Cleaning Behind Airguide Lens

I have been working on my fall routine of detailing the 88. I have always wanted to clean the bugs out from behind the Airguide speedos but have been afraid to try. How hard is it to get the bezel/lens off for cleaning ??

The bugs are gone man they were bugging me! Thanks David worked great! The only thing different was I had to remove the calibration knob with a tiny allen wrench. I have always thought the lens and bezel was permanently attached. It is great to have this web site to get access to all the knowledge and experience.

Yes, I believe that is correct.

Thanks very much, I'll have a look tomorrow. I think I read a thread of your before about using the watch glass :) I'm planning to do the same or just a flat piece of glass.

Hi,

The pic above was not my boat :) I managed to remove the lenses this weekend.

Thanks for the offer on the glass, but I live in South Africa... I am going to see if I can find some watch glass locally. I measured the diameter of the lenses as 91mm. What size glass did you order? 90mm?

EDIT: Just found a post that says 90mm :) I can only find 800mm or 100mm locally :(

Thanks,
Cheers
Greg

Great,
    I used a Dremel tool with a drill jig/stand. With a glass/tile drill bit i made the hole. To get the correct location I taped both of them together with the old one on the top. I put them flat on the table and drill from the top. About the drill bit, other people recommended diamond drill bit for the dremmel. What I realized was that the diamond tips I had were a lot smaller than the hole and it will be a lot of work. I used a glass/tile drill, those have a triangular tip, and with that I got the initial hole. Then using a diamond tip I increase the size of the hole a little bit more. I think the last step was not needed. Having the dremmel press jig helped a lot getting the hole started but it should be really easy. Take your time when doing it. Get more than 2 watch glass if you can. I wish I had taken pictures.

Good luck,
Anthony

2_Nautiques wrote: The bugs are gone man they were bugging me!

Bugs a famous for that. Thats why they are called bugs!!! lol

Anthony...

I am still trying to track down some 90mm watch glasses locally, but no luck so far. All the stores are out of stock till January!

A quick question... The curve of the watch glass is a little "shallower" than the original lens, as far as I can see. Does the bezel push back on all the way, as the original?

I was thinking of using a flat piece of glass, but it looks like tis will stop the bezel going all the way on, as the gap between the inner and out bezel are designed for a curved lens.

Do your speedos also have a loose inner bezel that grips the lens on the inside?

Maybe you can use a diamond bit on a dremel and cut a little bit of the outside and make the 95 mm fit. I know my 90 fit fine but they are not a snug fit. So the 95mm can't be that far off. Also, the beazel ring should hide any imperfection when you cut them the edge.

Give it a shot, maybe with a little creativity it might work. I checked for the shipping charges to SA with UPS and is $114. Ufff!!! I thought about sending them to you but that is outrageaous for a $2 piece of glass. I even thought that you can use the bottom of two wine glass and cut the stem. Until you can get watch glass. Maybe a glass dish, check your kitchen .

Regular mail is $40 which is not at bad but still.