used headlight? worth keeping?

Possibly an odd question.

My F failed it's MoT on headlight pattern a few months back. There is a decent breaker nearby and he had a good used set of F headlight that I got for £40, the car sailed through MoT with these fitted. Which leaves me with the old ones, taking up space under my work bench.

As I understand it, it's the reflector that causes issues with these headlights and that the reflectors are no longer available but can be re-reflected (if that is even a word?!). So is it worth keeping the whole assemblies, or worth stripping them & getting the reflector refurbed so I'm ready next time I fail the MoT for headlight pattern?

I got my reflectors re-metalised, by a company that makes coffin hardware.
The original meatalising was done on the cheap by MG-Rover (damned bean counters again) they left out a process that stabilised the coating.
They shouldn't need doing again and they work fine, with Osram Nightbreakers fitted.
One wonders why a company that makes something thats ment to last like headlights chose not to do it properly when a company the makes a product as disposable as coffin hardware (it either gets burned or buried) can afford to do it properly! :nonod:

No wonder I despise bean counters, the bastards make my professinal life a misery with their parsimonious bullshit.
If they really wanted to save a company money they'd resign!

I think if you investigate the cost of recoating the reflectors you'll have your answer.

This coating problem was mainly a mk1 issue, and a pair of mk2 headlamps should stay bright.

The company that did them didn't charge much, I can't remember now but the cost was a no brainer!
The engineer there is a car enthusiast, and does it as a service to other enthusiasts, it's a nice little cashie that probably pays for the xmas booze up.

Hi,
There is a company in Birmingham, dual metallising, who will carry out the repair. E mail address below.
£100.00 per pair including Postage. Hope Maz is still there.


[email protected]

Cheers
David

Cobber wrote: The company that did them didn't charge much, I can't remember now but the cost was a no brainer!
The engineer there is a car enthusiast, and does it as a service to other enthusiasts, it's a nice little cashie that probably pays for the xmas booze up.

Cobber, do you have a link or address for the place, please?

Cheers, Taff

Taff, I maybe wrong, but he may live in Oz!!
Cheers

TaffMGF wrote:

Cobber wrote: The company that did them didn't charge much, I can't remember now but the cost was a no brainer!
The engineer there is a car enthusiast, and does it as a service to other enthusiasts, it's a nice little cashie that probably pays for the xmas booze up.

Cobber, do you have a link or address for the place, please?

Cheers, Taff

Taff, Cobber is in Australia, so not a viable option methinks.

TaffMGF wrote:
Cobber, do you have a link or address for the place, please?

Cheers, Taff

It mignt be a bit far away for you Taff, but l'lI put it up here for any Aussies that might need it.
Zeus Products,
Gary Scott,
+61 449 997 289
37-43 Macbeth St,
Braeside,
Victoria, 3195,
Australia.

I suppose the user name was a give away... hell, no-one ever called me quick off the mark!

I've noticed Dave pit up a link, I'll chase that one. Any other leads that we know of?