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hokman

hokman

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I have a '84 240 turbo with quad square lights and raised bonnet. I like the style of the raised bonnet, which is usually reserved for V6 cars and '84-'85 240's? But I don't like how the 4 lights are tucked inside which makes the car look old. I've seen some people put headlight covers on it, and I like that better.

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But I think this person put the cover on top of the headlamp garish which makes the whole thing stick out. This look would look better if the corner lamps are black inside like the headlight. I want the grille to stick out a lot like this:

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I also want my grille to be painted, I don't like chrome.

So, maybe can I rip the lens from the normal 240's, and replace the headlamp garish with it?

Thanks a lot for your advices.
 
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hokman said:
I have a '84 240 turbo with quad square lights and raised bonnet. I like the style of the raised bonnet, which is usually reserved for V6 cars and '84-'85 240's?
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You've used the correct term for the metal engine-cover ... so you're not in North America. Where are you?
The "verandah" bonnet was standard from '83 to '85 on all cars, and yeah, the V6 copped it from the first release of the 260. It's not to everyone's taste (eg. not mine :)).

Again, where are you? The plastic bumpers along with the quad headlights was only available in North America as far as I know, you have to cut &/or weld panels to get the same look on cars elsewhere in the world. That blue car above, though, is an easy look to get; you just need the V6/83-85 bonnet & grille from wherever-you-are.

The original headlight covers for the round headlights were very simple, really just a piece of perspex that was bent at the top+bottom & had a couple of holes in it. I don't know how you'd heat the perspex to bend it, but with the know-how you could make something like that very easily. That police car you've posted could very easily have optional 'dealer fitted' headlight covers, they look exactly the same as the round-headlight ones I had (except a bit wider, to match the wider quad-square lights).
 
headlight covers

Hi All

I have a set of volvo headlight covers to suit the early Ecode and the quad rectangle headlight they look like the ones on the cop car. They don't cover the turn signal

I Don't have a camera at the moment to take a photos of them.
 
Forg, I live in Canada.

See the problem with the plastic covers though on that black car with circular lamps. When they age, they look like crap. But I think they are cheap enough to replace once a while.

Aussie, How much will you sell the headlight covers for? Are they new and clear?

Maybe I'll buy the perplex and try it first, if that fails, then I'll buy yours.
 
headlight covers

Hi hokman

The head light covers are in good condition and clear with no chips or cracks. There is a rub mark in the inside from where they rest on the Ecodes but that will buff out. I see if I can loan a camera and get some pic for you

Price

$25.00 Canadian dollars+ freight

I have palpay or pay with westen union money order

PM me if you are intrested
 
FYI, I am the owner of the black 242 pictured above. The headlamp covers had not been cleaned, since I was in the middle of a trip from the Seattle area to the Salem, OR area, and had covered about 300 miles in that weekend before I headed back home. So, yes, they looked like crap, but not due to age.
-J
 
Fiends Covers

i really like to ones that Fiend posted.

does anyone have those for sale?

i have dual rounds so i dont know they are different from the normal covers.
 
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so its for the 86+ eh? well you might be able to get that to work
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Only if you don't want them to wrap underneath; the later headlights are a lower profile than the earlier ones, so covers for them aren't going to be as tall. You'd have to hack-off the bit that wrapped-under at the bottom (and I think they'd be flopping around in the breeze too much).
 
I can't believe you guys.
I just spent the last couple months mod'ing my (USA) '89 to get those $!&@! plastic headlights OFF the car. You have nice bare bulbs and you want to put plastic covers over them? I know there's a time and a place for everyghing, but I just don't get it. Pretty soon they'll be all scuffed up.

How about a piece of safety glass? That should hold up better. But of course it's much harder to work that material.
 
i have dual rounds so i dont know they are different from the normal covers.
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They will fit your car if you have 4 x 5.75" round headlights. They will not fit if you have 2 x 7" h/l. Does that answer your question?

I can't believe you guys. I just spent the last couple months mod'ing my (USA) '89 to get those $!&@! plastic headlights OFF the car. You have nice bare bulbs and you want to put plastic covers over them? Pretty soon they'll be all scuffed up.

How about a piece of safety glass? That should hold up better. But of course it's much harder to work that material.
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If you have expensive Euro / E-code lights (that can cost over $200 for a set of 4, or even more for the '80 and older Euro 'big-glass' units), then it makes sense to cover them with plastic covers. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to find a reliable supplier to replace cracked rectangular H4 for the '75 - '85 200 series (USA/Canada models).

Now, if you want to get those 'smoke' h/l covers, I agree that they are a waste of money.

If you have an '86 or newer 240 USA/Canada model, it definitely makes sense to upgrade those Mr. Magoos.
 
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