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Fixed my rotating lense in 08 lightbar 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
I kept noticing that the left passing light lense kept rotating from top center to about 11 o'clock. I removed the very fragile screw once and centered the lense up only to have it to do it again after one ride.

This time around I wrapped the rim of the lense with a good heacy electrical tape, assembled it all and no more rotating lense.
 
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Re:Fixed my rotating lense in 08 lightbar 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
Yeah, those little things are enough to piss you off, eh? I used a few dabs of RTV to stop my Roadie from becoming cockeyed.

 
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Re:Fixed my rotating lense in 08 lightbar 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
Both mine do that. It doesn't affect the lighting, no one else cares. and I stare at it every time I walk up to the bike.
 
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Re:Fixed my rotating lense in 08 lightbar 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
Mine did the same thing, a dab of clear silicone between the bezel and the lens fixed that!
 
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Re:Fixed my rotating lense in 08 lightbar 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
tykesplace wrote:
Both mine do that. It doesn't affect the lighting, no one else cares. and I stare at it every time I walk up to the bike.

It does effect the direction of the lighting. That is what the lines in the glass do, they direct the light. Most lamps are evn maked "top" on the face of the glass.

 
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Last Edit: 2010/11/10 17:15 By davej.
 
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Re:Fixed my rotating lense in 08 lightbar 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
Mine used to do that... all it means is that the little tab on top needs bent in to make the ring tighter to the housing. Which will draw the lens in tighter. mine did it for two years and drove me crazy.
 
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Re:Fixed my rotating lense in 08 lightbar 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
Same here, I noticed it was bent out too and so bent the tab back in and just for added measure dabbed a bit of black windshield sealer on either side of the rubber and no problem since.



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