Depends how faded the original was!
Silver paint would do it to finish.
Any idea of cost?
Here is the first side repeater lens out of the new mould.
This has been made in UV stabilised Epoxy resin and pigmented.
A bit too Orange? What do you think?
In lieu of the metal rim I thickened out the lens at that point before taking the mould and I figured that portion could just be painted silver.
Now I just need a metal mounting plate with a bulb holder in it, and a mould for the black mounting 'gaskets' and I'll be in production!
Depends how faded the original was!
Silver paint would do it to finish.
Any idea of cost?
Not sure on cost yet. The set-up cost has not been as high as feared yet because I have not had to go down the route of vacuum/pressure chambers. I'm still working on the mounting plate etc.
It'll be a reasonable price for club members anyway.
I'm seriously thinking of doing back light lenses too, and the lamp bodies are do-able too.
I have an original rear light which would sacrifice for a pattern but I don't have front indicator/side lights or original pattern fog/reverse lights, so if anyone has suitable items in their parts bins please let me know. They don't have to be perfect.
Looking good John
Fantastic work. Among the spares that I got with B694KRX this week, I believe I have reversing and fog lights. If you can wait until I'm back from holiday in about 10 days' time, I can take some photos to confirm they're the appropriate type and then send them over?
Reversing lights and fog lights aren't hard to find, the bodies are identical but the lenses are a different matter. The curved lenses are the wrong shape and ought to be square edged. There are also two different patterns on the inside of the lenses (and I for one don't know which one is the RIGHT one!) but I've got spares of each I'd be willing to lend provided the moulding process isn's a sacrificial one!
Anyway, here's a reversing light...
http://www.ebay.it/itm/FANALINO-RETR...639bfe6&_uhb=1
And a reversing light from the same seller....
http://www.ebay.it/itm/FANALINO-RETR...639bfe3&_uhb=1
Different seller
http://www.ebay.it/itm/FANALE-RETRON...96d571a&_uhb=1
http://www.ebay.it/itm/FANALE-RETROM...3a3996a&_uhb=1
And more
http://www.ebay.it/itm/Fanale-Retrom...b029dde&_uhb=1
Possibly the right shape lens? Piccy not really clear on the body shape.. I'd think it's wrong from other Fiat 128 listings?
http://www.ebay.it/itm/Fanale-poster...66083b8&_uhb=1
Lense only (but not the right one...)
http://www.ebay.it/itm/GEMMA-FANALE-...92fba6d&_uhb=1
Think I proved the whole assembly is very easy to find Chris! The issue for the originality crowd (like me..) is the correct shaped lens!
Guy
I agree with Guy finding the correct lens is hard to say the least, curved plentiful flat, yet to find one...
I've got them but they are my spares that I keep so that the originals won't need to be replaced (I work on the theory that you only break the bits you don;t have to hand!). I'm happy to loan them for pattern parts provided that the process doesn't wreck them.
The originals do come up for sale occasionally!
Oh, here's two -
http://www.ebay.it/itm/FANALINO-RETR...8854032&_uhb=1
If you've got the cash!
And a rear light unit
http://www.ebay.it/itm/LANCIA-STRATO...2d27b1e&_uhb=1
Or a pair for less money...
http://www.ebay.it/itm/Fanali-poster...4bbe0b5&_uhb=1
Guy
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