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Are these lights good value?
pekwah1 - 31/3/11 at 11:08 PM

As title, need some lights which are iva friendly.
Have stumbled across these which have side, dipped and main beam.

7' Black Headlight/Headlamps Westfield/Caterham/Locost on eBay (end time 20-Apr-11 09:55:52 BST)

Thoughts please?

Thanks,
Andy


skodaman - 31/3/11 at 11:17 PM

Assuming it's per pair and not each price seems good. I paid more for same sort of thing but chrome s/hand.


rb968 - 31/3/11 at 11:36 PM

I have a set from boltonbits. Good value and quality is good. I thought it was great value compared with CBS equivalent.

Outside at last
Outside at last


Rich

[Edited on 31/3/11 by rb968]


Bluemoon - 1/4/11 at 08:49 AM

Probably o.k, I would coat them with waxoyl or similar inside, and out (waxoyl will polish up if you leave it a day then buff, believe it nor not). Probably rust from the inside out but keeping them clean and waxed will help slow/stop this. SVC are probably better (properly chromed ect from what I can make out), but I would guess the CBS ones are simular to the ebay ones..

Dan


David Jenkins - 1/4/11 at 09:08 AM

They look physically identical to the chrome ones I bought about 7 or 8 years ago as a temporary fix for my SVA - and they're still on there!

Chrome lights

They've gone up in price since I bought mine (or the Pound's gone down, more like). I paid around £40 for a pair, not a single!)

If they are the same ones, they give a tremendous light output - the reflector's much bigger than you'd get in a typical modern car. Reasonably well made, but you will need to keep an eye out for the first signs of rusting. Every time I wash the car I give the lights a good going over, followed by a coat of Mer polish. There are some vague pinholes of rust in the corners, or that may just be squashed flies...

Doing the inside with Waxoyl is a good tip...

[Edited on 1/4/11 by David Jenkins]