Nailing Headlights back together

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Nailing Headlights back together

Post by CaM »

I've got a wee problem.

I sold a rh bx headlamp to a guy yesterday. I'm about to send it to him today.....

HOWEVER, on the ride from my place to work today, the glass has detached itself from the back of the headlamp. I've had this happen a few times with pug 205 and other bx ones but I usually jsut use another headlamp :lol:

what kind of adhesive would suit this task the best?
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Re: Nailing Headlights back together

Post by kiwi »

Makes a note not to buy a second hand part from CaM :lol:
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Post by CaM »

I doubt he'll care as he was only wanting the back part to begin with. I sold it cheap enough that he wouldn't be worried :lol: .
Murphy's law depicts that this will happen to me today, though :roll:
When i was removing the engine from both the pug 205s I've owned this happened to the left hand ones
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Post by MULLEY »

I've used the White coloured builders caulk, seemed to work fine & provided an airtight seal. They've lasted at least 3yrs & i presume are still working fine as i sold the car last year. Price = peanuts :D
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN

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CaM
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Post by CaM »

^i was thinking urethane windscreen adhesive, but it's only available in black

cool, thanks. I'll tell him to use 'nearly whatever' lol.
cheers
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Post by docchevron »

Sikaflex.
Lasts forever, makes it weather proof, and it'll NEVER come apart again.
Smokes lots, because enough's enough already!

Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...
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Post by CaM »

^ apparently i couldn't get sikaflex anywhere today.
even the factory here wont do me a cash sale :?

using some other adhesive sealant stuff.
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