Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

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#1 Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

Post by Boron » Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:58 pm

I am rather new to the site and hope I haven't missed anything about the current state of the art on retrofitting covered headlights on Series 2 models. Older posts reference designs by Marek and Wahl. I am assuming they are currently available but haven't seen any comments. Would love to get some insight before I attempt to pull off a conversion.

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#2 Re: Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

Post by MarekH » Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:32 pm

There are a number of people who have tried both. In each case, they purchased the Wahl kit first and then later came to me. You can always talk to someone independent like Harry Fulford in California.

I can send you a set of fitting instructions which go into the background requirements and steps you need to consider before proceeding with such a conversion, but this is a Word document. You can then make a better decision as to how to proceed.

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#3 Re: Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

Post by Tbob » Wed Jun 19, 2019 2:23 am

Marek is too much of a gentleman to post his own products, but I can do it. :bigrin:

A challenging project, but the results are spectacular:

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#4 Re: Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

Post by Tom W » Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:39 am

Those do look stunning. It really cleans up the front end of the S2.
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#5 Re: Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

Post by Tbob » Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:13 pm

Tom W wrote:
Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:39 am
Those do look stunning. It really cleans up the front end of the S2.
You may not notice that I deleted the side markers. They added "clutter" to the front end, IMHO.
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#6 Re: Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

Post by hollprop » Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:34 pm

Hi

I am nearing completion of a total restoration my late Dads s2 e typethat was last on the road in 1988

I have done quite a few modifications to the car

One that I would like to do is Marek's headlight conversion

being my first posting and new to the forum could someone tell me how to get in touch with Marek to order the kit please

Many thanks

Simon

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#7 Re: Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

Post by mgcjag » Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:42 pm

Hi Simon...go up to the post that Marek wrote....click on his username...you should then see an option to send a PM or email....Steve
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#8 Re: Headlight covers for my 70 FHC E-Type

Post by pcasey@hawaii.rr.com » Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:25 am

Greetings,

I too am new to this Forum, and am looking to replace the open headlamps on the modified FHC I recently purchased, with a covered headlamp kit. In reading previous posts, one of your frequent contributors, MarekH, has produced these kits. If you are still offering them, I would like more information, please- a photo or two, and a means of discussing a purchase with you.

Thank you!

Patrick

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#9 Re: Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

Post by Gfhug » Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:14 am

Patrick, search for MarekH on here, click on his user name then you can send him a PM (personnel message).

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#10 Re: Headlight covers for my 69 XKE

Post by malcolm » Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:09 am

Can you PM as soon as you join? Do I recall you need to make a certain number of posts before you can PM? Patrick, if the system doesn't allow you to PM him yet, we could send a message to him for you.
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