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[jackturbostage4]

Well I've split a na front headlight and now I need to reseal it back. 1. Tiger seal 2. Windscreen glue 3 athridite glue Is tiger seal strong enough , help advice before I do please ! Also be good if anybody has done the same before .

[chappers2000]

Tiger seal worked great for me last month - plus it's black so if yo have nicked the paint on the inside it helps hide it. Used masking tape around the lamp while it set initially.

[Wolfstone]

Not done it myself but am about to reseal a spare light (or two ) using Sikaflex -221 which i bought from eurocarparts for about £12 a tube. Tiger seal will do the trick though.

[Dan 4]

I have used both Tiger Seal and Sikaflex many times but in a couple months the lense just seems to start to come away from the headlight unit itself. The headlights are the one part of the VX that really annoys me!! I need to find something stronger.

[FLD]

Make sure you use a PU primer before bonding (something like winbond) and then use tigerseal. Mine have been sealed up fine for 4 years.

[jackturbostage4]

I got windscreen bonding stuff , I may use this as tiger seal before had fallen off after time.

[jackturbostage4]

I have used both Tiger Seal and Sikaflex many times but in a couple months the lense just seems to start to come away from the headlight unit itself. The headlights are the one part of the VX that really annoys me!! :angry:/> I need to find something stronger.

Spot on mate

[Dan 4]

I would try using some PU primer like FLD says, he is a guy who knows his stuff. I have always cleaned bother surfaces thoroughly before bonding but have never used a PU primer. Maybe that's where I'm going wrong?? Do you have a link to some of this PU Primer Winbond stuff to buy please Matt?

Edited by Dan 4, 09 January 2013 - 02:02 PM.

[FLD]

I would try using some PU primer like FLD says, he is a guy who knows his stuff. I have always cleaned bother surfaces thoroughly before bonding but have never used a PU primer. Maybe that's where I'm going wrong??

Do you have a link to some of this PU Primer Winbond stuff to buy please Matt?

I have a very big bottle. Happy to decant some if you want.

[Dan 4]

That would be great cheers Matt. I'm not sure when I'm next your way. In fact you have moved house now haven't you??

Edited by Dan 4, 09 January 2013 - 11:33 PM.

[FLD]

Not yet, still in Bollington.

[jonnyboy]

Another good idea if you can is to bond them in position with the lights in the car. They are almost impossible to line up correctly once they have been removed so you can at least tack them on with the units in position then remove them to seal round the back.

[D3YMO]

Another good idea if you can is to bond them in position with the lights in the car. They are almost impossible to line up correctly once they have been removed so you can at least tack them on with the units in position then remove them to seal round the back.

yes i realised this when trying to fit my light this morning...lens doesnt quite fit to the car right now on one side

ill have to do this when resealing my other light tonight

[zimmer]

I'm going to be attempting this soon. Has anyone any experience of using bonding tape like 3m vhb stuff ??

[smiley]

Has anyone any experience of using bonding tape like 3m vhb stuff ??

 

Yes, i've used double sided tape on mine, then black solicone to seal the edges from water.

Been on there for a few years now, but the car only come sout in pretty weather, so not sure about the long term.

[zimmer]

Thanks smiley. I only asked as the original stuff looks like a tape rather than adhesive, unless I'm mistaken. Weighing up PU primer and tigerseal vs tape

[Rudy]

I split mine and resealed with tiger seal, but if I had to do it again I'd use a thin double sided tape so I could adjust the lenses in the clam and then seal around the edge as smiley has done. It was a pita just using tiger seal tbh.

[smiley]

I only asked as the original stuff looks like a tape rather than adhesive

 

That's the main reason i use double sided tape.

Plus all the horror storries about lost lenses when using tiger seal(isch) solutions.

 

Main problem is no re-allining once set, so you have to do it all over if you get it wrong.

 

Edited by smiley, 02 March 2014 - 08:48 PM.

[Rudy]

Of all the posts, topics etc on light splitting I reckon (IMHO) using tape first and then sealing is the best method in order to get the alignment right.

[zimmer]

Sounds good, tape it is - I'll post up how it goes