Re: Headlight Covers

[Ed Lutz <edlutz@domain.elided>]

Hi Gabriel, I have headlight covers on my '74 Spider, answers to your
questions below...

Monday, February 11, 2002, 7:34:30 PM, you wrote:

F> Hello, I'm in the middle of spring fix-up on my 86 Spider.  One thing I've 
F> always admired is the Plex-glass head light covers of the early Spiders.

F> Questions are:
F> Who makes the Genuine Covers?

Carello, the headlight people.

F> Where can I purchase them?

I think both Centerline and Alfa Ricambi have them. IAP too.

F> Are they difficult to install "properly?"

Don't know, mine came installed on my car. Doesn't look to tough though.

F> I've seen some that have a chrome ring they fit into.. Most do not?  Which 
F> is original?

Don't know again. Mine don't have the ring but also have an unfinished
look. I'd go with the ring I think.

F> Are they tough to keep clean? (it seems as if the wind (dirt) must get 
F> behind them)

They do get dirty inside. I pull mine off every time I wash the car so
I can clean the lights and the covers. They come off easy though, just
one screw in front holding a chrome clamp piece. takes about a minute
a side with a screwdriver. They don't make a waterproof seal so water
gets inside the covers. I guess you could probably find some thin
rubber strip to act as a weather seal but I doubt you could close em
up completely.

F> Do they defuse the light?

Anything in front of the lights will diffuse them a bit but I don't
see any breakup of the pattern or degradation in light output. The
trick is to keep them clean. Mine were getting pretty bad so I used my
electric drill and buffing wheel with some red rouge compound. Cleaned
them right up, clear as when new.

F> Do they shake, rattle, or otherwise make noise?

As mounted mine can move a bit but they don't make any noise at all
when driving.

F> Do they tend to disappear?  Lost or stolen?

Mine haven't. Not much anyone without a Spider can do with them so I
don't think they make much of a target. I guess it depends on where you
park your Spider but I'd expect a radio to be gone, or a nice wooden
shift knob, long before the covers take a walk.

Any questions let me know,

Ed

F> Thanks again... you people are the best!
F> Gabriel Forzano
F> AROC South Florida

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