Oh dear.. I messed up my new Seiko SRP227 and SS Shroud.
Hi Bros, my new SRP227 (baby tuna/sardine) and yobokies SS shroud came in today and I messed up changing the shroud pretty bad. I took off the plastic shroud no problemo but putting in the ss shroud was a totally different ball game. Went in pretty much ok but it was a very, very tight fit. Being at home I decided to just use an alen key to tighten the screws in. I realised now that I need some kind of tool (bench press) to push the shroud in further because as I tried to force the screws in I actually rounded it and now I have screws stuck halfway in! What a doofus! It seems I need to use use another tool (pin-nosed plier?) to slowly unscrew and take it out. Does anyone have other idea where I can get similiar screws? I tried searching online but to no avail. May my mistake help you not to make the same one.... :cry:
Oh dear.. I messed up my new Seiko SRP227 and SS Shroud.
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Re: Oh dear.. I messed up my new Seiko SRP227 and SS Shroud.
"eawtan"
ThongSia should have replacement screws. Good luck in removing the rounded screws.
the last time round i asked, it's priced at S$5 + 7% GST each.
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Was it Brother Badern who documented this or maybe i read it somewhere else entirely..... let me snoop around.
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It is indeed pretty tight fitting. The first time I did it , I have to press very hard to get the shroud in. Even so , I noticed that the holes for
the screws were abit misligned. I tried screwing and it dont thread in fully. Fortunately , I did not force them in or I will probably spoil the screw heads too and got jammed in between.
Therefore , I tried removing the shroud out to redo . It is very difficult to remove after I ve press fitted in. I had to apply WD-40 to slowly get it out.
After I finally remove the shroud without demaging the watch and shroud ( lucky ) , I did some filing using a small file to trim down the shroud at the areas that fit tight. After which , I applied WD-40 on the shroud and do a insertion again. This time round , the fitting is very much better and the screw holes are able to align. The 3 screws got nicely mounted. All in all , I think you need some trimming at the right areas of the shroud before inserting .
Hope that this help.
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Out of two that I ordered , one fit tightly and the other did not go down all the way. Instead of forcing the second one down or filing the binding spots, I sent it back to Harold for a replacement.
Lucky for you that you were still able to remove the screws. Like Seikosiao said get replacement screws from TS. Make sure you are able to eyeball the socket in the case through the shroud before you screw in the screws. Don't screw one screw all way in at one go. Place the three screws about 3/4 in 1st. Only when there is no resistance then you tighten all of them. Don't force the screws in. Unscrew slightly if you fill too much resistance, jiggle the shroud slightly until you can get the screws in without binding.
All the best!
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If you dont like it after fitting , it is still not so bad ( b'cos it is cheap ) as you can later get the original from TS.
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I too have a bad experience with all this small Seiko parts.My StarGate lume pip was lost.....
That bloody pip cost $109 from TS.
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"fpaus"
Just called TS...the screw will arrive in 3 months. Yes...3 months.
Three months is the std answer. I usually get it under three months but I heard of ppl really waiting that long.
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"sellwatch"
[quote="fpaus"]Just called TS...the screw will arrive in 3 months. Yes...3 months.
Three months is the std answer. I usually get it under three months but I heard of ppl really waiting that long.[/quote]
that time the sardine shroud i waited nearly 5-6 mths
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"seiko siao"
[quote="sellwatch"]
Three months is the std answer. I usually get it under three months but I heard of ppl really waiting that long.
that time the sardine shroud i waited nearly 5-6 mths
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U order too many. Factory cannot produce in time. :grin:
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"sellwatch"
[quote="seiko siao"]
that time the sardine shroud i waited nearly 5-6 mths
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U order too many. Factory cannot produce in time. :grin:[/quote]
hahaha u all lor, i only ordered 3 for myself only.
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"roo7"
I too have a bad experience with all this small Seiko parts.
My StarGate lume pip was lost.....
That bloody pip cost $109 from TS.
Every time u sic this photo make me :cry: ....haiz......
the BEFORE...was swee swee.
:twisted:
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Wah sad. This piece is practically drawer queen. There's really nothing I can do it man.Just found the old thread: http://forums.seikoclubsg.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2101" false;
So that piece is untouched for 1 full year. :(
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"fpaus"
Just called TS...the screw will arrive in 3 months. Yes...3 months.
Wow.. That is long but maybe that's just their standard answer?
I actually ordered a set of 3 screws from Robbie. Should be here in 2 weeks or so. Though he only had the ss ones in stock.
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"MeePokMan"
[quote="roo7"]I too have a bad experience with all this small Seiko parts.
My StarGate lume pip was lost.....
That bloody pip cost $109 from TS.
Every time u sic this photo make me :cry: ....haiz......
the BEFORE...was swee swee.
:twisted:[/quote]
Beautiful white stargate. Actually thinking of getting one sooner or later. This and the all black version are my favourite Stargates.
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