My next step was to remove the cover from the lens. It was really hard as some of the screw had already in super rusty condition and some of em had no Philips head anymore. What I did was cursed it, then try unscrew it. Failed, I cursed it again and pull it as strong as I can BUT be careful with the old plastic cover so that it didnt break. Some of em just broke into pieces some of em still attached to the cover.
Now, remove the lens. BUT please be extra careful especially if the lens is crack like this one. I had broke it anyway. Now it is in 2 pieces. Hehehe. I'll super glue it tomorrow. =P
Clean it up with a strong current of water and some soap.
Then, dried it up and it is now ready to be sprayed with a flat black tomorrow.
Next! My current tail lamp. What I really like about this tail lamp is the hexagon reflection in the lens. It really does fit my car theme anyway. But, it is too common nowadays. XD
And this one was easy to be removed. Most of the screw had been replaced anyway.
Clean it up with the same method shown above and dried it up. And it is ready to be spray tomorrow too!
Meanwhile, this is the badge that I had bought. Covered in dust, and no hope to be restored anyway. BUT...
With the help from AutoSol, it is shining now! Wow, never knew that AutoSol can be use on a plastic chrome surface. This is the hardest job today. I was polishing it six times I guess. Tomorrow I'll AutoSol it a few more times.
And finally, the meters. The measurement is in Miles though. I need to check my Math book first to convert it to Km/H. LOL~
Same steps and method too. Except I didnt wash the meters as it will damage it. Clean it up and dried it. And now it is ready to be assemble in Bee!
That's all folks! Happy trying and its time for me to go to bed. Really tired now.
Hi there. The meter outter ring is numbered with Mile, however, the inner ring is in Km/h. No need to convert by your own. Most 808's plastic dashboard has gone hardened and easy to crack. Apply some silicon mixture can restore a little of its elasticity. Meanwhile, if possible cover them with a piece of custom made dashboard cover that match your theme. Your case, Yellow/Black zebra will be damn nice. Meanwhile, you can also go and buy yellow/black zebra masking tape from hardware shop. I belive your A panel also hardened and ready to peel off. Can use the Zebra tape to tape the darn thing if you wanted to do it cheap way, or get the cusyion master to wrap it.
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