Big Mark Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) I've had my car tucked away for winter but took it out for the first time this year and headlights are worse than ever. Completely full of condensation They're my spare set that have been face-lifted but not sealed up tightly so don't fit perfect, have had a price trimmed off to improve the fit and generally are fit for the bin in my opinion. Could put the original ones back on but prefer the facelift look so I can feel imminent purchase of a brand new pair of face-lifts. MOT due next month, will I have to change them (or put originals back on) before then or will it pass like this? Edited February 21, 2015 by Big Mark Photos added (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Dry them out with a Hairdryer I found the leak in mine by covering them in soapy liquid and then using the hairdryer on full blast on the Full beam hole to lightly pressurise the headlight and then it bubbles where the leak is !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 A. I don't have a hairdryer and B. They are past saving. They're always either fogged up or full of condensation and like I said, they don't fit properly to the wing. When sealed up then needed squeezing together another 3-5mm. If I did your leak test they'd probably be more leaky areas than good areas. C. They' need constant t-cutting as go yellow quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Well you can always discard them my way, I want a project drivers light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugello Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Well you can always discard them my way, I want a project drivers light This... If your changing both front lights and you wanna sell. PM ME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Once they're off I'll stick a for sale ad up with lots of photos. Not worth much in my opinion though. Will probably sell my other light too but separately as one is an original so yellows and other is only a few years old so is still like new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I am definitely interested in a Drivers side light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 I might bite the bullet and make the purchase over the weekend. If I'll post up pics and details let you two have 1st and 2nd dibs if still interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 One of the best decisions I ever made on the car was buying brand new facelifts.. I went through 4 or 5 sets previous and was never fully happy with them either being yellowish or condensation from being split so I finally gave in. I'd recommend it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keron Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 They do look great but god knows why Toyota charge nearly double than glass ones etc! And 1st Jan this year they put the price up again so current rrp with toyota is now about £680iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 £700 notes! stuff that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big Mark Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 One of the best decisions I ever made on the car was buying brand new facelifts.. I went through 4 or 5 sets previous and was never fully happy with them either being yellowish or condensation from being split so I finally gave in. I'd recommend it! http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn7/marcAB10/D6796DC6-0BB1-4DA0-B50C-8C5843B3DDF4_zpslv9ngzqk.jpg Agreed, I've had enough of messing around with used ones so have ordered a new pair. Love you red leather interior, looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 It would be worth approaching a headlight manufacturer about producing pattern headlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) It'd be silly money. I work in the automotive industry and know that you'd need injection moulding tools to make the back and the insert and they'd be ten's of thousands and probably similar for the lens. You'd need to make a LOT of lights to make it cost effective. Edited February 21, 2015 by Big Mark (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I would of been tempted to speak to Scott and see if he could of refurbed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 They've been to Scott already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 They've been to Scott already. My bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Companies like inPro make various styles of lights to suit VW Golfs, and even low production models like Corrados. Doing one Style of light for the Supra, which is a car that has notorious issues with the headlights, and expensive factory replacements, should make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 But Supra's went out of production 13 years ago and there's only so many out there. Which means it's not a big market for them to justify the expense and effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 The Corrados went out of production well before the Supra, and I doubt production numbers are any higher (VW didn't build the Corrados, they contracted it out to Karmann coachworks) Plus there are at least 3 styles of aftermarket lights available for the Corrados. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Just over 97.000 Corrados were produced, not sure about Supras. According the the link below just over 11,000. But as it's an american site is it US or worldwide sales they're quoting. http://mkiv.com/specifications/sales_numbers/retail_sales.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I would of been tempted to speak to Scott and see if he could of refurbed them. You angling for a promotion job Cheers mate, I did have a go with these lights but they were one helluva state. They looked the part when they left but the seal didn't feel right at all, well worth a try though Mark, have you thought about a decent set of pre-facelifts facelifted properly? They can look really good and will be less than a third of the price of new facelifts. I know you're risking second hand lights again but they would be a far cry from the ones you have just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 That must just be US. I've got total JZA80 production between 40K and 70k depending on the source. I didn't know that many Corrados were built, but then I suppose they were offered with a greater selection of engines. However, surviving numbers are a different game. The Corrado is a frafile car compared to the Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) You angling for a promotion job Cheers mate, I did have a go with these lights but they were one helluva state. They looked the part when they left but the seal didn't feel right at all, well worth a try though Mark, have you thought about a decent set of pre-facelifts facelifted properly? They can look really good and will be less than a third of the price of new facelifts. I know you're risking second hand lights again but they would be a far cry from the ones you have just now I can happily vouch for his work too, it's first rate. Edited February 21, 2015 by j_jza80 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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