladed screwdriver (like the
> jewelers type) until the bezel can be removed.
>
> At this point the lens comes out, gets reversed to the un faded
> backside, which is bright red, and re-assembled, Carefully crimp the
> holding bezel back around the housing lip with a small pliers.
>
> Steve
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