Garfiun

Is the bumper a straight forward fit and what is involved in fitting the headlights?

dieseldog

you might have a couple of fiddly little problems with the bumper, but it is fairly straight forward(will fit the standard wings). the best headlamps i think are the st170, black background. best to find a mk1.5 scrapper and cut the loom off the connectors as far away as you can and yours as close as you can, then a pretty straight forward job of reconnection.

ffoc have a tutorial on the matter.

Garfiun

Those are the headlamps id be looking for but depends on price because im on a budget so all comes down to price.

Ill keep my eyes out for one in the scrappys when the car is back on the road.

dieseldog

Ł80-90 per pair on ebay. i was a bit nervy because i thought they were TOO cheap, but they are fine. you could always wait to get 2nd hand, because these are not genuine and some dont come with bulbs, just a question of how patient you are.

Garfiun

Well honestly I would start looking from april onwards and have you got a link to the ebay ones? and what is the difference between them and the originals?

dieseldog

the most obvious difference is the integrated indicators, but it is an easy hook up to the connectors off the mk1.5. all other dimensions are the same. just takes a bit of time and common sense. ebay item No. 300438391674.

Garfiun

If i bought a bumper first and used my current headlights would i need to put temporary indicators at the front untill i got the new headlights.

dieseldog

yes you would have to, but not too sure where they would go. in the fog light recesses or something!!!!!!!!!!??. one things for sure you dont want to start cutting up your new bumper, counteractive that is.

personally, i would change the lights first (if you couldnt get all the parts at once) and dont forget the grill will need changing if you have one of the old horizontal slatted ones, the mesh grill looks 20 times better.

Garfiun

It will all depend on what pops up first, if it is the bumper ill probably put indicators in the fog lights until I get the lights but I wont be cutting the bumper up.

I never even thought about the grill thanks for that.

At the minute im refurbing the alloys.

dieseldog

what alloys have you got? and have you got any prices?

its just that i twatted mine a couple of times and will get them done if not too pricey.

Garfiun

They are escort rs2000 alloys and im just buying what i can when i can to do them and following a guide i found on google.

My alloys are curbed and got alloy rot.