Can I remove the shade and reattach it? Unfortunately when I installed it, I put it on 1/2" off center. It's not awful, but it's making me crazy.
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I honestly don't know if that is a possibility or not. Email the manufacturer and ask. Good luck! Christine
649253
You may need more tape if you remove and try again. Once ours were up we never touch them because they are mainly for privacy and putting them up and down doubt the tape will hold at all. One of ours fell down just from steam in shower and we put new tape up to try again, seems to be holding.
649254
Yes, but you may need a strip of double face tape to secure it since the initial application wore off the sticky. Ideally the shade should be a tight fit to eliminate drafts. (In a basement window, I stapled the top of shade )
1305303
I just removed mine again to test it and found that it can be removed relatively easy without any issues. Good Luck!
1011638
To get a definitive answer, I suggest you contact Heatshield. As suggested by other buyers here, it appears they may be able to make you a custom shade. How great is that!! Please post when you get an answer from them.c
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just got done doing it myself... took me about 40 minutes. man it is tight up in there to remove the one bolt! i do have big hands... a little FYI, it is held on by ONE 5/8" bolt on the top right side of the light. i had to do it all blind. removed the small splash guard, enough to fit my hand up to the light. and it was all by feeling from there on out. removed the old bulb first from the housing, then removed the 5/8" bolt. when i installed the new lamp, i first removed the light bulb from the housing (to make it easier to access that bolt that holds it to the cars bumper) then popped the bulb in when the bolt was tight. and connected the wires. just got done doing it myself... took me about 40 minutes. man it is tight up in there to remove the one bolt! i do have big hands... a little FYI, it is held on by ONE 5/8" bolt on the top right side of the light. i had to do it all blind. removed the small splash guard, enough to fit my hand up to the light. and it was all by feeling from there on out. removed the old bulb first from the housing, then removed the 5/8" bolt. when i installed the new lamp, i first removed the light bulb from the housing (to make it easier to access that bolt that holds it to the cars bumper) then... » Read More just got done doing it myself... took me about 40 minutes. man it is tight up in there to remove the one bolt! i do have big hands... a little FYI, it is held on by ONE 5/8" bolt on the top right side of the light. i had to do it all blind. removed the small splash guard, enough to fit my hand up to the light. and it was all by feeling from there on out. removed the old bulb first from the housing, then removed the 5/8" bolt. when i installed the new lamp, i first removed the light bulb from the housing (to make it easier to access that bolt that holds it to the cars bumper) then popped the bulb in when the bolt was tight. and connected the wires. « Show Less
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That is actually what I did. I purchased the shade with the intentions of covering it with a chevron fabric. I used hot glue and folded about an inch over on each side. The roller mechanism inside malfunctioned the first time I pulled it down. I don't believe it had anything to do with the weight of the fabric, but more the quality of the item. I hope you have better luck than I did.
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you can do not install the shade, but it doesn't look complete, not nice...it's better this way how you see a pk, but if you need something without shade, better look for something different.
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I'm not sure if you can detach the socket or not and I don't think that a shade frame would fit any way. I just used a shade that clipped on to the bulb.
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Try hot gluing it to your bike. It'll b fairly easy to take off if you don't like it. Not sure of any other way to do it if you've tightened the mirror as much as you can. Hope it works.
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It swivels 360, but upside down the clip wouldn't hang the shade properly.Yes you can remove the clip and reverse it, but it is a tenacious little clip and hard to remove without doing damage. Also, then you would have to reach behind the glass the turn the light on and off. I made stained glass panels for mine, so could make them any length, but I don't know if the switchables panels are long enough to cover the bulb when upside down, so check that as well. The reversible feature seems to be mainly useful for adapting to fit either side polarized outlet -- you couldn't hang it sideways, either. It swivels 360, but upside down the clip wouldn't hang the shade properly.Yes you can remove the clip and reverse it, but it is a tenacious little clip and hard to remove without doing damage. Also, then you would have to reach behind the glass the turn the light on and off. I made stained glass panels for mine, so could make them any length, but I don't know if the switchables panels are long enough to cover the bulb when upside down, so check that as well. The reversible feature seems to be mainly useful for adapting to fit either side polarized outlet -- you couldn't hang it sideways,... » Read More It swivels 360, but upside down the clip wouldn't hang the shade properly.Yes you can remove the clip and reverse it, but it is a tenacious little clip and hard to remove without doing damage. Also, then you would have to reach behind the glass the turn the light on and off. I made stained glass panels for mine, so could make them any length, but I don't know if the switchables panels are long enough to cover the bulb when upside down, so check that as well. The reversible feature seems to be mainly useful for adapting to fit either side polarized outlet -- you couldn't hang it sideways, either. « Show Less
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It is not a problem--the shade stays wherever you put it. It does not look bad if it is scrunched up a little at the bottom, and it stays in place. I bought just one at first to see if it worked ok, then bought 4 more. I am very happy with them.
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It sounds like they keep changing the design. Mine had screws in a bag. I couldn't pry the top or bottom off. I pushed the light panel in: no joy. I held it more-or-less horizontally by the metal strip in one hand and smacked that hand with my other one. After 3 smacks the bottom panel dropped down 1/8 inch and I was on my way . . .
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Unkown, sounds like you need Paint remover SUN!! Thinner But i guess if you Rub Harder it might come off!!
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If you start on one end and just bend the corner out on one side it will come off. You pull the corner up the slowly move your way down one side until you get to the other side. Don't pry it off. Getting it back on is the fun part. I just hooked one side and then poped the other side back on. I have only done this once and it didn't break so good luck.
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Mine were bent on the center of the shade. When you press the wire down it would deform the wire a different part of the shade. After having them on the windows for a couple weeks, it seemed to have fixed itself! I was about to return them because I thought they were defective, and now I'm glad I didn't!
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Folding it is my only complaint--I can't fold it like it came. The best I can do is a flat heap with the elastic band holding it together. I'll try to explain -with the 2 sides folded together, grab the top right side with one hand, and the bottom left side with the other. Bring your 2 hands together while twisting the shade toward your body. Now scrunch it flat and get the elastic band around it to hold it together. Like wrestling an alligator! I have to say that each time it gets a little easier. Good luck.
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It's not designed to be modified. You could certainly cut off one side with a hacksaw, but it would not be recommended. The shade is not adjustable within the shade itself. The manufacturer offers narrower shades.
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I checked my daughters light and I didn't see anything to tighten. I assume that maybe one of the little round circles on the side of the base might pop off and that maybe you could then get to a screw to tighten. I didn't want to pop anything off on hers in case I'm wrong and it couldn't be put back on. Her mirror is still really tight where it just stays wherever it is placed. Could you fold a small piece of paper and put between the outer ring and the mirror itself and wedge it in such a way that it will stay put where you want it? Sorry I couldn't be of any more help than that.