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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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#1161 Gonçalo Pereira

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Posted 11 April 2020 - 10:46 PM

Does anyone know if Tom is ok?

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Posted 12 April 2020 - 11:44 AM

Tom, can you reply to Goncalo please.

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Posted 12 April 2020 - 03:18 PM

Looks like this thread is being ghosted :lol:

 

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#1164 Foxy

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Posted 13 April 2020 - 08:19 AM

Does anyone know if Tom is ok?

Well, he’s not logged in since 13th Feb...


#1165 Gonçalo Pereira

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Posted 13 April 2020 - 08:42 AM

Tom, can you reply to Goncalo please.

 

Tom replied my pm today. Thank you


#1166 fezzasus

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Posted 13 April 2020 - 08:43 AM

To answer: yes, units have been delivered. These were delivered before October last year. That pair was a plain black pair with halogen units, so essentially the same as standard headlights.

 

Currently my lounge looks like this:

 

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This includes:

 

- RHD gloss CF headlights with LED unit (2nd row). Complete with exception of connector (final step before boxing and shipping)

- RHD matt black headlights with LED unit (3rd row). Complete with exception of connector, one HID ballast (final step before boxing and shipping)

- LHD gloss CF (offside only - nearside out of photo). Requires rear cover and lenses fitting

- 2 x set of gloss units will all mounts built up (at front and rear). Hardware will be added today and rear covers bonded

 

I ll be taking additional holiday in April and May to increase speed I can build all of these.

 

Does anyone know if Tom is ok?

I am okay, however currently my PM notifications only tell me about a new PM - I will change that. It is quicker to contact me by email - i've sent you my email via PM.

 

 


#1167 fezzasus

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Posted 13 April 2020 - 08:45 AM

Here are the shipped pair: https://imgur.com/a/jXyOhfC


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Posted 13 April 2020 - 09:14 AM

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Posted 13 April 2020 - 09:30 AM

Tom, you should get some of the recipients to come and give their impressions here!

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Posted 13 April 2020 - 10:20 AM

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Posted 13 April 2020 - 10:44 AM

Well done Tom thumbsup

#1172 C8RKH

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Posted 13 April 2020 - 12:29 PM

They look lovely.


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Posted 13 April 2020 - 08:44 PM

Great work tom, are you sending these out in order of the list?  


#1174 fezzasus

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Posted 14 April 2020 - 11:11 AM

Daily update:

 

- complete attaching fixings for a pair of gloss CF, halogen main beam units

- prep surface of next pair for paint (gloss CF)

 

Great work tom, are you sending these out in order of the list?  

 

Honestly right now the answer is no. I have a number of partially built units for different configurations (LED, halogen, LHD, RHD) that I made during development. I will complete and distribute. Once those have gone out I'll then follow the list


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Posted 15 April 2020 - 09:42 PM

Late joining this thread, but see it started waaaaaaay before I even owned the car.  Those lights look good.  Mine seem reasonably OK (2002 car) other than the edges where the glass is over the black plastic are scuffed and in a few places look a little chipped right at the edge.  Guess that's common, say the same on Elises.

 

Nothing bad or noticeable from 5' away.  Am interested in getting parts if and when available, largely to be prudent and safe.  Heard stories of the glass just coming off on a drive (is that really a thing?) and wary of them getting damaged and the car off the road for a long time without parts.  Saying that, not like can be driving so much now anyway.

 

 


#1176 smiley

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Posted 16 April 2020 - 07:20 AM

Nothing bad or noticeable from 5' away.  Am interested in getting parts if and when available, largely to be prudent and safe.  Heard stories of the glass just coming off on a drive (is that really a thing?) and wary of them getting damaged and the car off the road for a long time without parts.  Saying that, not like can be driving so much now anyway.

 

The lenses separately have been available for some time now, by Fezzasus.
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=133194534796
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=133374333529

 


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Posted 17 April 2020 - 09:47 AM

Mine seem reasonably OK (2002 car) other than the edges where the glass is over the black plastic are scuffed and in a few places look a little chipped right at the edge.  Guess that's common, say the same on Elises.

 

Have you used them in the dark yet? :lol:

 

 

Mine are absolutely useless as the adjusters are all broken so they point wherever they please, but this is mostly 2 feet in front of the car or the hedge :D  Not to mention that the dim glow barely manages to illuminate the lenses.  On my clio I have full LED headlights.  The difference is night and day (literally)


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Posted 17 April 2020 - 10:45 AM


Mine seem reasonably OK (2002 car) other than the edges where the glass is over the black plastic are scuffed and in a few places look a little chipped right at the edge. Guess that's common, say the same on Elises.


Have you used them in the dark yet? :lol:


Mine are absolutely useless as the adjusters are all broken so they point wherever they please, but this is mostly 2 feet in front of the car or the hedge :D Not to mention that the dim glow barely manages to illuminate the lenses. On my clio I have full LED headlights. The difference is night and day (literally)

Apart from all that they are pretty good!

#1179 fezzasus

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Posted 29 April 2020 - 10:55 PM

Production has stalled a little bit as I discovered that the vacuum former wasn't pulling a vacuum. Service kit for the filter and seals on their way, hopefully working again by this weekend. In the meantime have been making lots of wiring looms


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Posted 30 May 2020 - 04:08 PM

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