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Title: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: patty on 26 December 2009, 20:16
gave my little sister a lift back home to portsmouth today,and when i got home i looked around the car .

1 x rear light blown.
1 x number plate light blown.

and 1 x great big bloody hole in my new twin hella headlights!!!!!!!! :angry: :cry:
oh well they didnt last long,

i know most of you dont like them, but i did,and im pissed that one of my xmas pressies is buggered already.

back on with the vw units in the morning.!!!!! :sad:

that's better...rant over   
pat.
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: Wayne on 26 December 2009, 20:26
You can get spares for the Hellas.
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: patty on 26 December 2009, 20:31
You can get spares for the Hellas.
wayne,

where?????? ive been looking

i have been on to the hella site,but cant make any sense out of it,

and people on here seem to think spares are expensive !!!
pat
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: Adam on 26 December 2009, 21:27
Replacement lenses for them from Hella are expensive. Look on eBay for spares or repair lights, thats your best bet.

Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: zdebx on 26 December 2009, 22:22
Bulbs can be bought for pennies, so that's not a problem.

For Hella's, probably the best thing you can do is either try to repair it yourself, if possible, or otherwise can spares from eBay.

Or you could sell these as spares/repair and buy a new set, which won't be the cheapest option, lol
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: patty on 26 December 2009, 23:08
Bulbs can be bought for pennies, so that's not a problem.

For Hella's, probably the best thing you can do is either try to repair it yourself, if possible, or otherwise can spares from eBay.

Or you could sell these as spares/repair and buy a new set, which won't be the cheapest option, lol

dont forget the other option...........have yours at a cheap price,they dont look right on your car...   lol lol  lol  lol
pat
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: Matty-MK3 on 27 December 2009, 10:35
Yours smoked or clear?
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: patty on 27 December 2009, 11:00
Yours smoked or clear?

smoked mate

pat
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: zdebx on 27 December 2009, 11:16
Bulbs can be bought for pennies, so that's not a problem.

For Hella's, probably the best thing you can do is either try to repair it yourself, if possible, or otherwise can spares from eBay.

Or you could sell these as spares/repair and buy a new set, which won't be the cheapest option, lol

dont forget the other option...........have yours at a cheap price,they dont look right on your car...   lol lol  lol  lol
pat

Bad try, bad try :D
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: Matty-MK3 on 27 December 2009, 15:02
Yours smoked or clear?

smoked mate

pat

What lense?
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: patty on 27 December 2009, 17:12
its the drivers side normal headlight(the outer one) if that makes sense.



cheers
pat.
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: Matty-MK3 on 28 December 2009, 22:38
Might well have one then, I'll have a look.
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: patty on 28 December 2009, 22:51
Might well have one then, I'll have a look.

CHEERS MATE !!!
i had to put my normal lights back on for the min :sad:
i wouldnt mind if i had them on the car for yrs ,but they were only on the car 4 days

pat.
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: Matty-MK3 on 29 December 2009, 00:37
Turns out they aren't smoked unforutately.

I can however do two things, put it in the oven and take the glass off, you can then strip the headlight down, take the outer lamp out and put that in the oven, take the glass off and put this glass on, or I can take the glass off this, spray it black and put it back together.

Although my lense may have a screw holder snapped so as long as you are confident in changin the glass (I guess it's pretty unusable in that state anyway) you can have this glass.
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: patty on 29 December 2009, 11:17
Turns out they aren't smoked unforutately.

I can however do two things, put it in the oven and take the glass off, you can then strip the headlight down, take the outer lamp out and put that in the oven, take the glass off and put this glass on, or I can take the glass off this, spray it black and put it back together.

Although my lense may have a screw holder snapped so as long as you are confident in changin the glass (I guess it's pretty unusable in that state anyway) you can have this glass.

what a top man you are..
i was a bit unsure how the glass came off....do you have to put it in the oven then?????
i have part stripped it down,but i have not been able to get the glass off yet.(what cant it just be held in with a screw??)

as for what to do with yours,whichever is easier for you ,is good with me, im just thankfull that you can help me out at all !!!!

cheers again
pat.
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: Matty-MK3 on 29 December 2009, 12:07
The glass is sealed on, you put it in the oven to soften it up, then slowly pull it off.
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: patty on 29 December 2009, 12:20
The glass is sealed on, you put it in the oven to soften it up, then slowly pull it off.

im going to try this now    lol  lol   
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: patty on 29 December 2009, 12:58
well that's not as easy as i thought.


i broke a bit of the light getting the bloody thing out.

then stuck it in the oven, with no joy.


think im gonna give up on these lights ,and put them down to a bad loss(and 1 less xmas pressie :sad: :sad:)

pat.
Title: Re: bloody pi**Ed off !!!!
Post by: Matty-MK3 on 29 December 2009, 16:04
That sucks dude.

Can always sell them for spares and that and try and get some more.