Headlight resilvering

auditude at get.net auditude at get.net
Wed Jul 31 23:29:06 EDT 2002


Brett Dikeman brett at cloud9.net wrote:
>
> At 6:44 PM -0400 7/31/02, TWFAUST at aol.com wrote:
>
> >Dave, there used to be a number of people who did this, mostly for
> >antique cars which used reflectors before sealed beams. Some must
> >still be around. I would check Hemmings. Might be easier to find it
> >by a search on their website. Not sure where it would be in their
> >print version.  Do the Euro headlights separate at a silicone bead?
>
> Most eurolights have metal clips that hold the lens to the body of the
> lamp, the seal is via a gasket; it is designed to be taken apart. I've
> got a set of replacement lenses sitting in the attic right now,
> waiting for the day I find stonguard properly cut for turbo type44
> lenses.

I got mine (4 T44t eurolights) from Stongard themselves not too long ago, and
I'm happy with the way they fit.  I heard about the recent change to the
pattern, making them larger, and mine go very near the edge.  I would try to
take some pics, but my digicam doesn't do the macro thing very well.

Also I recommend Stongarding sooner rather than later, as it didn't take long
at all for my newly-installed eurolights to get a nasty bullseye in the driver lens.

As for the type 85 H1/H4 eurolights, I held off on getting those as well, since
they list the same part number for various models, and I didn't want to risk
getting some H4-only ones.  If anyone knows of the correct p/n for the H1/H4
euros, please let me know.

Btw, while I'm typing.  I got my Type 44 Bilstein's from Zygmunt, they were the
cheapest I found (perhaps not including the 200q20v GB that just happened I
imagine, not sure), and they shipped them all the way over here in AZ for free.
I was surprised they didn't charge me for shipping.  For front sports and rear
HD's, I paid $418.  Just to offer a counterpoint since some have had some
issues with those guys.  It was my first order with them, and I am pleased.

Later,

Ken



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