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Can a V2 VF-1S head be opened easily?


David Hingtgen

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I keep thinking that the V2 VF-1S visor would look much better (not so dark) if the backside was painted silver--but a bit of poking and prodding didn't reveal how it opens up. Is it glued everywhere? Any way to open it up without damage?

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If it's anything like the V2 VF-1J, those things are glued together very well. I tried for hours to get my Hikaru's head apart to fix the loose lasers, and the most I did was pry off the visor and lasers, and rub off half the red stripe on top.

If anything would come off, it'd be the head lasers, since those seemed to be press-fitted onto the 1J's head, leaving little pins inside when they were off.

The faceplate might come off with some prying, but taking the lasers off might give you better access to the seam. It's risky though, those things take a LOT of work to pry off, and while that glue can be brittle in some cases, it usually holds really well.

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