Printable View
Gentlemen, while cleaning the new garage space I came across a set of H1s squirreled away for a project I no longer own. Driver quality, reflectors should be re-silvered, one of the trim rings has a minor ding, but the buckets and raised letter yellow lenses are very good. What's the current market for these? Opinions appreciated, would prefer to sell here than eBay. Thanks.
Attachment 346185
Attachment 346186
Attachment 346187
What's cool about this is the rare yellow but also you have one of each lens variation. Can you share the numbers on the lenses. Hard to see in the pics
Really nice one.... you would be the king on french roads! :) I am looking for yellow lenses....
The one on the right is mounted with a first generation lens - the fluting prism area on the right is much larger than subsequent generations. Clear ones have a part number ending in ...007 - http://www.audettecollection.com/h1-history/ - not sure about yellow lenses.
I'd call that lens freakishly rare. And the other one very rare. No idea on the value of the lenses. I buy solid H1 cores for $600-$800. After a full restoration - http://www.audettecollection.com/h1/ - they're worth $1,800.00 or so.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
John
Thanks John, your expertise is appreciated. I got these a long time ago and they went onto the shelf without really inspecting them :o ... but it's clear they're mismatched. The long flute light is numbered 4592 R8, 1305614008, it's reflector back is silver and I assumed it's the older model of the two. The other is numbered 14428 R8, 1305614011 with a bronze-colored reflector back. What are the chances of finding matches for either lens? If keeping them I'd trade either one for a proper pair, and imagine most people interested in yellow lights would do the same.
Russ...
It's going to be a real long-shot to match up those lenses, especially the earlier one. I'm sure there are some out there somewhere but pretty rare. I have never seen either one.
Cheers,
John
I have raised letter 011 and 008 lenses, we can work out a trade if you are interested.
Attachment 346943
I love my yellow headlights. The only problem is they really suck at producing light. Ok, they're French. What do you expect?
Richard Newton
Garage Lighting
Wow! My cars twin?
Attachment 346972
I think we have the best combination.
The yellow goes remarkably well with the blue.
Richard Newton
Garage Lighting