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TOPIC: Dull F headlights - How to cure.

Dull F headlights - How to cure. 2 years, 1 month ago #12080

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Sometimes the glass inserts are coated with crud, if so you can dismantle the headlight and clean the glass. However, usually a lack of pattern and dullness is due to the chrome coating on the reflector deteriorating.

Now there is a firm that will rechrome them.

Resilvering headlight reflectors - try Dual Metallising, Tyseley Birmingham. 0121 708 2256. cost about £82.50 inc. VAT.

The only downside is that you have to dismantle the headlight and send only the reflector part.:bye:
David
Last Edit: 1 year, 6 months ago by David Aiketgate.

F headlights - no pattern, dull? 2 years ago #13070

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Hi David
not been on website for a while, there is an article in this months Enjoying MG (MGOC club magazine) about refurbishing the MGF headlamps and using Dual metalising for the recoating. yes they have to be dismantled with extreme care, as replacement glasses are expensive and new light unit are around £185 each! the reccomendation is to buy some lights on ebay or breakers and refurbish these, because its a slow job and the car needs to be off the road for about two weeks. presume you know that the front bumper has to be removed to get the headlamps out, the MGOC have also written about this procedure. ther are some very interesting and informative articles on the internet on this subject ~ Google MGF Headlamps.
Regards
Bryan

F headlights - no pattern, dull? 2 years ago #13071

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Bryan wrote:
Hi David
not been on website for a while, there is an article in this months Enjoying MG (MGOC club magazine) about refurbishing the MGF headlamps and using Dual metalising for the recoating. yes they have to be dismantled with extreme care, as replacement glasses are expensive and new light unit are around £185 each! the reccomendation is to buy some lights on ebay or breakers and refurbish these, because its a slow job and the car needs to be off the road for about two weeks. presume you know that the front bumper has to be removed to get the headlamps out, the MGOC have also written about this procedure. ther are some very interesting and informative articles on the internet on this subject ~ Google MGF Headlamps.
Regards
Bryan


That's useful information, Bryan.
The idea of buying a spare set of headlamps is probably the way to go if you need the car on the road quickly.
Having Trophy-ised my headlamps I know how finicky it is to dismantle the assembly.
David
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