The wing tip lenses have been rough cut. They start out as an oversized, single piece of plastic that needs to be cut in half. The Dremel with a reinforced cut-off wheel ate right through it. Wearing a respirator is a good plan. The fumes generated probably are not compatible with life.
Turns out the lenses have to be rotated/translated to find where along their curvature they best conform to that of the tips'. Here I've drawn lines to cut much less than what appears to be necessary. I did this since I wanted to be sure I didn't cut down too much and then end up with poor fitment.
With the first cut done, it was time to realign to match the curvature better, then go in for a closer cut line. At this point, I switched to using my tin snips rather than the Dremel. The former is a less toxic approach and gives me great cutting control.
Here's where I stopped for both wing tips until I can figure out a way to get nice clean, straight cuts to fit the bevel of the tips.
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