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What have you done to your Elgrand today?

Today I thought I would have a look at my old light bar to see just how brittle the clear plastic is so I gave it a gentle twist and bend and several more cracks appeared, one across the entire height, so the answer is very brittle. Maybe the clear ones become more brittle than the red ones. So then I set the heat gun on it to soften the goo that keeps them together and despite being very careful it split into 5 separate pieces, I've taken red ones apart before without a problem. But I do now have a nice back plate to experiment with.
 
LeStempy said:
Today I thought I would have a look at my old light bar to see just how brittle the clear plastic is so I gave it a gentle twist and bend and several more cracks appeared, one across the entire height, so the answer is very brittle. Maybe the clear ones become more brittle than the red ones. So then I set the heat gun on it to soften the goo that keeps them together and despite being very careful it split into 5 separate pieces, I've taken red ones apart before without a problem. But I do now have a nice back plate to experiment with.
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I’ve learned to never put heat directly on the lense even the overhung part when looking from the sides or the back, always keep the heat on the rear black stuff, especially with the clear lenses.
By far the best method of splitting I’ve found is to build the heat up slowly keeping the heat gun moving constantly and allowing a little time after direct heat before trying to part the lense from the back , it’s definitely not for the faint hearted .
 
After surviving the "trial by fire" that was the Modified Nationals this year, if you were there you know what I mean - it was Bl++dy roasting, I decided to buy bigger fans to replace the rechargeable hand held ones we had that wouldn't run all night, especially on the high setting. I looked for the ones like Colin @Magnu had but came across this model in my search that fits on the headrest, didn't like the position so welded a rod into the spare wheel carrier and fitted them there, just needs a remote control now as I can't reach the switch when in bed!
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I also sorted the "control panel" for the battery box, square shiny thing with bolt in it is a cover for the solar plugs cos I know they would have been snapped off if not protected.20260717_155827.jpg
 
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