Make a 12F great again

Mars Light

Member
Jun 23, 2011
1,491
Leipzig, Germany
A few weeks ago I got a 12F in really bad shape.
And no, these are not amber domes.
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Zustand 23.Aug 2017 (7).jpg Zustand 23.Aug 2017 (8).jpg gearbox vorher (3).jpg

So I cleaned the parts, polished the metal and removed a lot of old dirt and grease and of course rust. The black metal parts got a new paint.
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gearbox nachher (2).jpg gearbox nachher (3).jpg Kette sauber.jpg

Two of the red flasher filters were melted so I decided to install red to the front and amber to the rear with new DIETZ lenses.

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348

Member
Feb 16, 2013
1,014
Idaho
The 12F is one of my favorite bars. I recently built one out of spare parts, most of which fellow elightbar members supplied me with. Luckily, my bar was not needing as much work as yours. You've done a great job so far. Are you planning on trying to restore the original domes or do you hope to replace them? Keep up the good work.
 
Jun 18, 2013
3,709
PA
Good Job..

The domes are salvageable so long as they are not cracked or crazed.
 

CrownVic97

Member
May 21, 2010
3,350
Hazen, ND

Skulldigger

Member
Aug 23, 2015
1,739
Georgia / USA
Wow, what a transformation. Incredible job. I think the domes look great. If you ever decide to replace them, I will take them off your hands.
 

Mars Light

Member
Jun 23, 2011
1,491
Leipzig, Germany
Thank you very much. If you look at the last pic (with the endcap) you can see the crack on the right. Not nice, but I have no other clear domes... therefore...
 

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