LP2 VR 2225 Build

[Matt Stephenson]

Hi Dale,

Nice looking headlights. I notice that you've got incandescent bulbs. Using those means heat and heat will cause perspex lenses to soften, melt, distort and ultimately they will begin to burn. If you want to use those bulbs then you will need to get glass cut. I have made enquiries in this respect and have been quoted $70 per lens for blue glass.

Alternative 1..... You can get perspex blue lenses cut, as I have done. The cost of these lenses was about $20 for the pair. I also bought led bulbs for the original BA15 style sockets. The advantage of led is that they draw almost no power, and produce almost no heat compared to incandescent bulbs. The cost for a pair of led bulbs was a princely $3.49 on ebay, with postage.

Alternative 2...... You can keep the incandescent bulbs, ditch getting glass cut and get 2 lenses cut from polycarbonate. Polycarbonate is used as headlight lenses in all modern cars, is durable and heat resistant. The only problem you will have is getting it in clear blue....its only made in clear or smoke. You can paint the inside of the lens with a clear blue type paint, but it will also need to be heat resistant. I've been quoted between $50 to $70 per lens for polycarbonate.

There will always be purists who insist on everything original, however at the end of the day its your carrier and up to you how far you want to go or how deep your pockets are....

The choice is yours.