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Ah great thank Gary.

There must be some commercially available seals that would do a better job. When I get a minute I might have a look - I’ve taken some measurements

I’ve ordered a couple of small round seals (in 2 sizes) from seals direct so I’ll see what they are like when they arrive

That tool roll is very cool Mark


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Thanks Wayne

Hi Mark

Same as Gary….i sliced my seals to help them fit…if the ones you have ordered aren’t quite right try Baines web site

https://coh-baines.co.uk/

Am I right in thinking the seal has a slot all the way around, which clips over the edge of the light unit? That's just going from memory. I can imagine that would be easy to miss, in which case you might have too much rubber under the lens. It's been a couple of years since I fitted mine.

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Rob - Yes there is a groove and no it hasn’t slipped out of the groove - it’s just that the rubber is too thick. It’s sits ok now I’ve sliced it - as others have

My guess is that the original rubber was a lot softer and would compress, and the repro stuff is harder and won’t

Thanks JP - I’ll wait and see how I get on with the ones I’ve ordered and post results here

sladey wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 5:49 am Rob - Yes there is a groove and no it hasn’t slipped out of the groove - it’s just that the rubber is too thick. It’s sits ok now I’ve sliced it - as others have

My guess is that the original rubber was a lot softer and would compress, and the repro stuff is harder and won’t

Thanks JP - I’ll wait and see how I get on with the ones I’ve ordered and post results here

That sounds legit because I bought a pair and they were so soft it's almost foamy, not hard rubber at all.

Can you remember where you got yours?

Another slight diversion….

When I did the interior I replaced the standard light switches/knobs with ones from somewhere - rennline I think. I wanted something a bit different. They were well made but I’ve never been happy with them





I found them just a bit too big (diameter-wise)

So for about a year now I’ve been wondering if i could improve them - maybe cut them down a bit in the lathe - and ideally with a bit of knurling involved.

So today I thought I’d have a go

I started with the cigarette lighter because I never really use that as I’ve always got a phone charger plugged into the socket, so if I f*cked it up then it wouldn’t be a great loss.

So I turned it down, a bit of knurling and ended up with this



Overall I’m pretty pleased with it. The biggest problem was that it wasn’t straight - the mounting hole in then back wasn’t central - so the whole thing was a bit skewiff. You can see it in the above picture that the log on the top is no longer central.

Even with that problem I like the look. When I chucked up the others ones though luckily they were all much better and after a while I ended up with this



And back in the dash


I’m pretty pleased with them. I like the knurling and they feel better than previously and a better size. I think overall I would prefer them all-black so I’m going to look into anodizing them. How hard can it be?


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Love a bit of knurling I’d leave them bare, makes it stand out and not look like a generic plastic knob

^^ Agree^^
The knurl will tarnish over time and go grey from bright fresh cut.

Also agree, bare metal and black, it matches the radio controls.
They look great .


Karl

Thanks - good point - I’ll leave them as is.

Look great as they are……