Head light pictures needed
Head light pictures needed
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Markh

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2,781 posts

306 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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I hope someone can help me, I will be starting a head light conversion on my Chimaera (last faired in type) I have bought all the parts but would like some detailed (close up views) for reference before I start

thanks Mark

sdh

13 posts

219 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Out of interest how much did the parts cost you, and will you need to do any bodywork??


Thanks

Markh

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2,781 posts

306 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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sdh said:
Out of interest how much did the parts cost you, and will you need to do any bodywork??


Thanks
About 340 GBP, as for the bodywork I don't know yet, the guy who sell s the stuff says no, have just come from the bodyshop and he is saying yes, this is the main reason I would like to see some pictures

cheers

Chimjunkie

2,879 posts

242 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Markh said:
I hope someone can help me, I will be starting a head light conversion on my Chimaera (last faired in type) I have bought all the parts but would like some detailed (close up views) for reference before I start

thanks Mark
Mark, what pictures do you want? Speed6 conversion?

Markh

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2,781 posts

306 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Chimjunkie said:
Markh said:
I hope someone can help me, I will be starting a head light conversion on my Chimaera (last faired in type) I have bought all the parts but would like some detailed (close up views) for reference before I start

thanks Mark
Mark, what pictures do you want? Speed6 conversion?
No not the speed 12, the faired in last type,

cheers Mark

Chimjunkie

2,879 posts

242 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Markh said:
Chimjunkie said:
Markh said:
I hope someone can help me, I will be starting a head light conversion on my Chimaera (last faired in type) I have bought all the parts but would like some detailed (close up views) for reference before I start

thanks Mark
Mark, what pictures do you want? Speed6 conversion?
No not the speed 12, the faired in last type,

cheers Mark
Silly me. Read your post wrong!

Markh

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2,781 posts

306 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Update, have just got the car back from the bodyshop after the light conversion, I'm very pleased




BristolBHPboy

10 posts

216 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Its looks fantastic!!!

V8 Animal

6,015 posts

241 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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That looks so much better.
How much did it cost in the end if you don't mind.
V8 Animal

Markh

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Saturday 8th November 2008
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V8 Animal said:
That looks so much better.
How much did it cost in the end if you don't mind.
V8 Animal
Thanks for the comments, the total cost was around 800 GBP



V8 Animal

6,015 posts

241 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Ouch!!

Chimjunkie

2,879 posts

242 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Looks great! Not such a bad price if the front end was resprayed as well.

clarkmagpie

3,710 posts

226 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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i like it smile
i like it a lot smile

GAVC

163 posts

258 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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OK for the rest of us, who did the work, it looks good?

Where did you source the parts, which bulbs did you use, etc....thumbup

mak

1,445 posts

257 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Does look nice, the smoke glass touch is class.

bigdods

7,175 posts

258 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Are those corrado wing mirrors or something else ? Im thinking about replacing mine.....

daz the plumber

14,997 posts

262 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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can you not just get the plastic bits and silo them in 1

Markh

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306 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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bigdods said:
Are those corrado wing mirrors or something else ? Im thinking about replacing mine.....
Yes corrado mirrors, did the conversion 3 years ago , I think they look much better,although the passenger one is not that good, to see through

Markh

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306 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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daz the plumber said:
can you not just get the plastic bits and silo them in 1
yes you can, after cutting the old mounts away the new cover and pods are just stuck in

Fat Boy Chim

584 posts

253 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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I'm planning to have some body work and a respray in the near future, where did you get the parts from? it looks the dogs danglees by the way!!!!!