If you like our site, please consider joining our club!
By joining you will help ensure that we can continue to provide this service
JOIN HERE!

Neutral/charging light cover

Post Reply
User avatar
Bikesmith01
Posts: 46
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:55 pm

Neutral/charging light cover

Post by Bikesmith01 »

Hey Guys,
Here's a weird one for you. When I got my '59 R60 it had the neutral and charging lights, but not the cover. I got the correct cover. It fits perfectly in the hole in the headlight shell. But I don't see any mechanism by which it stays there. It easily slides into place and right back out again.
Am I missing something? Is it supposed to be glued in there? It seems odd there's no obvious way to secure that.

Thanks!
-Jon
******************************************************************
Jon the Bikesmith
1959 BMW R60
1940 Royal Enfield WD-C/O
1942 Chevy 3/4-ton special Flatbed
1985 BMW K100RS
******************************************************************

User avatar
jwonder
Posts: 784
Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2016 7:50 pm
Location: Long Island, New York
Has thanked: 3 times
Been thanked: 7 times
Contact:

Re: Neutral/charging light cover

Post by jwonder »

Jon,

Originally the plastic was melted over underneath and that would hold it in. I have done it that way with a pencil soldering iron as well as using a glue gun and gluing it.

If it is off the bike and I have good access to it I would use the glue gun and make two small glue spots on each end.

If it is on the bike I would hold it down with one hand and melt a small area on each end over with a small soldering iron.

I would love to see if anyone else has an idea on how better to do this.

Also make sure you have the rubber gasket that goes under the plastic part.
James Wonder
Vice President, Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners
2022 BMW Friend Of the Marque
Long Island, New York

User avatar
schrader7032
Posts: 9016
Joined: Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:00 am
Location: San Antonio, TX
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 29 times

Re: Neutral/charging light cover

Post by schrader7032 »

I was trying to remember how I replaced the entire lens setup on my R25/2. I believe I, too, used a soldering iron to melt things. My notes don't reflect what I did, but I thought that's what Vech said regarding replacement.
Kurt in S.A.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.

User avatar
Micha
Posts: 759
Joined: Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:24 am
Location: Israel
Has thanked: 10 times
Been thanked: 4 times

Re: Neutral/charging light cover

Post by Micha »

I also tried to remember... :D
and I think I was using some engine gasket paste.
Michael Steinmann
R51/3 1952
Engine Nr. 529466

User avatar
Bikesmith01
Posts: 46
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:55 pm

Re: Neutral/charging light cover

Post by Bikesmith01 »

Great advice! Thanks, everyone!
Now that I know the correct way to do it I'll give some thought to whether I want to use the melty/bendy technique or come up with something else. I might make a bracket for inside the shell that attaches to the light cover. We'll see...
If I come up with something interesting I'll share it here.
-Jon
******************************************************************
Jon the Bikesmith
1959 BMW R60
1940 Royal Enfield WD-C/O
1942 Chevy 3/4-ton special Flatbed
1985 BMW K100RS
******************************************************************

Daves79x
Posts: 680
Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2015 8:13 pm
Location: Knox, PA. USA
Been thanked: 2 times

Re: Neutral/charging light cover

Post by Daves79x »

I have a roll of professional windshield sealant rope. It's black and very sticky. I just use a wee bit of it around the part that goes into the headlight bucket and it holds it in place very well, but is also easily removed. I use this stuff for a ton of things.

Dave
Dave

User avatar
Bikesmith01
Posts: 46
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:55 pm

Re: Neutral/charging light cover

Post by Bikesmith01 »

Dave, I like that sealant rope idea! I think I'll try that. Thanks!
******************************************************************
Jon the Bikesmith
1959 BMW R60
1940 Royal Enfield WD-C/O
1942 Chevy 3/4-ton special Flatbed
1985 BMW K100RS
******************************************************************

Post Reply