[s-cars] Best place to source Euro head light lens?

[Mark Strangways]

I use a flat screwdriver to remove them, and push them back on by hand

Mark 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
To: "'Dave Ellis'" <UrS4 at sympatico.ca>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 11:16 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Best place to source Euro head light lens?


> Dave,
> 
> I have to do some lens swapping myself...what's the proper procedure for
> removing and reinstalling the clips?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Lee 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dave Ellis
>> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 6:02 PM
>> To: S-Car-List at Audifans.Com
>> Subject: [s-cars] Best place to source Euro head light lens?
>> 
>> 
>> O.k.  The saga of the headlamp rebuild continues.
>> 
>> I finally managed to figure out a method for 
>> repairing/recasting the plastic internal reflector mounting 
>> clips I broke three weeks back (thanks to those of you who 
>> kindly offered replacement clips if needed).
>> 
>> So tonight I start putting everything back together, and in 
>> the process had driver's side headlamp lens crack while 
>> re-installing the metal clips that hold it down on the 
>> housing.  Lovely.  I'm guessing the lens was already weak 
>> since the crack went right through a stone chip in the lens.
>> 
>> So does anyone have a spare S4 headlamp lens lying around 
>> they'd like to part with?  As an alternative, does anyone 
>> know the part number for the Euro lenses (without the fluting 
>> in front of the high beam), and where the best place to order 
>> them from is?  I've already dropped Alex at Europrice an 
>> email.  Any other good sources?
>> 
>> The lenses I have now are Canadian spec which I believe are 
>> the same as the DOT spec lamps in the U.S. with no fluting in 
>> front of the low or fog lights, and only wide vertical 
>> fluting in front of the high beam. 
>> The part number on the cracked Driver's side lens I have now 
>> appears to be 301-137-189-08, with DOT, SSB 370, TN-55, and 
>> SAE HRF 91 stamped onto the lens also.
>> 
>> Thanks list!
>> -Dave
>> 
>> 
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