Kia Pride indicators - no longer the cheap/easy option..

[moffspeed]

So there I was a couple of weeks ago on a Sunday morning doing a brake fluid service on the S. Suddenly remembered that one of my sons was coming over for a Sunday roast so, without thinking, free-wheeled the car down my down-sloping drive to make way for his car. As I approached the low brickwall at the bottom of the drive, applied the brake pedal but with a fluid-less system - no retardation....Panic, hand brake, slammed it into first but still hit the wall at a couple of mph.

The crunch was loud but the damage was relatively minor - a bit of micro crazing which interestingly enough was transmitted to (and confined to) the Chim style bonnet side vents (a late S3C so no bonnet scoop) - and the inevitable destruction of my 2 Sherpas.

The positive outcome is that the bonnet now seems to "sit" better than before and no longer pops open over our local pot-holed lanes so every cloud etc..!!

On the negative side I only have one spare indicator lens - and that is the Kia Pride version. Having fitted it I must admit that it looks neater than the OEM version but my weekend trawl of the internet and breakers to find another unit has been fruitless - the breakers all point out that all the K.P's have long since auto-dismantled** and there is no demand for spare bits. Nil on ebay etc and the local Kia dealer quotes £35 + VAT as a "special order".

OK I could always go E36 but I do like the look of the Kia unit - anyone got one gathering dust or any other clues ??

• if I'm reading "How Many Left" correctly then of the 22,000 or so Prides that were knocking about in 2001 only 600 or so survive ..

Edited by moffspeed on Monday 27th October 14:26

Edited by moffspeed on Monday 27th October 14:27

[moffspeed]

Scubaman04 said:

Just ordered a set from my local KIA dealer for £6.72 each, Part No. KKY0151073 as per Philpot's post. there are not many in the country, and the guy had to order them in, but next day service is fine.

good for the spares box!!!

Yep - just off to Canterbury to pick up mine - the quote of £35 + was for the complete indicator unit rather than just the lens - but the Kia guy did confirm that the lenses are getting thin on the ground...so time to stock up...