Headlamp repair

[wotnoburgers]

Hi all,
can report i have finally had my faulty indicator in the headlamp repaired for the fraction of the price of a new unit at "that Company in Letchworth."
Turned the unit around in two days with no hassle, brilliant!
I know its a common fault on many early cars but DONT waste money buying a new one these guys know what they are doing

[Neil1300r]

Can you put the company details in the FAQ wiki please. Would be useful for people in the future. Can they do read lights as well?

[Moonhawk]

I have a spare set of headlights with the "sidelight" problem and I'd love to have them fixed so I have a spare set in case it happens again.

On a side note - it's pretty st that AM cant or wont offer such a service given how common these types of issues seem to be.

[wotnoburgers]

Good idea - Done!!
Glad I could finally help some others out

ALB
Dave

[steveatesh]

Moonhawk said:

I have a spare set of headlights with the "sidelight" problem and I'd love to have them fixed so I have a spare set in case it happens again.

On a side note - it's pretty st that AM cant or wont offer such a service given how common these types of issues seem to be.

I agree but it's even worse they have not insisted in a design change by the suppliers to stop it happening in the first place!

[8Tech]

There would not be that much involved in a redesign to make the headlamps plastic "glass" clip into position and have a replaceable seal to allow access to the faulty internals.
But then you would not be selling £1500.00 headlamps regularly!

[Moonhawk]

steveatesh said:

I agree but it's even worse they have not insisted in a design change by the suppliers to stop it happening in the first place!

Yep - a redesign would be the best option - but with so many of these units already on the market - they could easily set up a service contract with a company like the Letchworth one and help their existing customers.

£1500 a pop for what is effectively a 'side light bulb change' is a pretty good screw though - so it's patently clear why they are refusing to offer a 'repair' option.