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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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I picked up a pair of blingly quad lamps for the XR2

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they have seen better days (but I saved a packet on em so was expeting it a bit) and there are a few extra screw holes in them where the originals were broken. Where the lamps are connected to they are cracked too.

Can all this be repaired?

I'm getting the holders painted to match the car anyway, is there a way of repairing the plastic too?
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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hot solderng iron and melt the crack back together, then give it a skim with body filler.
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jacquel.../images/2f.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jacquel.../images/8f.jpg
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jacqueline.raisbeck/projects/stepbystep/images/2f.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jacquel.../images/8f.jpg


how did you do that then!
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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I didnt its from www.clevelandbikespray.com

The bloke that owns it is fooking mint sprayed my wheels on me bike and airbrushed playing cards on the spoked
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 12:13 AM
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melt it together as allready sugested or fiberglass and filler stu!
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 07:20 AM
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I have this handy piece of kit for sale - Ł120 07973 402465



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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 10:49 AM
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Get some pics up
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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I could fix it
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by RS2000CUSTOM
I have this handy piece of kit for sale - Ł120 07973 402465



a gave the same plastic welding set too my friends when they started up there business top bit of kit
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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Plenty of places offer plastic welding now Enquire at your local bodyshops.
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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Plastic weldings ok but its never as good as when its welded in the factory..

We have a lot of plastic ducting and fume scrubbers at work that we are allways having patched up and re welded and it never lasts fives minutes.

The bloke from plasticraft uses the same heat gun as pictured, good little bit of kit

I think ull be better off using Araldite and then skimming with filler as this will bond it together better
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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Stu speak to Chris Foster he knows a bloke that makes quad lamps for the XR2 he might be able to sell you some new plastic shells
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