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Started by fezzasus , Oct 06 2012 11:00 AM
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Poll: Replacement headlights (352 member(s) have cast votes)

Interest in replacement headlights

  1. As an upgrade (eg legal, high quality xenons) (173 votes [49.15%])

    Percentage of vote: 49.15%

  2. As a current replacement (to currently damaged/weathered headlights) (103 votes [29.26%])

    Percentage of vote: 29.26%

  3. As potential replacement (71 votes [20.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.17%

  4. Not interested (5 votes [1.42%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.42%

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#321 Bumblebee

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Posted 23 December 2014 - 11:23 AM

I presume these will be made to the same std as the originals? Any ideas of costs or is it to early to say yet?

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Posted 23 December 2014 - 11:23 AM

I presume these will be made to the same std as the originals?

 

I hope not!


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Posted 23 December 2014 - 11:47 AM

No reliance from me, however presumably if you are going to injection mould a choice of colours would be available?   or would these follow the standard VX colour schemes?  For example.  I wouldn't want all black...

Being in injection moulding for 15 years, i think to keep costs down and simpicity it would be wise to do them in turbo colours. Then any n/a owners would be able to spray the bits silver if they require. 2 colour injection moulding is complicated and more expensive.

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Posted 23 December 2014 - 11:57 AM

 

No reliance from me, however presumably if you are going to injection mould a choice of colours would be available?   or would these follow the standard VX colour schemes?  For example.  I wouldn't want all black...

Being in injection moulding for 15 years, i think to keep costs down and simpicity it would be wise to do them in turbo colours. Then any n/a owners would be able to spray the bits silver if they require. 2 colour injection moulding is complicated and more expensive.

 

 

Exactly my plan Nige. I'll send a batch of the units off to get sprayed silver. This is the same approach Vauxhall took


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Posted 23 December 2014 - 12:44 PM

 

I presume these will be made to the same std as the originals?

 

I hope not!

 

 

 

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Posted 23 December 2014 - 01:58 PM

Will they be in the same design as the originals? In Germany we have more and more problems that the hight of the low beam lens is not 50cm from the ground. Especially on lowered cars. This is a point in the European homologation that more and more cops are looking at and the car will fail German mot if the inspector looks for that. That means low beam must be at the position from the cornering light. Then it would be fine

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Posted 23 December 2014 - 02:15 PM

Will they be in the same design as the originals? In Germany we have more and more problems that the hight of the low beam lens is not 50cm from the ground. Especially on lowered cars. This is a point in the European homologation that more and more cops are looking at and the car will fail German mot if the inspector looks for that. That means low beam must be at the position from the cornering light. Then it would be fine

 

Can you provide more details about this, is it an issue with standard suspension height?

 

Very few specifications should require the car to evolve, as long as the car is manufactured to the legislation at the time then there shouldn't be an issue.


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Posted 23 December 2014 - 03:24 PM

 

Will they be in the same design as the originals? In Germany we have more and more problems that the hight of the low beam lens is not 50cm from the ground. Especially on lowered cars. This is a point in the European homologation that more and more cops are looking at and the car will fail German mot if the inspector looks for that. That means low beam must be at the position from the cornering light. Then it would be fine

 

Can you provide more details about this, is it an issue with standard suspension height?

 

Very few specifications should require the car to evolve, as long as the car is manufactured to the legislation at the time then there shouldn't be an issue.

 

 

you know what "zee germans" are like with their stupid TUV stuff that means you can modify a car aslong as its 100% OEM etc.

Catering for that specific use case will screw everything up imho... given here there are no such restrictions and it only seems to be a problem if you've slammed the car in Germany

 

 


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Posted 23 December 2014 - 03:42 PM

it only seems to be a problem if you've slammed the car in Germany

 

 

 

 

That's what I was getting at. 

 

The headlights will be legal assuming everything else is. I can't start catering for every possibility. The designs assuming they look similar to OEM, they have a better projector mounting approach which should mean you won't need to worry about snapped adjustor bolts, that said, the current design has stood up to 10+ years of abuse, which isn't a bad lifespan.


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Posted 07 February 2015 - 08:53 PM

bump :) 


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Posted 07 February 2015 - 11:23 PM

Please say this has progressed, I'm in desperate need of some new headlights Fez!!

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Posted 10 February 2015 - 11:49 AM

Please say this has progressed, I'm in desperate need of some new headlights Fez!!

 

Same, although Nightbreakers did help ALOT much to my surprise thumbsup

 

But when my Mini (1984) has a better spread of light on the road you know your headlights are sh*t!  


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Posted 10 February 2015 - 02:06 PM

 

Please say this has progressed, I'm in desperate need of some new headlights Fez!!

 

Same, although Nightbreakers did help ALOT much to my surprise thumbsup

 

But when my Mini (1984) has a better spread of light on the road you know your headlights are sh*t!  

 

 

lol you have at least fully working headlights, mine won't even pass MOT as they are completely fcuked, also missing the lens covers :D 


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Posted 10 February 2015 - 02:09 PM

 

Please say this has progressed, I'm in desperate need of some new headlights Fez!!

  Same, although Nightbreakers did help ALOT much to my surprise thumbsup   But when my Mini (1984) has a better spread of light on the road you know your headlights are sh*t!    

  lol you have at least fully working headlights, mine won't even pass MOT as they are completely fcuked, also missing the lens covers :D 

Can't you borrow someone's lights for MOT?...

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Posted 10 February 2015 - 02:14 PM

 

 

 

Please say this has progressed, I'm in desperate need of some new headlights Fez!!  

  Same, although Nightbreakers did help ALOT much to my surprise thumbsup   But when my Mini (1984) has a better spread of light on the road you know your headlights are sh*t!    

 

  lol you have at least fully working headlights, mine won't even pass MOT as they are completely fcuked, also missing the lens covers :D 

 

Can't you borrow someone's lights for MOT?...

 

 

that is the plan if I find someone who are willing to borrow, but I still need new ones as mine looks terrible :D 


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Posted 10 February 2015 - 02:18 PM

Fair one, mine were really bad big hole that I bodged back together with araldite and cracks etc all over. But now got the fez lenses, should hopefully get them fitted soon :D Where you based?

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Posted 10 February 2015 - 07:04 PM

To be fair i don't think mine would pass a strict MOT. my guy passes anything haha 


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Posted 10 February 2015 - 07:52 PM

Fair one, mine were really bad big hole that I bodged back together with araldite and cracks etc all over. But now got the fez lenses, should hopefully get them fitted soon :D Where you based?

 

The Capital of Sweden  :D

 

btw, here is a pic of the headlights lol...

 

http://www.garaget.o...3&image=3371840


Edited by Gilgamesh, 10 February 2015 - 07:57 PM.

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Posted 10 February 2015 - 09:22 PM

Fair one, mine were really bad big hole that I bodged back together with araldite and cracks etc all over. But now got the fez lenses, should hopefully get them fitted soon :D Where you based?

  The Capital of Sweden  :D   btw, here is a pic of the headlights lol...   http://www.garaget.o...3&image=3371840

Wow!! They are bad!! :lol: no offence.

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Posted 10 February 2015 - 09:32 PM

Still happening, still not going to give timings because I don't want people dependant on them. You'll know when they're ready because i'll be listing my headlights before they drop in price ;)


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