I have just got a CMC Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta with a nasty problem, foggy headlights. I think you all know about what I am talking, so I will get straight to my question. How some of you managed to clean them up?
I heard that you can easily pop out the lens to clean them, but to me it seems imposibile, they are really stuck in there.
Another option is to contact CMC for a new pair of lens, for free. I am already waiting for them, but I am not feeling comfortable to crack the foggy ones...
Wlell I got replacement from CMC.. For free.. And ofcourse you will crack the old ones and replace tehm with the new one.
The easyiest way to hcange them is: ( This is how I made replacemetn ):
Drill a hole in the old ones on the model and just pull it out. Its so easy.. After that glue the new one back..
Hi Kane,
did you poke the lens in the middle, to take out the foggy lens? or do you heat the glue in the perimeter of surrounding lens with needle heated in fire.
any others care to share how to do it?
is there any other way to clean up the foggy lense using chemical perhaps?
Only one of mine is affected, but it has been since it was new....I think it must be something to do with smudging with the glue used and it not drying clear or something like that...
Just to warn you guys..
Don't buy this model with foggy lights because it is not possible to get spare parts anymore.. It is old model and long time out of stock. They had some replacement parts available but they are all gone
Thanks for the warning. Perhaps some of our own in-house customizers here at DX will be able to help out with this sort of issue if folks still need headlight replacements.
It is easy if you can get the clear part ( lens ) out of the light.. Than you can repair the original lenses..
I tried that but it is big risk.. You can damage chrome part around the lens or you will destroy the lens..
At the end I drilled the hole in it and just replace them
Hey Guys, I thought I'd put this here as I wasn't quite sure where to place it, I contacted CMC this morning regarding the headlights for the CMC Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta Passo Corto SWB and within an hour I got a reply from Mr Peter Diller...
Dear Mr. *Blank*
Thank you for your request. We just checked our warehouse, but unfortunately we don't have any of these headlight-lenses left that we could send you. We're sorry that in this case we cannot help you with your matter.
Best Regards / Mit freundlichen Grüssen CMC GmbH & Co. KG Classic Model Cars Peter Diller Export Manager CMC Germany
I have the same issue, and I already give up on finding a replacement lens. In my opinion, even the foggy lens is better than the black stub. You can just tell yourself that the model represents a very old 1:1 car that has foggy lenses
Just stick a very sticky tape on the lens, then pull quickly.
Do not destroy the lens as you won't get another. Then a normal car polish on a cloth will clean them up nicely. You can push them back in or use a dab of water based clear glue to hold them in place.
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