Re: [MBZ] 115 Headlight trim? How do I separate the plastic from the chrome part?
When you say "blinker lens" I assume you refer to the orange piece. It looks to me like it can be removed from the larger clear plastic part from the back of the unit. It appears that the unit was originally put together by the use of some sort of heated tool that melted the plastic to form tabs that hold the clear part into the chrome ring and also the orange part into the clear part. I think I can either use a bit of epoxy to hold the parts together or maybe heat the end of a bolt or something similar and melt the plastic near the original spots to create new tabs. I shall see how this works in due course. Right now I am trying to get an adjustment on the price given that the condition was not accurately disclosed and I have advised that I am not happy with them. They were advertised as being in good condition and the photos did not show the pitted chrome or the one spot that is broken. I think I can use them if I can salvage the inside plastic bit but I had not planned on having to do that. Based on the description and photos, I thought I would be able to just put them on the car and have my old ones as potential spares. Oh well, nothing in life is perfect I guess. Randy On 27/03/2013 6:31 PM, clay wrote: I have not been able to get the lower lens out. The back of the blinker comes off easy. You might be able to dremel tool the tabs holding it in and somehow mate it to the good chrome. Try removing the blinker lens from the good chrome. See how that works and you might be able to learn about what you need to do to get the good lens off and swapped onto where it wants to go. clay On Mar 26, 2013, at 8:48 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: Is there a way to remove the plastic from the chrome? My car has good chrome but a badly cracked plastic part on the passenger side. I bought a pair of these on ebay but unfortunately, the chrome is not as good as those that I already have. There is a fair amount of pitting on the top of the chrome trim part on the ones I got from ebay. I have been looking at them and trying to determine if there is some trick to taking the plastic part out of the chrome part. Anyone been there and done that? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 115 Headlight trim? How do I separate the plastic from the chrome part?
I have not been able to get the lower lens out. The back of the blinker comes off easy. You might be able to dremel tool the tabs holding it in and somehow mate it to the good chrome. Try removing the blinker lens from the good chrome. See how that works and you might be able to learn about what you need to do to get the good lens off and swapped onto where it wants to go. clay On Mar 26, 2013, at 8:48 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: > Is there a way to remove the plastic from the chrome? > My car has good chrome but a badly cracked plastic part on the passenger side. > I bought a pair of these on ebay but unfortunately, the chrome is not as good > as those that I already have. > There is a fair amount of pitting on the top of the chrome trim part on the > ones I got from ebay. > I have been looking at them and trying to determine if there is some trick > to taking the plastic part out of the chrome part. > Anyone been there and done that? > > Randy > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 115 Headlight trim? How do I separate the plastic from the chrome part?
On 26/03/2013 10:16 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Is there a way to remove the plastic from the chrome? Dunno 'bout the USA lights, but on the Frankenheap's euros the trim ring just lifts off when you remove the bottom screw. -- Jim Does not look as though it is intended to be removed. It looks as though they set the plastic part inside the metal part and then used some source of heat to melt the plastic in spots that essentially forms little tabs that then overlap the metal. I think, I can use a dremel type tool and grind off enough of the plastic tab to let me remove the lens from the ring of metal. Then, I will either use some epoxy to add a bit back onto the tabs or else try to do what they originally did by heating up th end of a metal rod and using it to melt a new tab next to the original. I think I likely only need to do this to the two tabs located at the top of the unit. We shall see how that works. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 115 Headlight trim? How do I separate the plastic from the chrome part?
Is there a way to remove the plastic from the chrome? Dunno 'bout the USA lights, but on the Frankenheap's euros the trim ring just lifts off when you remove the bottom screw. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 115 Headlight trim? How do I separate the plastic from the chrome part?
1. I will put them on photobucket and add a link. 2. The plastic part is relatively loose. I can wiggle it a bit. I just don't know if it is intended to be removable or if it is not. If it is, there must be some trick to it. It there is not, then I need to figure out how to do it without ruining it. Randy On 26/03/2013 3:11 PM, OK Don wrote: In a worst case senario, you could probably dissolve the bad plastic out of the good rim, and cut the pitted rim off of the bad plastic - YMMV. No, I've never done that --- On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: That or send copies to me directly in case they get hung up waiting for the listOkie to approve them. Dan On Mar 26, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: Will take a photo or two tonight and post tomorrow. Randy On 26/03/2013 11:42 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Randy, Any way you can post pictures? I had a 114 that I replaced headlight trim on (I think) but I don't recall the details. If I could see one I know I would remember. Dan On Mar 26, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: Is there a way to remove the plastic from the chrome? My car has good chrome but a badly cracked plastic part on the passenger side. I bought a pair of these on ebay but unfortunately, the chrome is not as good as those that I already have. There is a fair amount of pitting on the top of the chrome trim part on the ones I got from ebay. I have been looking at them and trying to determine if there is some trick to taking the plastic part out of the chrome part. Anyone been there and done that? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 115 Headlight trim? How do I separate the plastic from the chrome part?
In a worst case senario, you could probably dissolve the bad plastic out of the good rim, and cut the pitted rim off of the bad plastic - YMMV. No, I've never done that --- On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > That or send copies to me directly in case they get hung up waiting > for the listOkie to approve them. > > Dan > > On Mar 26, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > > > Will take a photo or two tonight and post tomorrow. > > > > Randy > > > > > > On 26/03/2013 11:42 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: > >> Randy, > >> > >> Any way you can post pictures? I had a 114 that I replaced headlight > trim on (I think) but I don't recall the details. If I could see one I know > I would remember. > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> On Mar 26, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Randy Bennell > wrote: > >> > >>> Is there a way to remove the plastic from the chrome? > >>> My car has good chrome but a badly cracked plastic part on the > passenger side. > >>> I bought a pair of these on ebay but unfortunately, the chrome is not > as good as those that I already have. > >>> There is a fair amount of pitting on the top of the chrome trim part > on the ones I got from ebay. > >>> I have been looking at them and trying to determine if there is some > trick to taking the plastic part out of the chrome part. > >>> Anyone been there and done that? > >>> > >>> Randy > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- OK Don 2013 F150 2012 Passat TDI DSG 1957 C182A ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 115 Headlight trim? How do I separate the plastic from the chrome part?
That or send copies to me directly in case they get hung up waiting for the listOkie to approve them. Dan On Mar 26, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > Will take a photo or two tonight and post tomorrow. > > Randy > > > On 26/03/2013 11:42 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: >> Randy, >> >> Any way you can post pictures? I had a 114 that I replaced headlight trim on >> (I think) but I don't recall the details. If I could see one I know I would >> remember. >> >> Dan >> >> On Mar 26, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: >> >>> Is there a way to remove the plastic from the chrome? >>> My car has good chrome but a badly cracked plastic part on the passenger >>> side. >>> I bought a pair of these on ebay but unfortunately, the chrome is not as >>> good as those that I already have. >>> There is a fair amount of pitting on the top of the chrome trim part on the >>> ones I got from ebay. >>> I have been looking at them and trying to determine if there is some trick >>> to taking the plastic part out of the chrome part. >>> Anyone been there and done that? >>> >>> Randy > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 115 Headlight trim? How do I separate the plastic from the chrome part?
Will take a photo or two tonight and post tomorrow. Randy On 26/03/2013 11:42 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Randy, Any way you can post pictures? I had a 114 that I replaced headlight trim on (I think) but I don't recall the details. If I could see one I know I would remember. Dan On Mar 26, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: Is there a way to remove the plastic from the chrome? My car has good chrome but a badly cracked plastic part on the passenger side. I bought a pair of these on ebay but unfortunately, the chrome is not as good as those that I already have. There is a fair amount of pitting on the top of the chrome trim part on the ones I got from ebay. I have been looking at them and trying to determine if there is some trick to taking the plastic part out of the chrome part. Anyone been there and done that? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 115 Headlight trim? How do I separate the plastic from the chrome part?
Randy, Any way you can post pictures? I had a 114 that I replaced headlight trim on (I think) but I don't recall the details. If I could see one I know I would remember. Dan On Mar 26, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: > Is there a way to remove the plastic from the chrome? > My car has good chrome but a badly cracked plastic part on the passenger side. > I bought a pair of these on ebay but unfortunately, the chrome is not as good > as those that I already have. > There is a fair amount of pitting on the top of the chrome trim part on the > ones I got from ebay. > I have been looking at them and trying to determine if there is some trick > to taking the plastic part out of the chrome part. > Anyone been there and done that? > > Randy > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
