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Old 05 July 2014, 20:44   #1
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Evening all,

Due to the sun crazing the lenses of my Smartcraft gauges I'm after a pair of replacements.

Not sure of part numbers but one is the Tacho type, the other is a speedo. 2001 Optimax 150.

Anything kicking around in the garage?
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They can be fixed for free with a bit of patience.
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Any clues as to how?

It looks like the inner Perspex screen is crazed - not the outer one.

I've not investigated how they come apart though yet.
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You can dismantle them and polish them with duraglit or jewellers rouge
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Cheers Biffer,

Job for the winter I think!
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I did a thread on it here. I will try and find it.
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Here you go...

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No worries. It's a very delicate operation to get the lens out and you may lose a tab or two. Don't worry there are loads. The rest is easy, remove inner, throw away. Clean outer, put back together. You may get a bit more condensation but you can take the gauge apart from the rear and put a silica pack inside. To be honest mine rarely mist up...
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