I was sent a set of headlights, chromed 99 spec inserts and switchback tube lights, my remit was left to me to fit.

 

Having changed all the adjusters to metal as usual 50% were broken, i found a spot where i could attach some silica gel sachets :cool3:. You can see the exit point here where i came out with the 3 wires that run the tube light as you must keep away from any warm or hot areas, i did however put on a heat sheath for good measure.

 

 

The inserts fit quite well, be prepared to do a little fiddling here and there though, i did all this on a tatty carcass until i was happy to fit on the supplied headlights. I also spent a lot of time thinking about the fitment of the tube before i started drilling and screwing, you can see they come with little brackets and clear end caps. The tube light i had to cut to length and i am happy how it comes down and swings along the bottom.

 

 

Offered in the headlight you can see my chosen exit point for the 3 coloured wires, these were severed as they go to a multi plug and i didn't want to be drilling a 12mm hole through everything, wires of course soldered and heat shrunk back together with the use of a grommet.

 

 

Having got my softest rag out and cleaned everything i put together and lit up for a pic, so this is running light if you like but i expect will be connected to the sidelight circuit.

 

 

And if you indicate the white goes off and the amber/yellow flashes, indicator turned off and there is this wonderful one second delay and the white is back, i have a video showing these in action and will upload it later :yes:.

 

Could you really chrome the fibreglass ones where they actually look chrome? These look great btw

 

As Ian said: it's called "vacuum metallising." It's what Redwine had done to his reflectors when he refurbed his headlights a while back.

 

In fact, it's what Nissan had done to the original 99 Spec inserts to give them the chrome look. Works as well on FRP as it does on pretty much any other substrate :thumbup1:

As I was so rudely informed these are not actual 99 spec because........ Anyway in reply to Bird, yes these can and have been chromed. I took them to a company near Southend that specialised in chroming who did them for me, for a small fortune but it was worth it when I saw the factory like finish. Again apologies to those waiting to see the actual thing, hoping to have a short vid up by this weekend.

As I was so rudely informed these are not actual 99 spec because........ Anyway in reply to Bird, yes these can and have been chromed. I took them to a company near Southend that specialised in chroming who did them for me, for a small fortune but it was worth it when I saw the factory like finish. Again apologies to those waiting to see the actual thing, hoping to have a short vid up by this weekend.

 

You weren't "so rudely informed" about anything. You stated that they weren't "replica knock offs" because of where they came from... I just pointed out that they were, in fact, "replica knock offs" (to use your words, not mine) based on the material they're constructed from and the finish they were supplied with.

 

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Either way, they look nice mate. I have some of these in the headlights somewhere, I've not even opened the box lol. Would be nice to have the chromed properly