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Offline Iain C

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Wipac 4x4 spots...a question and a tip
« on: December 16, 2007, 21:40:01 »
Tip first...I had to take mine apart today as one had stoppped working...and it was FULL of mud from the last playday I did.  It now works, but I'm glad it stopped for a bit otherwise it would probably have rusted through in no time.  Check yours if they've never been apart!

Question next...what's the best way of stopping the grill coming off?  I was amazed to find mine intact in the middle of the road today after I realised it had fallen off.  The friction/interference fit is useless...the best I can come up with is some black 4mm bungee...any better ideas?
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« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2007, 21:54:04 »
i had a set of rubber straps that were screwed in to the cover and fitted round the bac of the light and that held it in

bungee will work

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« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2007, 22:53:48 »
Insulation tape around the rim of any spot/fog light can be a good idea, or fill the gap with plastercine
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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2007, 23:00:25 »
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Insulation tape around the rim of any spot/fog light can be a good idea, or fill the gap with plastercine


gaffer tape rather than insulation tape as gaffer sticks to everything but insulation tape only sticks to itself well

and plastercine wont hold aftew a few speed bumps or a few minutes on an off road site

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« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2007, 23:28:59 »
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Insulation tape around the rim of any spot/fog light can be a good idea, or fill the gap with plastercine


gaffer tape rather than insulation tape as gaffer sticks to everything but insulation tape only sticks to itself well

and plastercine wont hold aftew a few speed bumps or a few minutes on an off road site


Thats why insulation tape, bring it round to itself and it seals but you can get it off without a sticky mess, won't work too well on textured lamps but great on smooth ones like cibies.

Plastercine was good enough for the works Mk1 and Mk2 Escort rally cars in the days of proper safaris etc - enough said.
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« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2007, 07:36:39 »
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« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2007, 09:29:45 »
I drilled mine and the surround and fixed them on with a small self tapper, just to make them difficult to remove

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« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2007, 14:13:27 »
SOrry but I find mine a swine to remove, I bust a nail last time.

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« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2007, 16:07:30 »
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I bust a nail last time.


And you'd just painted them as well...!  :lol:  :lol:

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« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2007, 16:10:04 »
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I bust a nail last time.


And you'd just painted them as well...!  :lol:  :lol:


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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2007, 14:34:29 »
Never lost one, not even come close.
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