Vantage (old shape) Replacement Headlight Lenses
Discussion
Evening all,
We have a V8V and a V12VSM. The V8 is 2006 and we have now polished the headlights a few times but it’s clear that the lenses will not last forever.
At £2,500 each for a replacement from AM (that’s a discounted price) you can see how for a car worth £20 - £40k a £5k bill would be quite destructive.
I have found someone who will create moulds for the lenses (not the black rear parts which also suffer from becoming increasingly brittle) and then make me a few (it is very expensive to just make 1 set). It is then not the hardest job (we did it already) to take the lights apart and re-attach a new lens, apply some tiger seal and off you go. The hardest bit is actually getting the lights out of the car, removing air boxes etc is a bit of a PITA.
Before I commit a bunch of funds and try to figure out how to market and sell such things, would there be any interest from forum members?
Hopefully this doesn’t breach rules, I would be unlikely to retire off the profits, I am just trying to syndicate the costs a little!
We have a V8V and a V12VSM. The V8 is 2006 and we have now polished the headlights a few times but it’s clear that the lenses will not last forever.
At £2,500 each for a replacement from AM (that’s a discounted price) you can see how for a car worth £20 - £40k a £5k bill would be quite destructive.
I have found someone who will create moulds for the lenses (not the black rear parts which also suffer from becoming increasingly brittle) and then make me a few (it is very expensive to just make 1 set). It is then not the hardest job (we did it already) to take the lights apart and re-attach a new lens, apply some tiger seal and off you go. The hardest bit is actually getting the lights out of the car, removing air boxes etc is a bit of a PITA.
Before I commit a bunch of funds and try to figure out how to market and sell such things, would there be any interest from forum members?
Hopefully this doesn’t breach rules, I would be unlikely to retire off the profits, I am just trying to syndicate the costs a little!
Credit where credit is due. I read about it here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
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