wylton
Naim and Mana member
I bought a rather nice, albeit cosmetically challenged NAC 32.5 last week. It coincided with the RSL boards I had on loan. The preamp sounded really good, but I needed to do something about the fascia; it was badly off colour and was very fragile. The previous owner had damaged the fascia when sliding the case off. I bought a replacement fascia from Lok Hi-Fi; quite expensive, but when needs must.
First, the volume and switch knobs have to come off & the two nuts on the toggle switches, then it's a matter of getting the old fascia off; I used a long-bladed knife.
I used some solvent to remove the old glue. Be careful not to get it everywhere; I used some cotton buds.
I inverted the chassis & put it on a sheet of glass to ensure correct alignment (the backing of the new fascia just peels off & sticks straight on).
Job done! I'm quite pleased with the result, just waiting for the new RSL boards to arrive now!
First, the volume and switch knobs have to come off & the two nuts on the toggle switches, then it's a matter of getting the old fascia off; I used a long-bladed knife.
I used some solvent to remove the old glue. Be careful not to get it everywhere; I used some cotton buds.
I inverted the chassis & put it on a sheet of glass to ensure correct alignment (the backing of the new fascia just peels off & sticks straight on).
Job done! I'm quite pleased with the result, just waiting for the new RSL boards to arrive now!