Looks like they are out of stock at VMC. Can anyone recommend where I might be able to procure some stone guard headlight grills please. I’d take chrome or black powder coated.
tks in advance!
Looks like they are out of stock at VMC. Can anyone recommend where I might be able to procure some stone guard headlight grills please. I’d take chrome or black powder coated.
tks in advance!
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I have 1/2 dozen sets on the shelf but you'd have to contact Brad in my front office to see if any are available or if they are all sold to production. He'll be in at 9a Eastern time.
all chrome FYI
I called Brad and he said they do have the mesh headlight stone guards, but they are not the clip on style they require holes to be drilled in the headlight chrome ring. I haven't been able to find a source for the clip on style for more than a year.
You might checkout westcoastmetric.com. They've got "Chromed Speedster Style Headlight Grills" (the easy on style) showing "in stock" @ $120/pr.
Carey's screens attached to the headlight bezel probably look something like this. These are from the 1960's and all stainless steel.
@Napa Paul posted:You might checkout westcoastmetric.com. They've got "Chromed Speedster Style Headlight Grills" (the easy on style) showing "in stock" @ $120/pr.
And this is what these Grills look like. Fortunately, there's no drilling required nor is there any modification necessary of the existing headlight.
@Napa Paul thank you very much for the info. I don’t love those grills so I’m going to continue searching.
I reached out to the folks at Heritage and they seem to think these will fit. But I’m trying to do more due diligence.
Have you looked at Aircooled Accessories products? I am very happy with my grill covers after having them on the car for about 3 years.
I don't much care for the look of the woven wire cage, preferring the cast grill (second picture above) . Both work, so if function supersedes style for you, pick whichever. As shown the grill Attaches with just the screw thingie at the bottom, as I recall. Might need that to be special, as in a bit longer than otherwise to accommodate. Very much endorse one or the other, as I had an "encounter" recently that left one of my grills bent, but no glass broken. Shyt happens my friends ...
The clean look is in IMO the best but the screen looks is not my favourite. I´m with Elfrazoo
@IaM-Ray @Napa Paul @El Frazoo
Thanks gents. I've come around on the solid chrome, non wired and just ordered a pair. The clean look is appealing and I believe they’ll work great, which is first priority.
keep in mind that both of those grills diminish your headlight brightness.
I like the Hella Eurolook with 55/100 bulbs h4. Nice and bright but you need good wiring and relays.
@Alan Merklin yessir. I plan on swapping out the current lights for some yellow/amber Hellas. I think they looks great against the silver body for that rally look.
with my pending 356 being a bit more clean & bougie, I’m quasi planning on making this one a bit more of a Racer look. Hood/door numbers, maybe some martini style stripes down the center. But then I think about what beautiful clean lines the car has on its own merit and say to myself - don’t do that stupid.
@Alan Merklin posted:keep in mind that both of those grills diminish your headlight brightness.
For just that reason I recently installed a set of Vintage Car LED's. The job was a "snap" and the brightness now makes up for anything the grills diminished.
... and so now its on to seeing in the dark. Original Speedster headlamps were, and in many cases still are, horrible. So one adds some driving lights. Well, hell yes, that works. And then came along LEDs. well hoo-ha!! My original lights, quartz halogen H4s, worked but not well. Then they started to draw too much current, don't know why, but wires started to melt, and after the third headlight switch burned up, alternatives were required. So I installed relays to operate the four filaments, one relay each plus I bought a real-deal headlight dash switch, vs cheap-o Chinese versions. . that solved the wire melting, switch burning issue. But ... those lights were still rather dim overall. I then shopped for LEDs and found a direct H4 plug and play replacement. That is a real WHOO-HOO!! Best investment per dollar yet for the Speedster. when you Put those brights on, plus the driving lights, two things happen: the night is turned in to day, and you can see it all, plus, a**holes that won't dim their lights get a real surprise.
@El Frazoo do you happen to know/have the part numbers/info for the direct plug and play upgrades?
cheers!
EL, the LED to H4 conversion sometimes makes you lose the focus on the H4 lenses that is why Daniel Stern a lighting consultant does not suggest we goto LED's without considering the beam pattern.
This company; http://www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com
makes LED's which matches the hot spot of the h4 bulb.
On the other hand one could get new buckets made for the LED bulbs something that some of the guys here have done.
I wanted more output but reached a compromise with H4 lately I have 70/100 in them for even more light.
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