MV Lenses Assistance

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I’m adding Detail Associates Pyle Light (1002) and Headlights (1004) to a couple of GP-7s. Is there any source to specify which MV lenses work in these parts?

Thanks

Ricky

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MV used to print a booklet that listed what lenses would fit which engines/castings, but my newest copy is probably 20 years old, and I don’t know if they still do so, and of course, it is badly out of date. What I usually do with a headlight not listed in the booklet is to take numbered drills, and insert the non-fluted end into the headlight opening until I find the size that is a snug fit, then I order the MV Lens with a diameter closest to the decimel size of that drill bit.

Greg

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Ricky here is a great link to copy and keep. http://www.hubhobbyshop.com/hint32.htm

Scroll down and there is a chart that list bit size, bit #, lens size and MV part #. I cut n paste the scale appropriate sizes and keep it on the bench. MV can be hard to find so don’t limit yourself to RR sources

ratled

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Thanks to both respones, I think this will get me what I need. There is a hobby shop here that still has some but his supply is running low.

Ricky