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Francis



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:41 pm    Post subject: Front heated lenses Reply with quote

Guys,

http://picasaweb.google.com/Francis200261/BuickInvicta#


On those pictures are my newly chromed lense frames for the front of the car. the Buick picture should not be there... I can't get it to go away...

disassembling them I accidently cracked one of the heated glass panels.

Puddleduck does not have any, AML also is out of stock, They promissed me that they would recreate them two months ago, but still nothing.

Does anyone have a spare one for sale for me to complete Alvira finally?

Francis
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Vincent



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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Francis,
A time after buying my car, I discovered the front of the car had been crashed( and also the right side near the A pillar ). The lenses of my car are now made of simple glass, without any problem. I'm afraid there won't be another possibility to fit heated glass at short or middle term ( is this fitment absolutely necessary ? ) except by finding second hand ones, but where ?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Julian of Puddleduck says he has been trying for a long time to find a supplier to remanufacture the heated glass for the Lagonda headlamps and that he has finally found someone who is prepared to do this. However the minimum order would be 30 @ £165 each ex vat. If he could get a few preorders he would be prepared to go ahead.

I understand AML ran out of stock some time ago and have not remanufactured.

Any interest?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AML advise today

Headlamp covers 76-10800, we have secured a small quantity of original stock, they have slight creepage in the laminate but very usable, specially if the old ones are broken. The original supplier can make new but they are unable to supply them with the heating elements.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Puddleduck inform me today that AML's price for the glass is going to be £362.85 each.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vincent posed the question are they really necessary?
Possibly not. A number of owners have replaced them with ordinary glass.

Some more questions

If original with heating element when do they come on, how do you know they are on, & how effective if at all are they?

What do you think?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the owner of 13085

I took them out and replaced them with toughened glass cut by a local
glass company. I only ever had one with the heating elements anyway.
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Keith



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Julian

Can you please put me down for a pair of the heated front glass lenses for Lagonda 13302.

Thank you

Keith
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Roos Engineering in Switzerland have these glasses with internal heating elements.

They cost the princely sum of CHF 868.- each, excl. VAT and shipping costs.
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Vincent



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lagondanet wrote:
Roos Engineering in Switzerland have these glasses with internal heating elements.

They cost the princely sum of CHF 868.- each, excl. VAT and shipping costs.


Expensive regarding to the use...and necessity. Only for afficionados of 'real original cars'...
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