Temu special

[tex]

£4 from temu... Worth protecting my rear end... 👍 😁 

[Neptune]

Looks like St George's cross.  You might get asked to remove it !!

[westfield_bumble]

@tex what did you use to stick it on ? Apart from zip ties and gaffa tape before you say it 🤣

Mine arrived yesterday

[tex]

12 hours ago, westfield_bumble said:

@tex what did you use to stick it on ? Apart from zip ties and gaffa tape before you say it 🤣

Mine arrived yesterday

3M double sided tape 8mm wide

https://ebay.us/m/7Brfwt

 

Has to trim a bit off the length. Inside there's normal led tape like the rolls with places to cut it. Sharp knife and pop off the end cap. Cut to length with knife. Glue the cap back on to keep out water. I already had a high mounted light so run the cable around the top best I could. So the light end you cut ends up at the bottom. 

Once you have the old tape removed, carefully stick new on. You could wipe the surface of light and cage with brake cleaner on a rag. Start at wire end (mines at top corner) stick on carefully. Add a tie wrap temporary. Work down adding wraps as you go. The bend isn't too bad.. Just steady away getting it as best you can.

Once on all round press home and leave it to stick. You could gently warm it with a hairdryer/heat gun to help glue stick best. 

I've still got the wraps on atm.. Got a fuel pipe to replace later and a filter. Never changed the filter since I got the car 20yrs..😁 There's a leak which has ruined paint. 

[Flying Carrot Steve]

On 29/10/2025 at 22:46, tex said:

£4 from temu... Worth protecting my rear end... 👍 😁 

 

 

I'm really starting to like this idea. I'm not going on Temu though, I'm sure they'll have something similar on AliExpress?

[tex]

You can see the leak damage (horizontal plate from scuttle in engine bay above passenger feet. 

I had a rattle and discovered under my tonneau cover way down the passenger footwell the tunnel had all the bolts fell out of the cover plate. So currently it's in bits waiting for fuel filter and hose. And a plate repaint. 

Here's a good tip. If you have to paint parts use a cheap clothes horse laundry hanger thing to dangle the likes of this plate for repaint. 

[tex]

1 minute ago, Flying Carrot Steve said:

 

 

I'm really starting to like this idea. I'm not going on Temu though, I'm sure they'll have something similar on AliExpress?

You can get the option to have the light move like newer cars direction indicators do. The colours are different ie instead of just red on/off you get white reverse, stop/tail indicator etc then choose which you need