Wanted: Dial Rings

[colm_mcm]

that wasn't really what you had in mind was it? and matching inserts for the headlights?

[Sebastian]

colm don't be a kid

[jayod12b]

Theres a plastic surround on the side indicators colm,

Was wondering could i turn out a polished ring to replace this!!
What ya think?
Are they a hard job remove

[colm_mcm]

A Mazda MX5 repeater (which is a direct swap for the FTO) will already have a chrome ring around the lens


clear indicators are a popular mod, unsire if anyone would want chome rings for an amber lens. May be wrong!

rings for the front indicators would be sweet IMHO

[Sebastian]

any more good news jay ?

[Marie]

I going to order some too!

[steelroe]

I have 1 or 2 broken headlights lying around if they would help to get measurements for rings in the heads

Let me know

[jayod12b]

Hey marie yea still have a set available if your interested


Just out at the car this mornin lookin for ideas,
Tryin to work out how id make the rings for the front headlights..
Dont see how because there not round.
Any suggestions or ideas send them on..
Ohh yea tanx for offer of the headlights rory
Hopefully i can work something out

[steelroe]

I reckon you can only make them for the outer lamps these are round and already have a shrome ringg around them as far as I remember.

[steelroe]

I know this is off on a different tangent, but what is the best way to polish aluminium to a high shine finish Jay.

[fatboyfat7]

Thanks for pointing this out Bernard! Was started and finished before I ever had my first FTO! Jay still around at all?

[jayod12b]

Yea im still here

PM sent chris

[jayod12b]

I know this is off on a different tangent, but what is the best way to polish aluminium to a high shine finish Jay.

Sorry Rory i never got round to answering your question on this.
Best way i found to polishing the aluminium.

Was to go down the different grades of emery paper usually starting at 800 and finishing at 2500

Then while the dial ring is spinning in the lathe i applied some bees wax.
(I got a block of this stuff from a mate but its available on ebay)

Ring turns black at this stage,
Then finally i got a polishing mop,

Same as this one and cut it into strips

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-2 ... ryID1=3986

Apply strip to ring while lathe is turning at 2500rpm until highly polished, Takes quite a while to do as any small scrathes uve missed while using the emery really shows up now and u may have to go back a stage,
This was my method anyways,

Id say if you wanted to polish a piece by hand eg.. a aluminium engine mount bracket

Id purchase a mope,
Run a threaded bar M12-M10 through the mope with a bolt and washer placed either side leaving 50mm of bar left sticking out,

Then place the bar into a chuck on a pedestal drill pressuming u have one.
And spin at the highest setting

Ive seen this done a couple of time in work,

Hope this is of some help

Jay

[Sebastian]

is there any way in hell you can make another bunch of those dial rings jay to have them for the club shop ?? ( i know you told me a while back you couldn't but maybe things improved )...