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Re: Replacement Panels for 5000 / 5500

mediabobny — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:49:39 GMT

h1npw:
I'm sure NASA used the same stuff to stick the heat resistant tiles onto the space shuttle

Hmmm - those tiles have a habit of coming loose, so I'm fairly certain it IS the same adhesive B&O uses..

Re: Replacement Panels for 5000 / 5500

h1npw — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:02:04 GMT

I've only removed 2 panels, one from a Beomaster that came off relatively easily and one from a Beogram that was an absolute pig....it wasn't stuck on with tape, it was a piece of adhesive that was the full size of the panel. I'm sure NASA used the same stuff to stick the heat resistant tiles onto the space shuttle...how I didn't break the perspex lid I'll never know. I lost a few pounds (wieght) in the process..still worth the effort though.

Cheers

Nigel

Re: Replacement Panels for 5000 / 5500

Medogsfat — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:15:31 GMT

Not difficult to remove at all Simon. They are held on with B&O's usual cop-out - double sided sticky tape

Chris.

Re: Replacement Panels for 5000 / 5500

wirralsimon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:48:45 GMT

Thanks Nigel

That is useful information. How hard is it to remove the old panels?

Simon

Replacement Panels for 5000 / 5500

h1npw — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:19:36 GMT

I've recently bought some of these off ebay from two different sellers.

I can thoroughly recomend barrie911 - his panels have a finish that is very close to that of the original panels - if I was being picky I'd say that they lack the slightly grainy finish of the originals - but your nose has to be about 6 inches away from them to tell! Not cheap at £20 but worth it if changing the panel will bring the item back to near mint.

I would not recomend paul.k2007 - his panels appear to be be painted with some sort of silver metalic piant - they aren't even lacqured and scratch very easily. They don't look anything like the original panels. They're a lot cheaper (£10) and they look it!

Cheers

Nigel