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« on: September 18, 2018, 08:41:35 PM »
I use silicone oil 100,000 CTS. I inject that with a 1.2mm syringe from the top into the damper, after disassembling the damper. That oil is very thick and hard to get this into the damper. So I made a special tool to make it a bit easier (I restore 40-50 gauges each month).
My experience with thinner oil is that this will not last for many years. And the risk of oil leakage is higher.
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« on: September 18, 2018, 08:36:46 PM »
Hello.
Thank you for your very clear explanation.
Please do not think i was being critical in any way.
As that was not my intention. All the items i have purchaced from you are very satisfactory indeed. The green faces are a perfect match to the originals.
I was only thinking of blocking any light from shining through by applying a dark green/black vinyl to the rear of the face.
Or by using a coat of paint.
I only asked if anyone else had noticed light penetrating the faces.
I can obviously live with it. And i am greatfull to people like yourself who make restoring our bikes possible.
Regards.
Sean.
Hi Sean, I did not think that you were critical. And if you were, you have the right to be critical. I felt responsible to give you a clear explanation. Greetings from Holland! Marcel
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« on: September 18, 2018, 07:31:05 PM »
A reply from my side:
The first purpose of the face plates is that these look similar to the original faces by day light. That is already a challenge.
The original plastic face plates are made from a special transparent green colored 1.5 or 2mm thick plastic. Unfortunately, these plastic plates are not available in thinner plate than 3mm. I have done a lot of research and I have not found this special colored plastic. All transparant colored plastic sheets are at least 3mm thick and not suitable for these face plates. So I have decided to use a white plastic plate, which works great, but does not have the same appearance with back lights on. That is a compromise. In that way, I can keep the prices at a fair level.
If you use a decal over the original face plates, you will get serious problems when the decal comes loose from the plastic plate after a certain time. My real face plates will last for many years.
I sold thousands face plates and other gauge parts to all parts of the world. Several big distributors like David Silver, CMS, Yamiya, Andy Cepok and others sell my face plates and other gauge parts. I did more than 2,000 gauge restorations. It has never been an issue that the face plates look a bit different at night.
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« on: June 07, 2018, 06:20:09 PM »
... The reason for the colour difference I believe was because they were printed at different times during the production process. ...
I have restored more than 2000 gauges and have seen that even NOS gauges can have variations in colour. So if you find a NOS speedo and NOS tacho from different locations, there is no guarantee that the colours will match.
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« on: June 07, 2018, 06:16:47 PM »
Anyone who has ordered parts from Lecam might know that mail from the Netherlands takes about three weeks according to the post mark on the envelope.
It depends on the carrier who locally delivers the package/envelope. Many customers in GB get it in a few days. Even to the US it takes often a few days. And in some cases a few weeks.
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« on: July 07, 2017, 10:15:02 PM »
Honda CBX 1000 and Honda 400 four F2 (1977/78) with the green km/h scale on the face. This scale may have only been printed on speedo gauge faces for the UK market.
CBX 1000 are coming, I also found a picture of the 400 with mph/kmh scale [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: July 07, 2017, 10:10:32 PM »
Thanks guys. Would you please post here pictures of the bikes' gauges? There are so many different version available and when I search on the internet, I see similar bikes with different gauges (probably replacements)
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« on: July 07, 2017, 08:58:44 PM »
Honda CB175 would be nice,
I will be ordering your 500 ones shortly.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you! Would you please post the pictures here?
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« on: July 07, 2017, 08:13:05 PM »
As you probably know, I am market leader for the Honda CB750 face plates. I have sold 1,000s CB750 face plates and I have also added face plates of the CB350F, CB400F and CB500 K0/K1 to my online store, which are pretty popular.
My focus was on producing face plates that are pretty much popular, because to make the production profitable, I needed to produce a couple of 100 of each.
As I am always looking to improve the service for my customers: I now have the possibility to produce smaller numbers. I will start the production soon. The quality is equal, so according the highest standards. Printed on plastic plate, looking exactly the same as the originals.
In order to produce the right face plates, I will ask you to repsond to this topic and tell me what face plates you think I have to produce, if possible with pictures. What face plates do you need and are not available, or only available as low quality stickers. (your response is obviously non-binding)
I highly appreciate your responses!
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« on: July 04, 2017, 09:22:30 AM »
I just finished the restoration of a pair of CB500 K0 / K1 gauges. These gauges received fresh black painted covers, new face plates and a technical overhaul. The gauges look and work like new again. I also restore miles speedos. For more information: http://www.cb750faces.com/cb750faces.nl/en/content/7-gauge-restoration-services [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: August 17, 2013, 11:13:57 PM »
Hi,
I have found several sources now for the bulbs, or is it lamps? but what concerns me is not a slightly bigger wattage but the physical size of the things, the modern equivalents are longer than the original honda (toshiba) ones.
A slightly bigger wattage can cause some overheating problems. The bulbs from DSS are the right ones and perfect for your speedo
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« on: August 16, 2013, 11:02:16 PM »
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« on: August 16, 2013, 06:58:07 PM »
There is an Indian company selling these on Ebay.com.
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cheers Mick.