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Sweet! As I said earlier in the thread I had trouble finding nickel 52mm covers and had to buy a Gibson branded one at a Gibson branded price. So glad to see them elsewhere. I must have googled it 16 different ways and this site never came up.I did the same thing with my SE custom not too long ago. Here is a copy of the post I made over at prsforums.com
Maybe this will help you out. I'm getting ready to cover the pickups on my 2012 SE Custom 24 because I hate the look of Zebras. I found some very nice, inexpensive covers online that are going to work perfectly. Here is the info.
Philadelphia Luthier Tools & Supplies
I would suggest using a caliper to measure the distance between the centers of the outer 2 screws on your pickups. Mine are 49.2mm for the neck and 52mm on the bridge. I chose to go with the raw nickel covers as I plan on polishing and brushing them before installation. Getting the raw ones ensures that you won't have to worry about burning through any kind of plating.
49.2 mm Raw Nickel Cover
52 mm Raw Nickel Cover
They also offer covers with no holes or 2 rows of holes in nickel plate, chrome plate, and gold.
I think this is a cool video, but I would make two suggestions. 1) A good tight clamp IS important when soldering the cover onto the pickup. It minimizes the gap between the inside of the cover and pickup bobbins. 2) go ahead and melt wax in a double boiler or old coffee can and totally submerge the pickup in wax for a few minutes allowing the melted wax to work into the cracks and crevices. Remove the pickup from the wax and allow it to dry cover side down.