Chimaera LHD headlights

[justef]

Does anyone know where to get Chimaera LHD headlights from? I need to change them for the French MOT.
Thanks.

[900T-R]

They're standard Bosch (-> Automotive Lighting) 180 mm (IIRC) units. I'll try and get the parts # when I get home tonight.

[Pvapour]

'english car mechanics' on the cote d'azur (Opio) had a load of TVR sourced ones in stock the last time I was there, Simon or Mark are the guys to ask for.

[Ribol]

M0537 glass
M0593 reflector

http://clever-trevor.net/tvr-part-category/9-body-...

[900T-R]

Those are the TVR parts numbers, which may not help if you find yourself out of the reach of the TVR/Multipart dealer network... I hope I still have the Bosch part numbers somewhere...

[Ribol]

900T-R said:

Those are the TVR parts numbers, which may not help if you find yourself out of the reach of the TVR/Multipart dealer network... I hope I still have the Bosch part numbers somewhere...

The more sources the better and all that

[justef]

Thanks very much for that. Not expensive either.
It's about time the French round this area realised what proper cars look like!! They thought my S1 was different, so let's see what they make of a Chim.

Ribol said:

M0537 glass
M0593 reflector

http://clever-trevor.net/tvr-part-category/9-body-...

[justef]

Pvapour said:

'english car mechanics' on the cote d'azur (Opio) had a load of TVR sourced ones in stock the last time I was there, Simon or Mark are the guys to ask for.

Cheers. I'll give them a ring and see what they've got. Would also like to go and see what else they might have. Any excuse for a drive!

[Pvapour]

justef said:

Pvapour said:

'english car mechanics' on the cote d'azur (Opio) had a load of TVR sourced ones in stock the last time I was there, Simon or Mark are the guys to ask for.

Cheers. I'll give them a ring and see what they've got. Would also like to go and see what else they might have. Any excuse for a drive!

now THAT'S a drive!

I'm going to have a Crimbo drive to Cahor & have a look at this 914 in the Pagani dealership, but Tarn (if profile right) > Cote D'azur! respect

Edited by Pvapour on Wednesday 15th December 08:57

[Ribol]

justef said:

Pvapour said:

'english car mechanics' on the cote d'azur (Opio) had a load of TVR sourced ones in stock the last time I was there, Simon or Mark are the guys to ask for.

Cheers. I'll give them a ring and see what they've got. Would also like to go and see what else they might have. Any excuse for a drive!

Just don't expect a TVR dealership when you turn up

[Pvapour]

Ribol said:

justef said:

Pvapour said:

'english car mechanics' on the cote d'azur (Opio) had a load of TVR sourced ones in stock the last time I was there, Simon or Mark are the guys to ask for.

Cheers. I'll give them a ring and see what they've got. Would also like to go and see what else they might have. Any excuse for a drive!

Just don't expect a TVR dealership when you turn up

hey! we live in France, the only thing we expect is a coffee

[justef]

Pvapour said:

Ribol said:

justef said:

Pvapour said:

'english car mechanics' on the cote d'azur (Opio) had a load of TVR sourced ones in stock the last time I was there, Simon or Mark are the guys to ask for.

Cheers. I'll give them a ring and see what they've got. Would also like to go and see what else they might have. Any excuse for a drive!

Just don't expect a TVR dealership when you turn up

hey! we live in France, the only thing we expect is a coffee

I live between Carcassonne and Toulouse. Where are you situated?

Just bought a Chim 4.5 and bringing it down to France in a couple of weeks time. Can't wait.

[brittanytvr]

Hi,
Lens : BOSCH 1 305 604 026
Reflector : BOSCH 1 305 314 929
Gasket : BOSCH 1 300 212 013

live also in France(brittany) and changed them on my Chim !!
Chris

[Pvapour]

justef said:

I live between Carcassonne and Toulouse. Where are you situated?

Just bought a Chim 4.5 and bringing it down to France in a couple of weeks time. Can't wait.

thread resurrection

missed your question for some reason we're near Bergerac did you get your car sorted?

after LHD headlights myself now as I'm taking the plunge to re-register the Chimaera, there was a new thread a couple of weeks ago with some great info on where to go but search facility is down & i've trawled back to 11th May with no luck

anyone have a link to the thread? or remember the conclusions on it?

[justef]

Webdealauto.com in France is where I bought mine from. I only needed to change the glass lenses. The part and number is: Verre diffuseur BOSCH 1305604026 35,39 € TTC This is the price each.
Good luck.

[Pvapour]

[Pvapour]

ordered lenses as the CoC came this morning (with the added french info necessary to keep the prefecture happy )

fingers x for CT

[V8 GRF]

Pvapour said:

there was a new thread a couple of weeks ago with some great info on where to go but search facility is down & i've trawled back to 11th May with no luck

anyone have a link to the thread? or remember the conclusions on it?

You can 'force' a search on Google to just look for PH topics by entering something like the following

"register Chimaera in France : pistonheads"

My first attempt brought up this http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=107...
but playing with the words will find others

HTH

[pbaker43]

Hi Pvapour, I live in Grenoble brought my Chim 450 in the UK and registered it in France, my lenses came from Clever Trevor, I also renewed the reflectors at the same time.
Do not for get to visit the tax office and complete the declaration form informing them you do not have to pay any tax as the car is not a new import..

[Pvapour]

pbaker43 said:

Hi Pvapour, I live in Grenoble brought my Chim 450 in the UK and registered it in France, my lenses came from Clever Trevor, I also renewed the reflectors at the same time.
Do not for get to visit the tax office and complete the declaration form informing them you do not have to pay any tax as the car is not a new import..

thanks for the reminder not used the hotel d'impot in this area yet, visited the one in cannes many times & was a very amicable place, where as 47 was a right little hitler, hoping for a good one seeing as we're here for a very long time now.

It's the prefecture 'day out' that's the hardest, 3 hours was longest wait though they are changing the system shortly which is meant to speed things up, we'll see we're used to the french system now so pretty much water off a ducks back.