Fog Diy Fog Light Covers

Ramsay · 24th August 2007, 21:30

As we are off to bonnie Scotland for a few days Thought it would be wise to fit a set of covers to the fogs, just in case. I purchased an offcut of 1mm Polycarbonate sheet from Ebay cost £1:25 inc P&P. Made up the template, transferred it to the Poly sheet, used the wife's dressmaking scissors (which produced an excellent cut line) to cut the covers out , lightly filed the edges and then finished off with fine wet n dry.
Attached to fog lense with double sided tape.
Time taken 2 hours.
Will let you all know how they perform on our return.

Ramsay

FWH · 25th August 2007, 07:11

What type of double sided tape did you use?
Not the normal office stuff I presume?

I am currently using the Gray52 covers and they are fine.

Ramsay · 25th August 2007, 08:59

I used 12mm Scotch pressure sensitive tape from my stock. Depending on how it performs on my trip on my return from Scotland I will neaten it up by trimming the tape slightly narrower.

Bog · 25th August 2007, 09:04

I suppose you could add some sort of tabs which push between the fog light and bumper to help secure them.

Neat job!

Dave25 · 25th August 2007, 09:11

Neat job, who was the seller on Ebay

Ramsay · 25th August 2007, 10:53

Sellers traded under the name of bunaday but I went direct to their own website Fantastic Plastic who gave excellent service, they also Emailed the Tech Spec sheet to me.
I would suggest Emailing the Company, ns@davis-plastics.co.uk as their Ebay site does not list any 1mm material at present.

www.davis-plastics.co.uk

Ramsay · 25th August 2007, 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bog

I suppose you could add some sort of tabs which push between the fog light and bumper to help secure them.

Neat job!

Exactly, I did a test piece some weeks ago attempting to form the "tabs" over by heating the material. Not too sucessful so my next trial will be to form the tabs separatley and then bond them to the sheet. However if this takes up all the clearance around the cutout, chaffing will occur.

reidme · 25th August 2007, 11:11

Ramsay, your covers for the fogs lights look great.I'm just about to take delivery of a near new 1.8 sport, and I was worried about the fogs breaking after reading other forum pages, but it looks like this will fix it.

Reidme

Ramsay · 25th August 2007, 11:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by reidme

Ramsay, your covers for the fogs lights look great.I'm just about to take delivery of a near new 1.8 sport, and I was worried about the fogs breaking after reading other forum pages, but it looks like this will fix it.

Reidme

Thanks for that, I am sure you are aware of the other threads on this and the covers being offered by Grays22.
Ramsay

Foggy69 · 25th August 2007, 13:02

Nearly right there Ramsay, it is Gray52 who also done some foglight protectors.
And very nice they are too

gray52 · 25th August 2007, 18:38

i see the corner of your protector is resting on your bumper. if you fog light moves up and down, like mine then this will damage your paint. if the tape you are using is not 100% water proof then they wont last long, and if grit gets being the cover it will end up scratching the fog light and cover and any impact to the cover will be transfered to the fog light glass, which is what you do not want. you also need an air gap to reduce any heat from the fog light to be on the safe side.

i think this way may give more prolems than you are trying to solve.

Ramsay · 25th August 2007, 20:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by gray52

i see the corner of your protector is resting on your bumper. if you fog light moves up and down, like mine then this will damage your paint. if the tape you are using is not 100% water proof then they wont last long, and if grit gets being the cover it will end up scratching the fog light and cover and any impact to the cover will be transfered to the fog light glass, which is what you do not want. you also need an air gap to reduce any heat from the fog light to be on the safe side.

i think this way may give more prolems than you are trying to solve.

Thanks for those observations Gray but there is no fouling around cover edge as this was one point I was very careful about. Good point about the tape being water proof - I will se how it works out. An airgap is to be a feature of the MK2 when I get around to sorting out the thermal forming of attachment clips. Thanks again.

hondafan · 2nd October 2007, 10:52

GRAY52,
Please advise if u are still selling these covers,and if so how do i go about
getting them and more important,paying for them,bearing in mind,we in
Ireland are using the YOYO or (Euro)
rgds

Ramsay · 2nd October 2007, 12:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramsay

Thanks for those observations Gray but there is no fouling around cover edge as this was one point I was very careful about. Good point about the tape being water proof - I will se how it works out. An airgap is to be a feature of the MK2 when I get around to sorting out the thermal forming of attachment clips. Thanks again.

Just to let you know that my covers are still in place after 1500 miles or so, tape adhesion is good, no signs of dirt behind the covers and no chaffing around the cut out. So I am well pleased with my hours work and £2:00 outlay.

Ramsay

cylon2007 · 13th October 2007, 20:25

Now made my covers out of 2mm thick Makrolon, another ebay seller.
Apart from double sided tape anybody found any other method for fixing them, was thinking along the lines of 'velcro' but the plastic hard stuff not the fluffy stuff. Any one know where I could get some round buttons say 6-8mm dia. I was thinking of this methad so as to allow a gap between the cover and lens so allowing the cover to flex should it get hit by a stone and abosrb the impact.

lobey dosser · 15th October 2007, 00:45

I made and fitted covers myself and used velcro dots to attach them.
The dots were about an inch diameter, but I cut them into "thirds" (roughly 120 degrees angle) and stuck one third in each corner.
They've been on for over 7000 miles now and are still good. No idea if they've been hit or not, though.
I take them off to clean them inside and out, and clean the glass lenses if need be.

I got the velcro as a pack of assorted shapes for about £1 in Lidl or Aldi.

cylon2007 · 15th October 2007, 12:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by lobey dosser

I made and fitted covers myself and used velcro dots to attach them.
The dots were about an inch diameter, but I cut them into "thirds" (roughly 120 degrees angle) and stuck one third in each corner.
They've been on for over 7000 miles now and are still good. No idea if they've been hit or not, though.
I take them off to clean them inside and out, and clean the glass lenses if need be.

I got the velcro as a pack of assorted shapes for about £1 in Lidl or Aldi.

Ta for that, I'll give my local Aldi a try

longpig · 26th October 2007, 15:55

I also made a pair of perspex covers for the fogs and before I fixed them decided to heat test using a high intensity bulb at circa the same distance as in use on the car and it resulted in bubbling in the plastic. Now this might not be an issue as the ambient temperature on the car , in motion, would be much lower than on my bench --but, I am going to step the perspex out a bit to allow a bit of air to circulate between the foglight lens and the perspex just in case.
Also the heat caused the adhesive on the x2 side tape to melt and allowed a bit of slip which could lose the perspex "In action" ---Will experiment with heatproof glue dots which can also be removed without too much trauma to the surrounds.
Mike

26th October 2007, 15:55	#18 (permalink)
longpig Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 9th October 2007 Location: south merseyside Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Heat from the bulbs? I also made a pair of perspex covers for the fogs and before I fixed them decided to heat test using a high intensity bulb at circa the same distance as in use on the car and it resulted in bubbling in the plastic. Now this might not be an issue as the ambient temperature on the car , in motion, would be much lower than on my bench --but, I am going to step the perspex out a bit to allow a bit of air to circulate between the foglight lens and the perspex just in case. Also the heat caused the adhesive on the x2 side tape to melt and allowed a bit of slip which could lose the perspex "In action" ---Will experiment with heatproof glue dots which can also be removed without too much trauma to the surrounds. Mike

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25th August 2007, 07:11	#2 (permalink)
FWH Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 3rd June 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,744 Thanks: 2 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts	What type of double sided tape did you use? Not the normal office stuff I presume? I am currently using the Gray52 covers and they are fine.

25th August 2007, 08:59	#3 (permalink)
Ramsay Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 8th May 2007 Location: Camberley Surrey Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I used 12mm Scotch pressure sensitive tape from my stock. Depending on how it performs on my trip on my return from Scotland I will neaten it up by trimming the tape slightly narrower.

25th August 2007, 09:04	#4 (permalink)
Bog Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th October 2006 Location: Romford, Essex Posts: 886 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I suppose you could add some sort of tabs which push between the fog light and bumper to help secure them. Neat job!

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Dave25 Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 7th July 2007 Location: Somerset Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Neat job, who was the seller on Ebay

25th August 2007, 10:53	#6 (permalink)
Ramsay Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 8th May 2007 Location: Camberley Surrey Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sellers traded under the name of bunaday but I went direct to their own website Fantastic Plastic who gave excellent service, they also Emailed the Tech Spec sheet to me. I would suggest Emailing the Company, ns@davis-plastics.co.uk as their Ebay site does not list any 1mm material at present. www.davis-plastics.co.uk

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reidme Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 22nd August 2007 Location: Chorlton, Manchester Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ramsay, your covers for the fogs lights look great.I'm just about to take delivery of a near new 1.8 sport, and I was worried about the fogs breaking after reading other forum pages, but it looks like this will fix it. Reidme

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Foggy69 Vivid Blue Rocks!!! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 5th December 2006 Location: Westerham Posts: 1,028 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Nearly right there Ramsay, it is Gray52 who also done some foglight protectors. And very nice they are too

25th August 2007, 18:38	#11 (permalink)
gray52 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 23rd November 2006 Location: peterborough Posts: 858 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i see the corner of your protector is resting on your bumper. if you fog light moves up and down, like mine then this will damage your paint. if the tape you are using is not 100% water proof then they wont last long, and if grit gets being the cover it will end up scratching the fog light and cover and any impact to the cover will be transfered to the fog light glass, which is what you do not want. you also need an air gap to reduce any heat from the fog light to be on the safe side. i think this way may give more prolems than you are trying to solve.

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hondafan Valve Cap Join Date: 27th August 2007 Location: Tallaght,Dublin Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	GRAY52, Please advise if u are still selling these covers,and if so how do i go about getting them and more important,paying for them,bearing in mind,we in Ireland are using the YOYO or (Euro) rgds

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cylon2007 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 14th April 2007 Location: South Manchester/North Cheshire Posts: 440 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Now made my covers out of 2mm thick Makrolon, another ebay seller. Apart from double sided tape anybody found any other method for fixing them, was thinking along the lines of 'velcro' but the plastic hard stuff not the fluffy stuff. Any one know where I could get some round buttons say 6-8mm dia. I was thinking of this methad so as to allow a gap between the cover and lens so allowing the cover to flex should it get hit by a stone and abosrb the impact.

15th October 2007, 00:45	#16 (permalink)
lobey dosser Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 21st May 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 180 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I made and fitted covers myself and used velcro dots to attach them. The dots were about an inch diameter, but I cut them into "thirds" (roughly 120 degrees angle) and stuck one third in each corner. They've been on for over 7000 miles now and are still good. No idea if they've been hit or not, though. I take them off to clean them inside and out, and clean the glass lenses if need be. I got the velcro as a pack of assorted shapes for about £1 in Lidl or Aldi.