how easy is it to get replacement plastic / acrylic fronts for the BS 5000 family ??

http://www.beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=717

I have one unit that I would like to replace the plastic front to, it is 42cm wide and 2cm high

What are they made of -  acrylic, or some sort of hardened plastic maybe ??

Also what colour are they, when I shine a torch at it, it looks clear to me, but it could be tinted, I don't really want to remove it to find out, but I will if I know I can get a replacement easily !

Just had a look at a Beocord 5000 I have in bits at the moment. There is a slight tint to it, also the Beocord has lettering set into the acrylic. Where it says "recording possible"

Craig

thanks Craig, is it a slight dark tint, a kinda greyish smoke ??

also can you tell what it is made of , I am guessing some acrylic type of plastic, and how thick it is

many thanks

It is what I would call a smoke tint, it is not very far off been clear. It apears to be a thin plastic from what I can see, although with it in place there is no way of telling the thickness.

Craig

good, I think it is probably 3mm or 4mm thick Perspex

http://www.gcip.co.uk/pdf/perspex_new_colour_chart.pdf

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good, I think it is probably 3mm or 4mm thick Perspex

http://www.gcip.co.uk/pdf/perspex_new_colour_chart.pdf

 

 

It's no where near that thick. More like 1mm having taken a closer look. Also I think it may be glass!!!

Craig

it is not glass Craig, I am prety sure it is  "Acrylic Glass" ,  aka  Perspex or Plexiglas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_glass

I measured the front of my Beocord and the recess for the front panel ( the depth ) is between 3mm and 4mm

Has anyone actually measured the depth with calipers a front panel on a 5000 family unit ??

can now confirm it is 3mm thick

does anyone have a broken piece they can post to me by chance, I think I can get a single sheet of perspex the right colour, and provide a service ( at cost and p&p ) for replacement front panels for the 5000 family if I can get the colour right.

Why not just get a good used original front panel ?

Is it for a Beomaster, Beocord or ?

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Martin