cheapest headlight conversion garage london ????
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ok , i want to get the twin headlights on my newly acquired 4.5 , tvr barnet said £2400, whilst i have seen an advert for a place near manchseter for 1200 plus vat , is there anyone in london or near london that wont charge the earth ? i have also seen the pods and seals available for £125 and the 90mm lights for sale at about £ 65 each (h7 s are they the legal ones ? ) , would i be better getting all the bits and pieces before hand ? also as i am intending to wrap the vehicle do i really need to get a front end respray as it seems to b a lot of the cost ?
Dont want to sound rude but this seems to be a way to ruin a decent car?
Its your choice to 'upgrade' the lights but 'as it left the factory' is best IMHO.
If you are determined then be careful not to do it cheap as a good finish with fiberglasss and paint is very time consuming.
I dont understand why you would paint it all up and then wrap it. I am sure that wrapping will leave your paint in a right old state when its removed. But if you dont paint it before wrapping it then you will have a problem should you sell the car ie most people would want the wrap removed before buying it I would think. Then it will need a respray. Catch 22.
Its your choice to 'upgrade' the lights but 'as it left the factory' is best IMHO.
If you are determined then be careful not to do it cheap as a good finish with fiberglasss and paint is very time consuming.
I dont understand why you would paint it all up and then wrap it. I am sure that wrapping will leave your paint in a right old state when its removed. But if you dont paint it before wrapping it then you will have a problem should you sell the car ie most people would want the wrap removed before buying it I would think. Then it will need a respray. Catch 22.
Ah yes, "leave it in the original Cerb spec" - that old chestnut.
Do whatever you want with it Kiddo - it's your Objet d'Art
(Plus I'll have another Guinea Pig to try wrapping that compound-curved front)
I've heard that wrapping shows up surface imperfections so certainly rubbing it down would be essential.
Why would anyone want to remove a wrap on purchase. It's like saying that a new owner would atomatically want to re-spray it, Shirley ?
Do whatever you want with it Kiddo - it's your Objet d'Art
(Plus I'll have another Guinea Pig to try wrapping that compound-curved front)
I've heard that wrapping shows up surface imperfections so certainly rubbing it down would be essential.
Why would anyone want to remove a wrap on purchase. It's like saying that a new owner would atomatically want to re-spray it, Shirley ?
Mr Cerbera said:
Ah yes, "leave it in the original Cerb spec" - that old chestnut.
Do whatever you want with it Kiddo - it's your Objet d'Art
(Plus I'll have another Guinea Pig to try wrapping that compound-curved front)
I've heard that wrapping shows up surface imperfections so certainly rubbing it down would be essential.
Why would anyone want to remove a wrap on purchase. It's like saying that a new owner would atomatically want to re-spray it, Shirley ?
I wouldnt buy a wrapped car as I would assume the paint below is stuffed. I would want the price of a respray discounted from the price so as to buy a wrapped car. I suspect a wrap will only look good for a year or so. All IMHO and no allowance for facts. Do whatever you want with it Kiddo - it's your Objet d'Art
(Plus I'll have another Guinea Pig to try wrapping that compound-curved front)
I've heard that wrapping shows up surface imperfections so certainly rubbing it down would be essential.
Why would anyone want to remove a wrap on purchase. It's like saying that a new owner would atomatically want to re-spray it, Shirley ?
not seen him here for a while.
If it were me, I'd keep it original but as others have already said, it's your car so do whatever you want to do with it. 
The only thing I'd say is do not take the approach of "Who does the cheapest". Instead you should be asking: "Who does the best..." or at the vey least: "Who does the best value...".
You usually get what you pay.
M
The only thing I'd say is do not take the approach of "Who does the cheapest". Instead you should be asking: "Who does the best..." or at the vey least: "Who does the best value...".
You usually get what you pay.
M
gruffalo said:
+2 with HID's, it's like daylight only brighter in front of me at night now.
I think you all know my opinion on Cerbs, but let them do what ever they like as I always get it in the neck when I offer my opinion, but mines staying as it came out of the factory, except for some mechanical parts that was crap or enhances the driveI thought the idea was to take the after market 'dazzling' kits off the road. What about the need for a cleaning system?
I took mine off recently and feel so much better at night knowing I am not going to be flashed at nor will i dazzle people.
Saying that my mot wouldn't have failed cos of them I'm sure.
I took mine off recently and feel so much better at night knowing I am not going to be flashed at nor will i dazzle people.
Saying that my mot wouldn't have failed cos of them I'm sure.
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