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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#936722
Some one managed to clip my wife's New beetle

Luckily 99.9% of the damage is a cracked headlight cover.

There seem to "stick" on

Anyone got any experience here??
Hopefully it isn't a whole new headlight??
Futue te ipsum!!!

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#936746
Generally new cars come as a complete sealed unit as the glass is bonded to the light casing with similar to windscreen adhesive sealant.

IF you can buy the glass by itself then it's just a case of carefully prying the glass off and gluing the new one in 🙂 you ever seen the special windscreen seal breaking tool?
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#936747
this is just a plastic cover that is black gooped onto the silver lining casing bit. no glass at all 🤖

It is not hard to take off at all - it just peeled away??
Futue te ipsum!!!

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#936755
think its just a couple of screws , just read your owner hand book ,pop it out and just buy new head light.
😂🤪😂🤪😂
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲

coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#936758
I think I've got some at the panel shop I frequent?you want me to check for you?

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#936776
coletrickle wrote:I think I've got some at the panel shop I frequent?you want me to check for you?
Yes please - but they need to be late ones
Ours is 2008.
Apparently the first model is different
Futue te ipsum!!!

coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#936779
Ok I'll check tomorrow,not sure if it will be open? Haven't been down there for a couple of weeks.

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#936940
if they pull off that easy then just a case of checking the plastic lens is available by itself. Good motor factor or VW dealer can help you there 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#936941
Shop shit til early January sorry dude.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#936947
psimitar wrote:if they pull off that easy then just a case of checking the plastic lens is available by itself. Good motor factor or VW dealer can help you there 🙂
That is the problem - the lens isnt available as it doesnt pull off.
Well - it does. But it isnt suppose to.
It could/should be available
Futue te ipsum!!!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#936948
coletrickle wrote:Shop shit til early January sorry dude.
No worries - in no real hurry
Futue te ipsum!!!

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#936959
My 2004 model had just the (plastic) lense that you could replace. I thought they looked the same as the later ones but obviously not.

Good luck with it.

Yogie

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#936960
Yogie

That is the first I have heard for this for early or late

Did you buy the lens from VW or somewhere else??
Futue te ipsum!!!

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#936967
It came from VW. My panel beater ordered it in for me and fitted it. He actually broke the seal of the old one when re-fitting the light itself after he re-painted my front bumper to get rid of a bubble in the paint caused by some acid being dropped on it by the dealer when it was in for service.

Yogie

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#937167
mmmm........VW only sell complete units.

But the parts cattle dog shows that it is a separate piece.

Reckon I will just see what I can pick up second hand
hopefully get a cheap early one and pull the lens off and just use that

Coletrickle - will be interested in what you can find
Futue te ipsum!!!

AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#937170
Bizarre wrote:mmmm........VW only sell complete units.
Go to another dealer. He only sells complete units.

VW sells the cover.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#937171
I tried Barlow and Chatswood Classic.
I have also googled parts in US and no luck.

If anyone knows a dealer that does sell them please tell me as it is $400 for a whole unit.
Futue te ipsum!!!

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#937173
I think my panel beater used Austral Motors in Newstead (Brisbane) if that helps at all.

Yogie

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#937188
coletrickle wrote:Shop shit til early January sorry dude.
So how long will it take clean it up?😂
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#937242
😂😂😂

OK - mystery solved..... a bit

Rang Austral and no go.
Have to buy the whole headlight
Told him a bloke I know swears he bought just the lens.

Than said it was an early model, can you buy the lens for that?

Ahh..... yes you can

Lens....... $375

Complete headlight..... $400

🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅

Think I will try wreckers 😁
Futue te ipsum!!!

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#937251
So is that an expensive lens or cheap headlight? 😵‍💫

Yogie

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#937253
to be honest $400 for a headlight aint THAT bad (ish)

Been offered $160 for a 2nd hand early but I think I will wait and see what my son's GF can do.
She is an apprentice spray painter at a shop
Hopefully trade is a fair bit better

Got to love the plastic guarde though 👍
Futue te ipsum!!!

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#937280
Try a late nite call to a UK dealer. I did this for new seals for Golf VR6 caliper seals as no-one in Oz said they were obsolete and only a new caliper was available. Tho how do you make a new caliper without the seals? Anyway, Dealer in Gillingham, Kent came up trumps and sent them over. Was less than $20 a side for seal and dust cover inc postage 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#937380
All of the parts come from the same place.

If they sell them in Norway, China or Canada, then they sell them here.

It's just the Australian VW dealers are the problem.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#937566
AA003 wrote:All of the parts come from the same place.

If they sell them in Norway, China or Canada, then they sell them here.

It's just the Australian VW dealers are the problem.
Yes but I've found Oz businesses are pretty bad at using a lot of effort for little financial gain. I tried all the VW dealers and local motor factors for my seals with no luck from the motor factors and no help from the dealers.

If he's having no luck here then no harm is making an international call if it helps him out.
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#937571
psimitar wrote:Yes but I've found Oz businesses are pretty bad at using a lot of effort for little financial gain.
Welcome to Australia
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#937732
psimitar wrote:Generally new cars come as a complete sealed unit as the glass is bonded to the light casing with similar to windscreen adhesive sealant.

IF you can buy the glass by itself then it's just a case of carefully prying the glass off and gluing the new one in 🙂 you ever seen the special windscreen seal breaking tool?

glass? you mean plastic.

usally the plastic or glass for early 90s cars and older, is clipped on, though I think later 90s to currect maybe glued on with a plastic cement which means it will break if you try to pull it apart.

new head light for you.

pick one up at the wreckers for 20-50 bob or so.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#937917
AA003 wrote:
psimitar wrote:Yes but I've found Oz businesses are pretty bad at using a lot of effort for little financial gain.
Welcome to Australia
Yup, lazy b******ds 😀
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍