Headlight Conversion - Which one ?
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V41LEY said:
I'm tempted to undertake a headlight conversion for the Chim to bring it up to date.
What is available out there and which firms have a good reputation ?
What are the costs likely to be ?.
Cheers
Try the Chim forum as conversions have been discussed on numerous ocassions before. There is a conversion to T350 headlights which looks the nuts, but I'm not sure who does it - again check out the Chim forum as details of this conversion are in there somewhere.What is available out there and which firms have a good reputation ?
What are the costs likely to be ?.
Cheers
These guys do the speed 12 type http://www.tvrbodyshop.co.uk/tvr.asp#
The T350 conversion was originally done by Newlun Performance I think (or at least they have a purple one which has been there for years..!). Though I think the black one on here was done by option 1.
Price would be a front end respray at around 1000, new lights, bodywork at whatever the going rate is and pods in the case of the T350 conversion.
All in all probably around 2500ish I would imagine though this is just a guess! I'm looking to get one done next year probably with the T350 conversion and a guy at Newlun told me it would probably be around 4000-4500 with a full respray and two tone paint
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The T350 conversion was originally done by Newlun Performance I think (or at least they have a purple one which has been there for years..!). Though I think the black one on here was done by option 1.
Price would be a front end respray at around 1000, new lights, bodywork at whatever the going rate is and pods in the case of the T350 conversion.
All in all probably around 2500ish I would imagine though this is just a guess! I'm looking to get one done next year probably with the T350 conversion and a guy at Newlun told me it would probably be around 4000-4500 with a full respray and two tone paint
!Edited by thenick on Friday 17th August 20:15
Edited by thenick on Friday 17th August 20:15
Might be a bit far for you to go, but Surface and Design, Blackpool are doing some really nice light conversions at the moment. They have a chim in their workshop that is nearing completion and it looks absolutely stunning and totaly unique. It maybe worth giving them a call and asking them to send you a photo. Andrew, who is an ex TVR designer, does the design work and Dave and Mike, ex factory body shop, are doing the work. They have just painted the seat backs in the wife tamora and also repaired the rear diffuser. They have made a cracking job of it. Highly recommended.
www.surfaceanddesign.com
www.surfaceanddesign.com
Edited by NTEL on Friday 17th August 20:32
thenick said:
The T350 conversion was originally done by Newlun Performance I think (or at least they have a purple one which has been there for years..!). Though I think the black one on here was done by option 1.
Price would be a front end respray at around 1000, new lights, bodywork at whatever the going rate is and pods in the case of the T350 conversion.
Sportmotive did Argoose's black Chimaera with the T350 lightsPrice would be a front end respray at around 1000, new lights, bodywork at whatever the going rate is and pods in the case of the T350 conversion.
tvrbob said:
AntonyJ said:
Sportmotive did Argoose's black Chimaera with the T350 lights
By far my favourite. This one was at Chimfest so I got a chance to have a proper look. 
Hut49 said:
tvrbob said:
AntonyJ said:
Sportmotive did Argoose's black Chimaera with the T350 lights
By far my favourite. This one was at Chimfest so I got a chance to have a proper look. Anyone else thinks this looks like an Aston?
Zumbruk said:
Hut49 said:
I like the light units but if I was going to have that amount of fibreglass work done I think I'd have those "dog bites" filled in - then I think it would look great. Photoshop anyone?
Actually, if anything needs filling in, it's the holes under the lights.Anyone else thinks this looks like an Aston?
tvrbob said:
Zumbruk said:
Hut49 said:
I like the light units but if I was going to have that amount of fibreglass work done I think I'd have those "dog bites" filled in - then I think it would look great. Photoshop anyone?
Actually, if anything needs filling in, it's the holes under the lights.Anyone else thinks this looks like an Aston?
Zumbruk said:
This may come as a shock to you, but that ain't no T350.
Thank you for pointing that out, I don't know what I was thinking. Gosh I thought it was a T350, silly me.No it's much nicer than a T350. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The holes under the lamps make the image work. Without those holes it would look too plain.
NTEL said:
Surface and Design, Blackpool are doing some really nice light conversions. They have a chim in their workshop that is nearing completion and it looks absolutely stunning and totaly unique.
www.surfaceanddesign.com
Yes www.surfaceanddesign.com
And it will be at BNG for you to look at
They are also doing a talk to punters during Sat!
Don't advertise on these pages[quote=thenick]These guys do the speed 12 type http://www.tvrbodyshop.co.uk/tvr.asp#
Has anyone had the Type R conversion done on a Chim by Webbs ?
Would be interested to see any photos. Cheers
Has anyone had the Type R conversion done on a Chim by Webbs ?
Would be interested to see any photos. Cheers
Edited by V41LEY on Sunday 19th August 22:10
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