General headlight for 1988 Ducato

[alfavan]

Hi

Does anybody know where I could get a rhs headlight for my 1988 Ducato. She's a rhd vehicle. The reflector is gone and she failed the DOE. Can I botch up the reflector to get me through?

Thanks.
Tony:bang:

 

[T14086]

ebay?

 

[alfavan]

Thanks tried but no joy. Found some German website and they have new headlamps for €39 plus delivery, but only lhd.

 

[varesecrazy]

Hi

Does anybody know where I could get a rhs headlight for my 1988 Ducato. She's a rhd vehicle. The reflector is gone and she failed the DOE. Can I botch up the reflector to get me through?

Thanks.
Tony:bang:

our local scrapyard always had one in there,
but it's a "strip-it-yourself" place,

have you tried Talbot and the Citroens.. ( J5..????)
charlie - Oxford

 

[alfavan]

Thanks Charlie. The yards here are fussy, they only want newish stuff. The ones I have spoken to haven't had parts for one of those for over a decade!

I have found some guy on ebay who is breaking one, I have emailed him, so we'll see...

I'm heading into deeper countryside tomorrow so I'll ask at a few more "rustic" yards!

 

[lightweightmick]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280662989527?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280662989527?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

these been on for ages - I keep dithering over one but mine passed yesterday... no doublt i'll I wish I'd got one next year... or the year after...
3 yrs back I got one (n/s) for £60...

 

[HughJampton]

Not much different in price from the above eBay when carriage is taken into account:

http://www.allpartssouthwest.com/acatalog/Special_Offers__DUCATO_Mk1_85_94_257.html

Allparts have had a number of older OE Ducato parts in stock for years.

 

[richc69]

there is a headlight thread on the talbotoc forum which confirms that the headlights for daf44 trucks are identical to the ducato / talbot express (even down to part numbers) and are much cheaper than the `rare` ducato light units. hope this helps.

 

[varesecrazy]

that's well worth knowing ,

lots of commercials have "crossover lights " I remember seeing FIAT TIPO clusters on coaches - looked ODD at first..!!

thanks,
Charlie

 

[Magonagal]

Hi all, and especially Alfavan who mentioned he had found a German website for LHD headlights, which is what I need. Could you please give me the link?
Thanks
Rob

 

[perkins248]

I bought one this year from www.augustin-group.de. Cost was €32.77 net.
However the mounting brackets were slightly different to original, and so a bitch to fit. The headlight also leaked from new( took in water) . They will do if you are badly stuck.

 

[Crossingkeeper]

This company stock some parts for older Talbots

http://www.no1gear.com/newrecycledparts2.html#015

 

[warbreckman]

do you have a DAF garage nearby as the DAF 45 use thge same headlight and sell a lot cheaper and are still advailable

 

[Magonagal]

Many thanks! My Internet here in France has been playing up so I haven't had a chance to checkout the links yet but will do asap. Thanks again to all.

 

[Magonagal]

Just to let you know that I finally bought them on Ebay France from the UK company below. 101.8€ for the pair and 15.26€ delivered to me here in France. I've just fitted them with no problems and they look decent quality. Overall a good deal IMHO. Note they only supply for LHD vehicles but they provide lens adapters which they say are UK legal. Thanks to you all for your advice. Happy motoring!
Coastal Motorhomes
nicholas moorhouse
Unit 6A Crow Arch Lane Ind Est
Crow Arch Lane
Ringwood
Hampshire
bh24 1PD
United Kingdom
Téléphone :01202|978554
E-mail :[email protected]