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F/N/S indicator

Post by 111Rxpress » Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:41 pm

a funny thing happened today, whilst driving in edinburgh along the pothole peppered roads, my F/N/S indicator popped out and danced about the bonnet hanging on by the wiress !!! :shock: :shock:

the plastic clip thingy cracked and not holding it in place anymore. common problem Graham at Murray tells me, and the bits on back order for weeks!
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Re: F/N/S indicator

Post by neil » Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:50 pm

Silicone sealant supposedly does the job - http://www.scottishelises.com/phpbb/vie ... on#p271296
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Re: F/N/S indicator

Post by meatball » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:42 pm

TADTS......Get them both sealed in!

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Re: F/N/S indicator

Post by DJ » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:41 pm

Happened to me too on Friday on the M9 just past Newbridge. Same one as well - NSF. Check if you still have the wee rubber seal somewhere, either attached or in the hole as unfortunatley mine must have went flying off down the road :(

Using tape at the moment.

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Re: F/N/S indicator

Post by undone » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:58 am

same thing happened to me a while back. both indicators went within a week of each other, put some masking tape on to hold them in until i could get them repaired and ended up taking chunks of paint off when removing them. the front's getting a touch up this friday...take care removing that tape!

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Re: F/N/S indicator

Post by Jacobite » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:23 am

Warm the tape up with a hair dryer before trying to remove it ~should soften the adhesive on the back of the tape and stop it peeling the paint off

Dont what ever you do and seikaflex them in or you'll never get them off again clear silicone will do just fine
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Re: F/N/S indicator

Post by whaleys » Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:49 am

:thumbsup another one for the silicone fix

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Post by Andy G » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:00 am

I used superglue when it happened on my old 111r - it then became the best fitted bit of the car :damnfunny
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Re: F/N/S indicator

Post by duggiesmith » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:27 pm

Happened to me too (twice).
First time was when the car was only a couple of months old, so took it to MMC to get repaired under warranty. They said it was a common fault and used adhesive to stick it back in. Then it popped out again on the outside lane of the M8 a couple of weeks ago (so much for their adhesive). I've stuck it back in with exterior silicone and so far so good.

(IMO silicone is the best invention ever - great for bathrooms, greennhouses, leaking ponds and now car repairs).
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Re: F/N/S indicator

Post by Shug » Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:02 pm

duggiesmith wrote: (IMO silicone is the best invention ever - great for bathrooms, greennhouses, leaking ponds and now car repairs).
..and t1ts....

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