front lights/indicators
Discussion
I bought some of the BMW e30 smoked lenses off fleabay for the S3 and on a dark green car they look good. If i was doing it again I would buy the complete unit as splitting the Leyland lenses off the bulb unit was a pain.
The lenses and units are all reasonably priced especially when compared to the Leyland units!
The lenses and units are all reasonably priced especially when compared to the Leyland units!
If you need indicator lenses then BMW E30 is the easiest and cheapest option. But the E30 unit complete will not fit.
The easiest complete unit is the Nissan Terrano unit, it is an almost perfect fit and pretty easy to wire up. They are getting pricy although they do come up on ebay occasionally. Budget c£40 each for complete new units (it was £20 a year ago!). Neil Perry at ML Performance Parts did have some in a while ago, ever helpful and knowledgeable about TVR's. Whatever you get, buy spares!!!!
The original lenses are hens teeth rare and very expensive, and I have only seen one complete unit come up in about 5 years!
The easiest complete unit is the Nissan Terrano unit, it is an almost perfect fit and pretty easy to wire up. They are getting pricy although they do come up on ebay occasionally. Budget c£40 each for complete new units (it was £20 a year ago!). Neil Perry at ML Performance Parts did have some in a while ago, ever helpful and knowledgeable about TVR's. Whatever you get, buy spares!!!!
The original lenses are hens teeth rare and very expensive, and I have only seen one complete unit come up in about 5 years!
Terrano . left and right are interchangeable, suddenly a veritable flood appears!!!;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TERRANO-1998-REAR...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/93-96-NISSAN-TERRANO-2-P...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/93-96-NISSAN-TERRANO-2-D...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TERRANO-INDICATOR...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TERRANO-INDICATOR...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VALEO-085200-Indicator-/...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indicator-VALEO-085200-/...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indicator-VALEO-085201-/...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TERRANO-Indicator...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Valeo-Indicator-for-...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TERRANO-1998-REAR...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/93-96-NISSAN-TERRANO-2-P...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/93-96-NISSAN-TERRANO-2-D...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TERRANO-INDICATOR...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TERRANO-INDICATOR...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VALEO-085200-Indicator-/...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indicator-VALEO-085200-/...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indicator-VALEO-085201-/...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TERRANO-Indicator...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Valeo-Indicator-for-...
greymrj said:
Aaaaargh, lens ONLY at £60 each!!!
ad on Ebay said:
The clear ones can be used in conjunction with an orange lightbulb to stay legal. They have black housings just like the amber ones.
If you want your car to look "right" there's only one way to go, everything else is a poor substitute Edited by phillpot on Friday 13th November 08:47
greymrj said:
Aaaaargh, lens ONLY at £60 each!!!
Cheap at that price. I was quoted approximately £95 each from Obsolete Car Parts, now TVR Parts.They do, very occasionally come up on ebay as new old stock or good 2nd hand, but I suspect most people who have any spares are either holding on to them for their own benefit, or are aware of the value.
If it makes you feel any worse at all, the indicator I broke and removed from my S3 just over a year ago had a price sticker on the back that said £0.92p.
If you want to keep the original look you have to pay the money. Thankfully there are few parts on the S that seem so over priced
Smokey Boyer said:
greymrj said:
Aaaaargh, lens ONLY at £60 each!!!
Cheap at that price. I was quoted approximately £95 each from Obsolete Car Parts, now TVR Parts.They do, very occasionally come up on ebay as new old stock or good 2nd hand, but I suspect most people who have any spares are either holding on to them for their own benefit, or are aware of the value.
If it makes you feel any worse at all, the indicator I broke and removed from my S3 just over a year ago had a price sticker on the back that said £0.92p.
If you want to keep the original look you have to pay the money. Thankfully there are few parts on the S that seem so over priced
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