ARC4+ bezel removal help!

[BladeDogg]

Can someone help me with how to take the bezel off of a ARC4+ so I can replace it with the crenulated one? I have simple tools but I can seem to find something that will take it off. Thanks in advance...:thanks:

 

[Casual Flashlight User]

Turn your mouse mat upside down (rubber side up) press the bezel into it and twist anti-clockwise). This method worked for both my HDS lights and Arc4+.

(You can also use the sole of your shoe if it's rubber).


CFU

 

[BladeDogg]

Thanks bud, tried it but it didn't work, sad to say...


I will try again in a little while...

Any other ideas?

 

[fluorescent]

I used a watch case opener to take mine off to replace the lens..

 

[BladeDogg]

I was thinking the same thing. Does that particular watch case opener have pins that open to the right size? :thanks:

 

[Casual Flashlight User]

BladeDogg, some folks cut down an old credit card and use it like a flat head screwdriver...give it a try before you pay out for any tools, let us know how you get on.


CFU

 

[RPM]

I used a piece of a bandsaw blade... the thickness is perfect. You need to use some tin snips to cut it close then file or grind to just fit in. Kind of a pain.. but it works good. If you don't have the means... I'll drop it in the mail to you.

 

[Casual Flashlight User]

RPM...

If you don't have the means... I'll drop it in the mail to you.

Top man! :thumbsup:


CFU

 

[fluorescent]

I was thinking the same thing. Does that particular watch case opener have pins that open to the right size? :thanks:

yes.. I used the exact same one..

 

[BladeDogg]

BladeDogg, some folks cut down an old credit card and use it like a flat head screwdriver...give it a try before you pay out for any tools, let us know how you get on.


CFU

I will try that CFU...THANKS AGAIN...I hope it works...

RPM...I may have to take you up on your offer! For one, sad to say I don't have a bandsaw...but I do have a file! I may have to improvise!

fluorescent...I may have to get one of those too!



:thanks:

 

[RPM]

I will try that CFU...THANKS AGAIN...I hope it works...

RPM...I may have to take you up on your offer! For one, sad to say I don't have a bandsaw...but I do have a file! I may have to improvise!

fluorescent...I may have to get one of those too!

:thanks:

PM me with your address... For $.39 I can get it to you!

 

[BladeDogg]

PM me with your address... For $.39 I can get it to you!

PM sent...you are WAY too kind...

 

[RPM]

I know this appears "hokey" (is that a real word?) but it works and is cheap!
Find an old saber saw or band saw blade that is .030" thick. Use some tin snips to slice it to approximately .875" and then file it down a bit on each side to .850". Add a little radius or chamfer on the edges (because the ends of the slots on the bezels are a full radius) and voilà ... Hold it in some flat nose pliers and you have a way to get the stock bezels out of a HDS or Arc 4+

BladeDogg... I'll drop it in the mail tomorrow. Oh... if you need any bezels, let me know... I have a few styles in stock!

 

[BladeDogg]

Thanks bud...That is some invention to say the least. The bezel I have is sooooooooooooooo stubborn that it didn't work with the old credit card sad to say. It kept bending that damn thing over and over.

PM sent on the bezels...

 

[bombelman]

I have a few styles in stock!