Best source for 65-67 usa headlamp glass ?

[TRE Cup]

Looking for best price and quality on the headlamp lenses. Seen some of the aftermarket stuff and it is horrible

Suggestions?

Thank you
Dave

[hoffman912]

I am interested too. I was debating on investing in a small random orbital like this one http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...ortby=ourPicks and some glass polish to see what i could do.. but then again thats expensive for a set of lenses and might not be able to get deep pits. interested to see what you find.

[hoffman912]

bump. curious to know myself.

[stretch]

These guys in the UK sell the Hella clear lenses.

http://www.status-vw.co.uk/shop/contents/en-uk/d77.html


Dave

[TRE Cup]

looks like they have them
thank you Dave
db

[bob tilton]

Curious if the lettering is raised on the glass?

[bob tilton]

Harry - at one point I had several pairs original glass with pitting and scratches. I took them to a few glass shops in town and turned away the work because they knew the attempt would be unsuccessful.

[hoffman912]

was afraid of that. oh well, there goes my excuse for getting a 3" random orbital.

i know a guy who details very high end rare cars for a living.. mostly ones that start with F and M. he is the one who brought my paint from the dead. I am going to ask him if he knows of anything that he does for cars with glass parts that are NLA.. worth a shot.

[haycait911]

I've had good luck in the past with clearcoating glass. first, etch the glass, I used crushed glass blasting. then spraying with high quality catalysed automotive clear coat , I used PPG. will last for a few years before needing to be re-freshed. much easier the second time. a quick wet sand of the existing clear coat. then spray.

removing pits or scratches from glass is near impossible without very specialized equipment.