Aftermarket faired headlights
Aftermarket faired headlights
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oggs

Original Poster:

8,817 posts

283 months

Thursday 15th April 2004
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I was wondering can you get the covers to fit over the headlights to look like this



(taken from TMS)

I know they are faired in but is there an aftermarket cover about??

Nick P

29,977 posts

280 months

Thursday 15th April 2004
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I REALLY like those.....where are they from???

oggs

Original Poster:

8,817 posts

283 months

Thursday 15th April 2004
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Nick P said:
I REALLY like those.....where are they from???


That is how the latest chims look
I wouldn't mind mine looking like that

beano500

20,854 posts

304 months

Thursday 15th April 2004
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Think they were standard on the latest cars.

Hope they are better than a Griff's "two-candle-watt" ability in practice mind

Nano2nd

3,426 posts

285 months

Friday 16th April 2004
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they are the standard on later chims, i actualy prefer the earlier lights.

markh

2,781 posts

304 months

Friday 16th April 2004
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They can be retro fitted by Newlun Designs 07773373038 they are based near Northampton supplied and fitted £650-£700, good standard of work judging by what I saw

zumbruk

7,848 posts

289 months

Friday 16th April 2004
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Nick P said:
I REALLY like those.....where are they from???


Blackpool.


neilmac

567 posts

291 months

Friday 16th April 2004
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Or just replace the Chim with a GRIFF

Nick P

29,977 posts

280 months

Friday 16th April 2004
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i guess at the price quote above (6-700) that it is not just the covers.....i would like to put just covers on rather than replacing the whole unit as there is no way i can justify that price to my wife and 6 month old daughter
anyone know of where i can get a set of covers for a 97 Chim?

verysideways

10,268 posts

301 months

Friday 16th April 2004
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This has been covered (sic) before.

The later Chims had lights that were recessed further into the wings, that's why you can't just buy the covers for the later ones and fit them to an earlier car.
They have to cut out the 'glass around the old headlights, then sink in the late headlights, then paint, then fit the covers, hence the cost.

Gutted, trust me, i checked all over! I guess there's a market there though if someone came up with an alternative for the earlier cars.

Any volunteers? Leven perhaps?

VS

snorky

2,322 posts

280 months

Friday 16th April 2004
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yeah cos you could bolt them in using the existing fairing bolt holes ? ? ? ?