Repair cracked indicator lenses
Discussion
I recently used a bypass which had apparently recently been resurfaced, as I was travelling up it a car infront kicked loads of loose stones up and chipped most my front end, including cracking both front indicator lenses, replacements are £600 each side.
Can you repair these, they are just cracked, no bits missing.
I’ll take photos of mine when I get home if needs be, but these are the same
Can you repair these, they are just cracked, no bits missing.
I’ll take photos of mine when I get home if needs be, but these are the same
Bonkers money, but I guess that's Ferrari for you. I have doubts you'd ever get an invisible repair, but you could maybe use vacuum to draw a low viscosity epoxy into the cracks, a little like they repair windscreens. The other option would be to carefully vee the cracks out with e.g. a dremel and a small burr, fill with clear epoxy and then sand back and polish.
It's also possible to cast lenses like this using the original as a pattern. I did this quite a number of years ago for a vintage motorcycle rear lens after seeing this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9_OA2e4uS0 It didn't turn out quite as well as the one in the video, but then again it was the first time I'd tried it.
It's also possible to cast lenses like this using the original as a pattern. I did this quite a number of years ago for a vintage motorcycle rear lens after seeing this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9_OA2e4uS0 It didn't turn out quite as well as the one in the video, but then again it was the first time I'd tried it.
Doesn’t have to be a perfect invisible repair, the cars in very good condition, but not showroom condition, it’s 60k+ miles as I put on average 5-10k per year on the car in the 5 years I’ve owned it.
That said I don’t want to leave both of these broken, nor do I want to pay £1300 for replacements, used isn’t an option either as there’s only one on eBay for £500!
That said I don’t want to leave both of these broken, nor do I want to pay £1300 for replacements, used isn’t an option either as there’s only one on eBay for £500!
Is it worth trying the following.
Get some clear hot glue & a glue gun.
Smallest possible drill at the end of each crack to stop the crack propagating further.
Clear tape over the front & back fill with the clear glue.
Just don't try superglue as it will turn the whole thing "misty" and fail an MOT.
Get some clear hot glue & a glue gun.
Smallest possible drill at the end of each crack to stop the crack propagating further.
Clear tape over the front & back fill with the clear glue.
Just don't try superglue as it will turn the whole thing "misty" and fail an MOT.
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