Rear lense removal tool.

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Hello, I wondered if anyone knows where I can obtain one of the special tools that clip over the rear round lights on the "Hymer/ Sunlight " stable of motor homes with moulded panel?
I have had them out, but they are a bit flimsy, and only anchored to the moulded panel by the tiniest screw hole cast into the panel.
The tool looks to be just a "U" shaped piece of metal that clips over the lenses and allows a straight on the light fitting.
Trying to lever them out with screwdrivers is a fraught affair as the gap between the moulding and the lenses tends to have all the muck and dust sucked into it.
Regards.
Mike

 

[Billmyl]

There is a special tool for removing glass from camera lenses that may be useful. Just search for "lens removal tool" on eBay or Amazon. Hope that helps.

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Thanks, I see where your going with that, but they would lend themselves more to a winding action, rather than a pulling action.
Regards.
Mike.

 

[Spriddler]

Just an off-the-wall thought as I don't have such a light fitting but I think I'd try locking the suction foot of my GPS onto the lens and pulling.........

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

That might work

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[pagey]

Hi Mike I have the remover you are looking for they was in a plastic bag in the glove box it'll find them in the morning a post a picture up from memory they are just pieces of springy flat steel

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Thank you, it was missing off our van, and they seem to be as rare as rocking horse pooh.
I'm hoping the proper tool will make the lenses removal a less stressful operation.
Mike.

 

[Sasbo]

If they are the Jokon branded round rear lights this may help.

You remove the complete light unit from the rear of the panel, not the front.

Push a flat screwdriver into the recess at the base of the light.

Gently prise the bottom of the light unit out whilst pulling in a downward movement on the top of the light.

The complete unit will now pull away from the rear panel.

Refitting is simply the reversal of the removal.

Hope this helps.

 

[pagey]

Thank you, it was missing off our van, and they seem to be as rare as rocking horse pooh.
I'm hoping the proper tool will make the lenses removal a less stressful operation.
Mike.

Here you are its just a bit of thin steel about 7 mm wide

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Many thanks for that, I'll have to try and source one.
.Mike.