Potential Headlight fix i've been mumbling about.

[94m5]

Hey guys........do any of you have a pair of CRAP halogen headlight housings? These need to be CHEAP as possible.


I just bought an oven for bending acrylic, and need to make a set of forms to bend the material aginst. You all may get a CHEAP source for CRYSTAL clear healight lenses if I can get something to work from.



Mike

 

[GUS]

I noticed you have a 5spd in your MK8, any comments on install and how you like it?

 

[Blackout]

Will someone find this man some cheap ass headlights please!!!!

 

[94m5]

I noticed you have a 5spd in your MK8, any comments on install and how you like it?

Do a search for my user name.............There are quite a few threads regarding the swap......Also check out the "other mark boards", they have them also.

 

[Nightsky 93 VIII]

Not to be negative, but the lense is only part of the problem. The real problem is the missing reflective coating not focusing the light forward any more. I have removed the lenses and ran with no lense and they were still crap. Unless we get a new reflector made I think we are SOL :Bang . I don't have any more of my lights that I used to have... I sent them to someone else that wanted a try at it.

Mike

 

[94m5]

You think it MIGHT help that i have some expireince in metal casting? maybe some aluminum housings, Chrome plated?



hell, I could prolly make some kind of inserts to throw behind them. Keep in mind, I have'nt seen them off of the car, so I don't know what i'm working with.

 

[Moes8]

i dont know if you or someone else would be good at a custom lens,but maybe we could get a whole new look for the headlights on gen 1 mark's
meaning maybe we shouldnt try to mimic what sucks about these.

isn't there any other damn car out there with really close headlight dimensions we could plagiarize?

i dunno ?
that maybe asking way to much,but its an idea

either way i like your intentions and hope someone can find you a spare set of lenses.

Mike

 

[Blackout]

We can plagerize the HID housings instead!

 

[94m5]

We can plagerize the HID housings instead!

Im not really too keen on ripping my 1600$ hids apart.......but it's a good idea. :think:

 

[MonsterMark]

I tried to buy the tooling for the 1st Gen lamps a couple years ago to no avail. We will be introducing a product to restore the original 'external' condition of the lenses, but that will not cure the fact that the lense design is defective to begin with.

 

[94m5]

I tried to buy the tooling for the 1st Gen lamps a couple years ago to no avail. We will be introducing a product to restore the original 'external' condition of the lenses, but that will not cure the fact that the lense design is defective to begin with.

Allright, Like i said, I havent had the things apart yet.....But ive heard that the problem is also in the reflective coating in the reflector it's self. If that is the case, I may have a way to get the housings stripped, and re-done. I also have a set of HID projectors arriving via fed ex tomorrow. I've got so many things going on right now Im spinning in my computer chair. I'll keep you guys updated.

 

[MonsterMark]

The refractive pattern in the lense is half the problem. The other half lies in the size and shape of the reflector.

Allright, Like i said, I havent had the things apart yet.....But ive heard that the problem is also in the reflective coating in the reflector it's self. If that is the case, I may have a way to get the housings stripped, and re-done. I also have a set of HID projectors arriving via fed ex tomorrow. I've got so many things going on right now Im spinning in my computer chair. I'll keep you guys updated.