Driving lights

Driving lights

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mikeh

Original Poster:

42 posts

276 months

Monday 12th August 2002
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I'm about to fit new driving lights on my V8S. Has anyone come across any way of protecting them from stone damage? Perspex covers or suchlike?

Mike Hale
Blue V8S - H1VBS

PetrolTed

34,443 posts

310 months

Monday 12th August 2002
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You can get 'Carbodisks' which velcro on but I've heard of a few people having those fall off. There was someone at Mania with lightweight covers for them but I couldn't find anyone to give me any info.

GreenV8S

30,489 posts

291 months

Monday 12th August 2002
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I'm about to fit new driving lights on my V8S. Has anyone come across any way of protecting them from stone damage? Perspex covers or suchlike?

Mike Hale
Blue V8S - H1VBS


I've got 4mm thick self-adhesive film on mine. Sold as head lamp protection film, "Lite Skinz" or something like that. Daft name but it works extremely well, avoids the falling off / getting dirty behind them problems of carbo discs. Survived a 100 mph off into the gravel trap at Zolder last year almost intact, one lens got a couple of cracks but because of the cover it is still sealed and waterproof so I'm leaving it. Cost about ten quid if I remember, and got enough to do both headlamps and both spots.

Cheers,
Peter Humphries (and a green V8S)

PetrolTed

34,443 posts

310 months

Monday 12th August 2002
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Where from Peter?

GreenV8S

30,489 posts

291 months

Monday 12th August 2002
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Where from Peter?



Motorserv in MK - just an ordinary motor factor. If you get stuck, I'm Sure the usual Max Muppet outlets will have something like it.

richb

52,782 posts

291 months

Tuesday 13th August 2002
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Don't Amourfend offer these circles ready cut for Griffith Driving Lmaps at about £20? Sure I saw a thread on here about this a few months ago? Rich...

mikeh

Original Poster:

42 posts

276 months

Tuesday 13th August 2002
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Thanks for input. I have found out where Motorserv get Lite Skins from - Visscher-Caravelle - but they haven't yet got back to me with details of stockists in the South East. Any sightings?

Armourfend are willing to supply by mail, but I think that the Lite Skinz sound better so will persevere with trying to find them for a while.

Mike

trevorlittlelegs

23 posts

272 months

Wednesday 14th August 2002
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most motorcyles have head lamp protectors avalible maybe you could use a pair of them they have velcro pads that stick on and the cover clips over
my cover stays on at 150 mph + so should stay on the front of an s
ps
they even do dodgy coloured versions for the garrys out there.
M&P would be a good place to start