I am looking at buying a set of morette headlights for my bugeye.
There cheap as one of the lens has a crack in it , has anyone on here replaced these before ?
Found this on ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1211320887...703%26_rdc%3D1
will it be easy to fit and replace the cracked one ?
thanks
lofty

 

Morette lenses are hard to come by and cost a fortune..................I bought a knackered morette headlight just on the off chance mine cracked.

I'd buy an uncracked set with good wiring and uncorroded relays.

Worth the lack of hassle.

Shaun

 

cheers shaun wont that lens off ebay be no good then ?

 

I guess it depends on what you are paying for the morettes with the cracked lens? An onloved set of morettes might have a shed load of underlying problems..........usually corrosion

Or am I getting the wrong end of the stick?

Shaun

 

£170 for the morettes look ok just one cracked lens, might just leave it

 

I'd expect Morettes to go for about £230 in good nick.......it's borderline I guess buying a broken one and mending it. Maybe offer the seller of the knackered morettes £140 ?

Have you thought about UK300 lights? mind you they are just as expensive and cost even more if a lens cracks. However, they are a bit more reliable LOL

Shaun

 

I have sti lights on at the min , think I will leave it and wait for a good nick pair for like you said £230. Not to keen on the uk300 lights.

 

I've had Morettes for the last 10 years and have tried every bulb available......from Phillips Blue Vision to Osram nightbreakers.

Still not as good as my 1.2 Renault Clio Lights for Cumbrian roads.

Shaun

 

Agreed on that Shaun

Maybe worth add HID kit,we tried and has been great improvement,but wouldn't go again down the route of the Morette


Jura

 

Jura

Been tempted to get a HID kit but for 6 months of the year I don't turn the headlights on........

Shaun

 

I have HID in my morettes ...a must really if you are in a "FAST" CAR .

 

Which HID kit do you have bighead........ just checked mine and one of the headlights have blown again (either that or the relay had lunched itself again)

Shaun

 

My jdm bugeye came with uk300 headlights and a cracked lense, £30 to replace and about 10mins work.

 

That's a miracle price for a new OEM subaru part.........

Shaun

 

second hand lens mate, funny thing is the same lense is used on a combine harvester and is only about £70 new.