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Would you have any pic ? My lugs being broken I haven't any hint of the look. Thanks.
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Pour vous? Bien sûr. Tbh this was just a temporary fix until I could get a replacement, but it worked so well I forgot about it until I read this post. The plastic tab cut from a sweet container was my first attempt. It helped, but failed over speed bumps and didn't work too well, but I left it in place anyway. The mod that worked was the two self tapping screws, covered by electrical insulation tape. See photos for positioning...
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20th July 2019, 12:34 | #14 |
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@gnu shame it didn't work on the long run: I love your sweet container style!
I'd asked just in case my silicone gluing fails on speed bumpers... At the moment it looks fine but who knows... Thanks again for the pics.
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20th July 2019, 13:29 | #15 |
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Yeah shame the 'sweet' fix wasn't good enough. Hopefully your silicone repair will work. I'll probably still keep a lookout for another roof light in the longer term, but with the screws in place it hasn't fallen down at all.
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Good luck. I used Philips headed self-tappers ~ 25mm long would do. I also wrapped them in insulation tape to stop them damaging anything.
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So far my silicone is still strong & the rear courtesy light still firmly stuck to the roof, despite those too many horrid bumpers that are popping up like mushrooms!
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Good luck. My rear light is still up there, no probs.
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