Headlight Covers

The Oily Bits S1 Specific Topics
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Anyone got any experience of the headlight covers that pop up on ebay every now and again.

Apparently they do them in a 1mm or 2mm lens thickness.

Just want to know if anyone has tried them, or are they complete poo.

Cheers

Wallsy

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There has been good feedback on SELOC regarding these including the 1mm thick ones,
I wouldnt waste money on the specific sealing tape they or Elise parts try to sell you “Homelux Bathseal Adhesive (L2m)” from B & Q does the job @ �2.98 and one roll’s enough for both Headlamps
If you just sit the roll off sealant somewhere warm for a wee while it makes it much easier to apply and you dont need to warm up the headlamp surround to get it to stick ~also comes off if you need it to unlike sikaflex or the like

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Yep, I’ve fitted quite a few sets and very pleased with them.

For an S1 Exige, you’ll need the 2mm version.

Also, as above, use the bath seal tape, available from either Wickes or B&Q.

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I just removed and reglued mine a couple of months back (due to some water ingress I wanted to sort). Found that the cover isn’t a perfect fit to the bodywork Have you guys found the same? I used black silicone bath sealant to reglue, but had to load it up at the bottom to seal it.

Doesn’t the poor fit make it difficult using tape then???

I need to remove mine again as there’s still water ingress

Anyhow, when Exigy came into my life, it was for better and for worse…

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The bath seal tape is what you need, it’s like a very sticky blue tack rather than an actual tape so fills gaps

Simply the only good solution to fitting the covers

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Any chance you could provide the ‘part number!’ on the B&Q homelux please! There seems to be a large selection of homelux different tapes/sealants in my B&Q store and I have already got the wrong one!

Many thanks!

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No part number on the box that I can see.

It’s a blue white box with the wording HOMELUX Bath Seal Adhesive.

H9302001 is printed below the bar code on the pack I have here

The Wickes version is the same but branded Wickes, no doubt identical inside

Open the box and you’ll see black, blue tack style stuff on a roll.

Hope this helps

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Many thx Will,

Pete.

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Click on this link and it takes you to the product on
B & Q’site

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9277950&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=homelux&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1196792006508&isSearch=true

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Thx… Found it and bought it!