Smoked rear lights

[shmern]

I was about to order these from Nomad Racing (£40 + Del) but decided to have a quick look round the Net

I've found this site

www.body-kit.co.uk/acatalog/ford_escort_mk4_taillights.html

At the Bottom they appear to be selling the same/similar lights for £26.95 + Del (£32.95 to NI) which is cheapest I've seen.

But question is, has anyone used/heard anything about this company ?

Otherwise looks like a good deal !

Shmern

[F908 TIM]

Don't know them,but agree looks a very good deal indeed.

[Rower]

Looks good to me , ordered a set , will let you know what they are like when received.

[chutmun]

Rower said:

ordered a set

Well I hope they don't charge you £105.95 that yon link now seems to be quoting!

[Shmern]

chutmun said:

Rower said: ordered a set Well I hope they don't charge you £105.95 that yon link now seems to be quoting!

Thats for the (Horrible IMO) Clear/Blue tail lights

But the Red/smoked ones (same as Podies) were £26.95, but just checking they appear to have raised the price to £62.95 !!! DOH and I haven't ordered yet

Pah hope the Rower gets his for that price, but looks like I'll get them from Nomad now

Shmern

[brioss]

I got mine from ebay , the guy has more at the moment
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72244&item=7955288726&rd=1

Good price and look great !

[Shmern]

brioss said:

I got mine from ebay , the guy has more at the moment http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72244&item=7955288726&rd=1 Good price and look great !

Have to agree, they do look great

What colour is your car Brioss ?

but That guy charges £15 for Delivery taking his price to £59

www.nomadracing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26_28&products_id=52

Sell them for £40 + del (£6.50) Total £46.50

Shmern

[brioss]

Shmern said:

brioss said: I got mine from ebay , the guy has more at the moment <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72244&item=7955288726&rd=1">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72244&item=7955288726&rd=1</a> Good price and look great ! Have to agree, they do look great What colour is your car Brioss ? but That guy charges £15 for Delivery taking his price to £59 www.nomadracing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26_28&products_id=52 Sell them for £40 + del (£6.50) Total £46.50 Shmern

I did pay £59, looks like you have a good deal there, they look good on dark cars, my V8S is black.

Good luck

[TimW]

www.ccmotorsport.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=%28abc-449%29_FO-210&Category_Code= legal?

And them smoked are cheaper for £90.00 instead of £105 www.essexracing.com/product_info.php?cPath=34_56_57&products_id=197

[Rower]

Shmern said:

chutmun said: [quote=Rower] ordered a set But the Red/smoked ones (same as Podies) were £26.95, but just checking they appear to have raised the price to £62.95 !!! DOH and I haven't ordered yet Pah hope the Rower gets his for that price, but looks like I'll get them from Nomad now Shmern

See what you mean , I am holding a confirmation of my order yesterday and have just e.mailed them for confirmation that they will honour the price quoted yesterday.
I will let you know.

[Rower]

Just heard back from Body-Kit Co , they confirm that the wrong price was quoted initialy but also confirm they will honour that price to me ! All good then provided the quality is up to scratch , well spotted Darren !

[Shmern]

Rower said:

Just heard back from Body-Kit Co , they confirm that the wrong price was quoted initialy but also confirm they will honour that price to me ! All good then provided the quality is up to scratch , well spotted Darren !

Glad your getting them!!, Im sure they will be fine, just disappointed that I didn't order

Ah well, at least it's not that much more from Nomad (£12)

Shmern

[shmern]

Rower said:

Just heard back from Body-Kit Co , they confirm that the wrong price was quoted initialy but also confirm they will honour that price to me ! All good then provided the quality is up to scratch , well spotted Darren !

Well did they arrive ?

Shmern

[Podie]

Not the best photo….

[shmern]

Podie said:

Not the best photo….

love those lights, IMHO they look different enough to not be recognised as Escort lights, however they need a dark car (or Mica red to match the red lenses).

To pick up on a point earlier about why do we want to change things, Im happy with the rest of the car, it's just the standard rear lights, to me, are instantly recognisable as Ford Escort and that takes away from the car. All IMHO of course.

I've had people say 'nice car' but then ask 'Is it a kit car ?' solely because of the rear lights.

Anyway, I've ordered these smoked jobbies from Nomad and will post a few pics to add to the others.

Weather getting better........

Shmern

[bugsy]

Is it me, or am I in the minority here?
Some of the radical ideas on tailights seem awful to me
I like the tailights and wouldn't change what is, or will be a classic car.

Mind you the smokey ones

>> Edited by bugsy on Tuesday 1st March 13:01

[brioss]

nothing more radical than smokeys for me ! I think they can look good especiallly on dark cars.

[Podie]

The smoked ones will look good on your Shmern as it's a darker coloured car. That said, I've yet to see them on a lighter coloured car - eg something like Doddze's.

You'll KNOW when your package arrived from Nomad… mine were packed end to end, so I got a package about a meter long

I also found that the car looked a lot wider with the smoked lenses… just a trick of the colour, but certainly gave it a meaner look IMHO These opnes are also E marked, so 100% legal / MOT compatible as they have an orange reflector.

The following is taken from my profile…

Before


So the carpet was pulled back, the bulb holders carefully removed and then I started to undo the six bolts around the lights. That done, I then had to scrape away enough silicon sealant to coat a bathroom and then gently push the unit out... then it was time to do the other one

During


So with a bit of care I cleaned up the holes left by the lights, removed the dead silicon sealant and made sure the drainage pipes from the boot were securely sealed.

With a bit of care the back of the new units were treated to silicon sealant before being pushed home and bolted in place. A bit more sealant around the edges of the lights, a quick tidy up, replace the bulb holders, check all the lights work... and here you go...

After


I don't think the photos do them justice... think it looks very smart, maybe even a bit more


As a bit of a comparison, I sloted a smoked cluster and an original one as a before and after pic...

Both


Whole operation took about three hours, but I took my time, had a few cups of tea and tidied up the carpet and boot drainage tubes whilst I was there.

[Rower]

Yep they arrived middle of last week , well made and packaged I fitted them on Sunday . I have a Mica Blue S3 and they suit the colour perfectly .

Once again thanks for the lead Darren !

[shmern]

Rower said:

Yep they arrived middle of last week , well made and packaged I fitted them on Sunday . I have a Mica Blue S3 and they suit the colour perfectly . Once again thanks for the lead Darren !

Great, glad someone got them

Any Pics ?
D.