tls pilot Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) Any Bravo owners We have noticed the thin film on each indicator looks like is wants to bubble or de laminate. Has anyone attempted to peel this film layer off? No pics, sorry Thanks Edited July 22, 2021 by tls pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PilotX Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Mine are not delaminated, but they just seem to be very dark. I guess it’s possible that the material is separated but not into separate sherts. I ordered the “legend”(s) as they’re called from Top Gun. I also ordered my annunciator legend from International Avionics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 5 hours ago, tls pilot said: Any Bravo owners We have noticed the thin film on each indicator looks like is wants to bubble or de laminate. Has anyone attempted to peel this film layer off? No pics, sorry Thanks When that film separates it's time to replace the lens. It looks horrible without the film. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tls pilot Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Lance are the lenses available? How difficult is the change out? Does it involve the entire indicator or just the lens? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PilotX Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 26 minutes ago, tls pilot said: Lance are the lenses available? How difficult is the change out? Does it involve the entire indicator or just the lens? Thank you Not easy but not hard. They are only held in by four screws but getting behind the panel is tough if not impossible. Maybe you can remove the glare-shield and get to the flap/trim indicator. I was going to try to replace the rudder trim indicator to see if it was accessible from under the panel, guessing it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 40 minutes ago, tls pilot said: Lance are the lenses available? How difficult is the change out? Does it involve the entire indicator or just the lens? Thank you Any Mooney Service Center can order the lenses for you. They aren't cheap. If I remember correctly somewhere between $50 and $100 for each. The trim and flaps indicator is one lens and is the easiest to get to. After removing the glareshield and removing the 4 screws there'a a connector to remove. Swap lenses, re-connect the connector and screw it back in place. The lenses seem to be good for about 20 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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